Surf's Up

Well surfers and surfettes, it looks like we are gong to have lot of wind to deal with this week. It looks like we will have a south swell for a few days - Thursday and Friday look fun with waves rounding out in the 3 to 4 foot range. The wind should be coming out of the east-northeast. MASE might be the call.

Saturday and Sunday are looking good for the holiday - a lot of sun and the wind should be coming down along with a better swell size, which should be in the 3-foot range. Better get your long boards out. Milton's Bridge should be the call for Sunday. Get your glide on!

The first of the week is looking smaller with 2 to 3 footers and a side shore wind out of the south. I would give the north end a shot - O.C. should be breaking. If that's not working, look at Paradise. Make sure you park at the surf shop.

Topsail Advertiser's Cory Withers: How long have you been surfing?
Featured Surfer Julian Kingon: 13 years.

CW: What kind of boards do you use? Do you remember your first board?
JK: Longboards, 9.0 Dave Stubbs

CW: Do you compete? If so, what have you won?
JK: Yes, placed 2nd and 3rd in three South African longboard champs. No.1 seed Jr. longboard in '99, placed 69th in the '99 Oxbow World Champs in Australia.

CW: Dawn patrol or evening session?
JK: both

CW: Describe your dream wave?
JK: 6 to 8 feet, J-Bay

CW: Highest number of stitches ever earned in a surf session?
JK: Zero

CW: What's your favorite place you have surfed, or would love to surf in the future?
JK: J-Bay South Africa

CW: Name two rules of surfing etiquette every beginner should live by?

JK: Respect other surfers

CW: What is the best advice another surfer ever gave you?
JK: Speed is the key

CW: Any shark or sea creature encounters?
JK: No

CW: How did you learn to surf?
JK: Dad

CW: What surfing story do you never get tired of telling?
JK: Too many to mention

CW: Would you ever mention your favorite place to surf locally?
JK: Yes...