sunday: mostly junk, but got a couple closeout barrels and mini-beatings that got me fired up enough to take a mental health day on monday and head out for more. disappointed at first check, so checked second spot ... worse. headed back to the first spot, resigned to surf crappy little closeouts. still happy tho, the sun was out and i wasn't at work. walking down i saw a handful of guys a ways away, so i headed their direction just in case they were on to something. amidst the mediocrity, i saw a right come it that looked really good, then another, and another. turned out to be pretty much firing. not top to bottom or anything, but super fun, slightly OH rights (and the occasional left), with plenty of wall to take your time and set things up proper, and a mellow crowd ... except one guy that was slapping the water and cussing about how crowded it was, which was just hilarious since the roughly 6 people i noticed were catching a wave pretty much every time they got back to the lineup.
As for naming spots, I first moved up here in 2003 and trolled this site and many others relentlessly looking for intel. i got some, but what i learned since then is that this isn't really that kind of place (at least the north coast). 99% of north coast surf time happens at 3 or 4 spots that everyone knows. naming those wouldn't increase water time at any. outside those, there are a couple spots where you can have a bit of an informational advantage. but really, it's mostly about persistence and luck. you could post 'surfed XXX spot at high tide, 4@13 from 310. no one out and perfect peaks, SO SIIIIIICK BRO!' and the guys that ran out there the next day or next month or next year might never see what you saw. hell, i've been chasing specific conditions at a couple spots for 15 years and still can't get it right. so name or don't name, surfing up here will almost certainly still be about those lucky days where the stars align and you happen upon a fun wave with just you or you and a small crew. just don't set it up with a brew pub, parking lot, and then put an HD cam on it