san mateo lagoon

(badluck) · (badluck) **Join Date: Jan 2009** 11-02-2009, 7:35 PM

Anyone wakeboard there anymore?

(amo) · (amo) **Join Date: Jan 2009** 11-02-2009, 7:42 PM

My brother does. Water fluctuates with tides, it's cold and there are jellyfish. If you can handle that, water is butter most of the time.

I take it you mean the "Foster City Lagoon"?

(Message edited by amo on November 02, 2009)

(badluck) · (badluck) **Join Date: Jan 2009** 11-02-2009, 7:58 PM

Can you still board this time of year or is it emptied in the winter?

(jarrod) · (jarrod) **Join Date: May 2003** 11-02-2009, 8:48 PM

It's gets drained this time of year. I used to ride there with Matt VDA. It cools off much faster that the delta. Matt still lives there.

San Mateo/Foster city is windy most of the time. The lagoon gets it's share of good water for sure, but it's blown out often.

Living there is the ticket. Boat on the dock 24/7, wait for it to glass out, and hit it!

Some riders claimed the brakish was harder. It definitely felt different. Faster.

(westsidarider) · (westsidarider) **Join Date: Feb 2003** 11-02-2009, 9:42 PM

i used to ride there with matt too. deff a cool spot for sure.

(dakid) · (dakid) **Join Date: Feb 2001** 11-02-2009, 9:51 PM

foster city lagoon used to be my backyard. like jrod said, wait for it to glass out then hit it! just make sure you hose off as soon as you end your run. that water is nasty!

(amo) · (amo) **Join Date: Jan 2009** 11-03-2009, 5:12 AM

Joe is spot on with that one. Wash off completely. That water is straight from SF Bay and is nastier than the Delta for sure.

(lfrider92) · (lfrider92) **Join Date: Sep 2008** 11-03-2009, 6:51 AM

my aunt and uncle live 200 feet from it. perfect winch spot, spot to dock start off like 600 feet away. always glass there. i want to hit it to

(jarrod) · (jarrod) **Join Date: May 2003** 11-03-2009, 7:19 AM

lol...maybe I just had bad luck, but it was rarely glass for me.

(lfrider92) · (lfrider92) **Join Date: Sep 2008** 11-03-2009, 7:32 AM

possibly j rod. everytime i drive by though. glass.

(migs)

Theres always glass no matter how windy it is. If the san mateo side(where matt & tony live) is choppy - then you go to the FC side(slalom course) or vice versa. Ride there all the time - no matter how hot it is, im in my dry suit.
Real shallow spots too, dont be surprised when you eat it hard and come up with mud all over your back.

$50 per launch these days.

(amo) · (amo) **Join Date: Jan 2009** 11-03-2009, 7:45 AM

$50!!!!!! To ride in 60 degree water with jellyfish and god knows what else! Keep it.

(migs)

yup - believe it. the key for the gate is over $400 for the season.

(amo) · (amo) **Join Date: Jan 2009** 11-03-2009, 7:52 AM

Thats unreal Migs. I mean, I guess if you are really dying to ride its an option. I just remember what that water looked like when I was in high school. I can't imagine it getting any better.

(johnny_jr) · (johnny_jr) **Join Date: Mar 2006** 11-03-2009, 12:15 PM

Spent the last couple months in Foster City and can say that lagoon is butter as long as there is not too much wind.

(amo) · (amo) **Join Date: Jan 2009** 11-03-2009, 2:00 PM

the houses do a pretty good job blocking the wind most of the time. Plus the channels are fairly narrow.

(migs)

I remember this being a pretty blown out day - so we ended up just hittin d-ups at the turn around(mateo side - launch side) you can see even with it being super windy, the water still doesnt produce big rollers.

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(liquidplayground)

Love the Lagoon!!!!!

(badluck) · (badluck) **Join Date: Jan 2009** 11-03-2009, 5:04 PM

If you guy's ever need a third let me know.I'm good for gas and cleanup as well as driving.Just started boarding this year. I'm hooked.I'd go every day if possible.

(amo) · (amo) **Join Date: Jan 2009** 11-03-2009, 6:11 PM

Next time I come home I might have to hit up the lagoon for a set. Really is the best place close by in that area. I think I might need a dry suit that doubles as a haz-mat suit.

(Message edited by amo on November 03, 2009)