Two surfers chasing storm waves have been cited for trespassing Tuesday once they stepped onto Breakers Seashore at Naval Air Station North Island, in keeping with a base spokesperson.
The seashore, simply west of Coronado’s public canine seashore, is demarcated by a fence that extends a brief distance into the Pacific, which separates the general public seashore from the Navy’s.
Kevin Dixon, a base spokesperson, mentioned the 2 surfers have been banned from the bottom and launched.
Randy Dible, a longtime surfer and surf photographer, was on the general public seashore when one arrest occurred. He mentioned that it is uncommon that the higher waves are on the bottom facet of the seashore — however when they’re, surfers will discover them.
“Within the previous days, guys would get chased off (the bottom),” he mentioned. “It was once type of a secret spot however now everybody is aware of about it.”
Dible mentioned waves primarily break there when there is a storm off Baja California. On Monday, as waves from Tropical Storm Frank surged northward, Dible mentioned a number of surfers accessed the bottom by way of a gap in its fence or by paddling round it.
Monday was “no drawback,” he mentioned, however the next day base safety “clamped down.”
Dixon confirmed there was a gap within the fence — one thing he attributed to put on and tear. He mentioned it is being repaired.
Dixon didn’t touch upon Monday’s browsing exercise. He mentioned the surfers Tuesday have been solely cited as a result of they stepped onto the bottom.
“They’ll surf waters away from the bottom, however we do have patrols to look at and ensure folks aren’t coming onto the seashores,” Dixon mentioned. “Not one of the different (surfers) got here on.”
Breakers Seashore is accessible to navy personnel and their households, so it may be tough to inform which surfers are service members and which are not, Dible mentioned.
By Wednesday, Tropical Storm Frank had weakened and dissipated within the Pacific and is now not being tracked as a named storm by the Nationwide Hurricane Middle.
This story initially appeared in San Diego Union-Tribune.
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