Not going to say done yet for the river surf season because there is local surf and travel surf to be had.
Look for a 7:30am session at 16th St Wave Saturday with Mr Mike and Longboard Bill.
Dave’s is always surfable, and the Denver crew are surfing Scout’s last big flow this weekend.
Scout will likely drop to 500cfs Monday/Tuesday. Hopes are we are wrong, but 500cfs is good to surf Scout. Really wish for more flow for Scout but will keep an eye on it for everyone.
Psst… Montrose holds flow to end of October. Will try to get some intel on that wave for ya.
PLACES TO SURF: See table below.
| Beavers | Not Surfable | Too low of flow |
| 16th Street | Maybe Surfable | Might be to low |
| Dave’s Wave | Surfable | High tide is in the afternoon |
| Bingo Wave | Surfable | Need a high volume board or inflatable board |
| Scout Wave | Surfable | Crowded but well worth the drive and wait in the queue |
| Montrose | Surfable | No intel on how well it is surfing |
RIVER SURFING NEWS: BV Pocket Wave 2.0 public update meeting it next Thursday 8/17/2023 7pm. If you can’t make it in person, here is the live stream for it…. http://meet.google.com/ikn-wvno-phk
RIVER SURFING TIP: The Denver Surf Report is currently the only place that gives pre-release info on Chatfield before it hits the gauges. Hopefully we can get the State to improve on that.
SURF TRIVIA: We will pause the surf trivia and prior surf trivia answer in a moment of respect and condolence for the victims of the fires in Hawaii…….
LINKS TO KNOW:
Chatfield gauge (takes 2-3 hours to impact RRP; click on raw/all values then table view for 15 min updates to flow levels): https://dwr.state.co.us/Tools/StationsLite/PLACHACO?params=DISCHRG
RRP gauge (click on raw/all values then table view for 15 min updates to flow levels) flow below 130cfs or so means it is too low for Sixx: https://dwr.state.co.us/Tools/StationsLite/PLAUNICO?params=DISCHRG
Sixx Pole Cam: https://www.senserasystems.com/public/embed/3M7824646H83
Dave’s Wave gauge (is about 3 hours off since the closest gauge is way down river. So look at prior day’s gauge amount and adjust your mind…. i.e 3pm Friday should likely be noon Sat current conditions… Need at least 200cfs to surf Dave’s on a longboard or inflatable): https://dwr.state.co.us/Tools/StationsLite/PLAHENCO?params=DISCHRG1
Scout Wave gauge (1,200cfs or lower is surfable): https://dwr.state.co.us/Tools/StationsLite/ARKSALCO?params=DISCHRG
Scout Live Web Cam: (click on the start for the mountain trail and will sometimes be focused on the wave to give you a streaming look at the Scout Wave): https://www.coloradowebcam.net/camera/salida-co-spiral-dr-summit-tenderfoot-mt-ptz-webcam?q=node/595&img_folder=salidatower3&nid=279&width=1280&height=960
LBK
Respects to those impacted by the fires in Hawaii.
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