See surfers hit Lake Tahoe’s ‘pretty rowdy’ waves as wind kicks up amid snowy mountains
With the National Weather Service recording wind gusts up to 39 mph on a clear day Thursday, a group of surfers hit the waves on Lake Tahoe.
Snowbrains, a news and video source for skiing and snowboard enthusiasts, captured the surfing action around noon.
“The forecast was calling for waves up to 5-feet tall today — that didn’t quite come to fruition but it did get pretty rowdy out there,” Snowbrains wrote in a caption on its Instagram account. “It’s awesome to be here when the lake comes alive. We saw a few guys out there having fun. I’ve only ever surfed the lake once and it was one of the coolest experiences of my life.”
The video shows large white-capped waves under clear skies in a beautiful snowy mountain setting.
The water temperature in Lake Tahoe is about 41 degrees.
A wind advisory for the Northern California lake area remains in effect until 5 p.m. today, according to The Weather Channel.
