Today I went down to the point for an early surf session
hoping there might be waves.
When I got to the beach I saw there was a light west wind.
Typically, when there is an early light west wind you can pretty much be assured
that west wind won’t stay on the light side and in short order the surface
condition can get choppy and not enjoyable for surfing.
However, I knew that the wind was most likely going to remain
on the light side. I figured this because there is a nice weather site that is
pretty good at forecasting what the local weather and wind conditions are going
to be. Part of the forecast shows the
anticipated wind conditions for each day by the hour. Having looked at the
local weather forecast I got to see that the wind conditions were going to be
pretty light all day.
So, ok on wind what about surf? That was the question. There
has been a small south swell in the water for a few days but it is on the
decline. South swells can sometimes have surprises and show a little surf
without notice. The forecasting isn’t always spot on. So… take the chance and
see if there might be a little pulse.
The surf was small for sure… If the sun was out ok but, the
early morning overcast sky makes almost any surf more unattractive. Combine
that with how inconsistent what little surf there was uninspiring. It became a
no go.
There hasn’t been much surf and you really want to surf…..
Driving to and from the beach at 6 in the morning seems like
a waist when you end up not going out.. It’s usually a back-and-forth decision.
Should you go? Probably not but, what if there is a little bit of surf? It would suck if you find out later there was
a bit of surf and you missed it. Nah, I’ll just go and check it out. Then you
don’t go out and, on the way, back you say, ‘geez what did I do that for???’
It’s another one of those situations…. Only a surfer knows
the feeling.
D.R.
This morning at about 7:30 and overcast
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