Brisk morning
It was cooler than I wanted it to be, just like 8ºC. Still being September, I thought I can do it without boots. Which was true, the really cold part was walking over the cold beach sand into the water, and then back. Once the toes dipped into the water, all was good.
It was a good session, not great, but a few solid 2-3ft waves to play with. Better than not being in the water. And I got to practice my "going parallel to beach, not towards the beach". We're getting there.