There was a Surfline alert the evening before, conditions would be decent the next morning it said. Not great, but decent, and rideable. So I got up early, went out, and quickly realized, at 6:30 looking out, that I should’ve checked the webcam before, instead of blindly trusting the forecast from the previous night.
I went back and forth for an hour, watching another 3 poor souls in the water do nothing, before I decided to just get wet. Whatever, I’m out here, just do it and try a little bit.
It was mushy shin high at best, catching a few super small rides where I wasn’t sure that I could stand up because my longboard captured the energy of the wave, or because I was paddling so hard that I could’ve stood up in a flat pond.
Anyway, better than not getting wet. And after getting 3 smallish rides, it reminded me: I should just get out more often and try. Instead of watching the surfcam and waiting until conditions line up.
So there it is, my fall resolution: get out to the beach more often. The moment there’s the chance for a small set to be caught.