Fall is starting to show its colors

The water temperature dropped to 60 this morning, fog shrouded the horizon and the crowds slept in a bit, leaving me with a open field for a very early dawn patrol at my favorite peak in front of Dogpatch . Even if the old SW swell is a bit doggy, too, I still managed at least 3 turns on the usual wave and got a few peaks to stand up on the reef for a while while I plowed over a couple of floaty sections. As the tides and crowds added to the mid morning breaking sunshine, I eased out of the lineup and back to the beach, remembering now that early sessions are better than later when fall is starting to show its colors.