Cotton candy

For some reason nobody was at the sunny warm beach today. On a week end at lowers, you generally expect 50 or more blood sucking warriors on a day like today. Instead, just a handful of happy folk, mostly the locals I see all the time, shared the sunny conditions easily. The surf was playful , pretty consistent and lots of fun. Several waves peeled inside over the reef for a good 75 yards or so. Today was so laid back, I was just doing the soul arch thing with my hand stroking the underside of the lip for most of the wave. Even if it was a bit fluffy, more like dessert than a main course, today's surf bout was a just a happy go lucky day and the waves reminded me of cotton candy.

A decent wave

Even if the waves were small today, Lowers did its best to make the most out of them. With only 5 others out early, the sunny conditions made the wait between sets bearable. The occasional south swell swung wide and gave me a few well shaped shoulder high waves that rocketed down inside point just for me. The ocean was teeming with fish, too, as I rode over what might be seen as my own personal Aquarium under my wave park. I spotted bass, rays, sharks and just about everything in between. All I can say is that, thankfully, Lowers can take just about anything in terms of swell and make a decent wave!

A little stormy

A change in the weather removed the perfect conditions and replaced them with typical November weather. Overcast and cool, it still was OK for a while a Dogpatch while a storm front was trying to blow over this morning. Mostly just just maintenance day, I can see the uncrowded fall to winter swells are just around the bend, as this is the best time of year for uncrowded waves, even if it is a little stormy.

Setting up and pulling in!

After a real sickly week for just about everything, summer returned yesterday and today with hot glassy conditions, offshore winds and Lowers throwing out some really good surf. For some reason, I see more tubes at Lowers at high tides than low tides, and with the full Moon pushing the tide up and several swells to choose from in the water, I found myself slipping into wave after wave, setting up and pulling in!