...lacking waves. The morning looked absolutely beautiful, but apparently morning doctors appointments trump morning surf. Too bad, it would have been a blast. /anxiously awaiting tomorrow's 8ft w/ offshores!
Waves
Mushy mush mush. Not only mush, but hard to catch mush. As the day progressed, waves firmed up but didn't actually improve. The reason for this is the dropping (and negative) tides. Low tide at Dillon Beach really kills wave shape, today it progressively walled waves up, transforming them into marginally ridable closeouts.
Crowds
Laugh. There were maybe ten people out at 8, which I would consider crowded for a Dillon Beach weekend, much less weekday. I went out alone, and one more guy came out after I did.
Weather
Hmm, let's think about this for a minute. The morning was beautifully sunny and warm, but I couldn't surf until the afternoon. By the time I got back the perfect conditions transformed into fog, rain, and onshore wind. It glassed up about thirty minutes before sunset.
Forecast
Let's not kid ourselves here! Basically there's power in the ocean and conditions that are atypically amazing. OK, so an afternoon surf isn't a choice, but all the mornings are looking to have glassy offshore mornings (which it was today!) so there's the power and the conditions. Hell yea, I'll take it!
Eventful Stuff
Not so much. The only good waves I had were lefts, and I think I had two that had two turns. Basically just trying to race down the walls and maybe find a shoulder. Good luck with that.
Summary:
Dillon Beach, Marin County
5'10" Southpoint
2:15-5:00PM
3-4ft with occasional 5ft sets 13sec
Breezy onshore-> still-> slight offshore
1.5/5 (because it was good exercise!)
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