The storm

Summary
County Line with Mia and Steve. Basically mushy, have-to-be-right-on-top-of-it-to-catch-it surf, decent size, but overall pretty gutless. The storm is so close off the shore that the waves haven't sorted themselves out, so calling the ocean chaotic is very diplomatic. Fun, but leaving a lot to be desired.
Waves
The storm hanging out provided some bumpy texture to the ocean. Surfable, but combined with the rising tides and increasing winds, certainly made the waves tough little suckers to catch.
Crowds
Quite a few people were at/around County Line, seeing as it is the weekend and all. Even though there's the power in the water, the lackluster waves turned the big crowds off.
Weather
Windy, rainy, cold. Overall pretty much what you expect when there's a storm about. The first hour was relaxing and fun while the offshores were blowing. Once the cross-shore winds started up it became a constant struggle to stay in the same spot (minimal current but strong enough breeze to literally blow you down the beach.)
Forecast
The internet has comparable winds for the rest of this storm, so tomorrow morning will probably be doable (with bigger surf) but no doubt the early offshores will turn onshore and mush the surf up like no other. Same thing for the rest of the week---looks small into the weekend, but mabye something will pop up and give some clean waist+ waves then. Hopefully!
Eventful Stuff
I swear on the drive there when I was looking at Zuma I saw a dolphin jump out of the water. I know my mind was a bit fried but that's not the kind of image you make up. Other than that just the surprisingly mushy surf. Always some fun waves, some very occasional (and small) barrels every now and then, nothing spectacular but always fantasticly entertaining.

Summary:
County Line, Ventura
6'1" Al Merrick White Dove
8:00AM-11:00AM
3-4ft faces with bigger sets, ~14sec
Offshore->cross->onshore
2/5 overall