| Location: |
Montecito Coast |
| Weather: |
Chilly in between Showers |
| Conditions: |
Clean Deep Blue Lines |
| Swell: |
10.2ft @ 14s @ 320° |
| Surf: |
Waist High |
| Rip Curl Bomb Wetsuit Life: |
56 Sessions in Replacement Suit. |
Comments:
After learning about the Shark on Seal event on Thursday, I figured I'd give the 'Con a break today. Yes fulling admitting in writing here that seeing baby seals chewing on surf leashes in the rincon lineup 2 days after 2 mama seals were taken out by a Great White gave pause to my Carpinteria surfing for a day. Instead I surfed in a safe spot, at LEAST 5 miles from the seal birthing place. Only 2 or 3 surfers out there too, and it was clean. The rainy skies gave way to bright clear skies for a few moments, and the suns rays were giving the waves a deep blue hue.
Waves were smaller than yesterday at the Rincon, but perhaps had a little more power to them, didn't quite surf as stiff as yesterday but certainly wasn't the guy throwing spray off the backs. Water still cold, 51 degrees at the Wharf, gave me ice cream headaches and cold hands. Got a couple of little cover ups, one was almost like a suction cup over my back as I went in. Few little floaters and some down the line driving and maybe I'm ready again for the smallest board in quiver.
Just like yesterday, it started raining on the drive home. Two non windy, non rainy sessions in a row and it's all gravy this week from here.