Around 11:00: Probably should not have left OBSF but I did and ended up at Linda Mar. The good news was that there was hardly anyone out, the bad news was that in spite of a little bit of size the waves left much to be desired. However, I did have fun after I switched my board for the handplane and fins I have been wanting to try out. Wow, that was way harder than I thought it would be. Not used to swimming with those fins and the handplane is in the way sometimes although it is small enough to swim freestyle with. I can see that there is a lot of technique to learn in maneuvering with those fins, plus there were shin muscles being used that I didn't even know I had. Catching the waves was pretty much the easiest part but need to work on shifting the plane from the right hand to the left hand. Also the water was very cold and spending that much time with my head under water was giving me headaches and some weird feelings of nausea. It was surprisingly tiring but fun and would like to try it in better waves.

"ahhh the plight of the torpedo people "

"As a sponger I live in fins... stretch out that Plantar tonight and tomorrow. Stair Stret ..."

"I will take your stretching advice jawkdna. It never occurred to me that it would take som ..."

Well, in case anyone was wondering... More Agar , mid morning looked promising, paddle turned out to be relentless and long, outside was some size that would have been pretty nice without all the random wavy lumpiness, instead, fast moving, large sets with waves on the face that would slingshot you over the ledge onto a vertical wall that pulled you into the impact zone where waves broke top to bottom on an unusually shallow bar resulting in swirling, roiling, foamy turbulently unpleasant areas that threatened to either break your board or not let you up to breath.

Checked monkeyville to see if it was better and there were almost no waves at all. Weird.

8:30 to 12:30 Good +. Classic overhead user friendly sparkling Ocean Beach peaks. Good fun, still were waves to be had when I left.

Observed: People riding waves, dogs playing and little kids shrieking with joy.

"Super fun out there. The wind was getting a little weird when I bailed."

12:00-2:30, Monkeys. More good clean fun than a Christian soap making party. Finally hit it at the right confluence of tide, wind and waves. Lot's of (but not too many) people with smiles on their faces upping their wave count average for the fall/winter season. Did I say it was fun? Chest to head high, good+.

"yeah fun. i surfed "middles" and it was overhead ..... "

"Had a great time from 11 to 3, glassy HH+ hollow peaks up and down the beach, only a few g ..."

"Good for sure out there"

"sigh..... still thinking about last monday and tuesday..... do i really have to wait anoth ..."

"Got it later, and I'd call it smaller, but agreed on the fun factor. Surfed better than it ..."