Ended up being a good call waiting for today. Went over to Skeggy around noon and found it absolutely spot on. At least it looked it. A solid 2-3' and clean as a whistle even if the NW offshore was a bit strong at times. Naips and Rus' turned up around 1.15 and we were in not much after 1.30; two hours before HT. Looks were deceptive though, and it took me at least more than half an hour to get dialled into the slower than they looked waves. The first one was a gem and from that point rides became more and more regular.

With it building as the tide came in further I opted to go for the larger stuff, as it was doing it's usual shorey tricks. It meant less rides than say Rus was getting but they tended to be well fun! Got one or two cover up's of sorts, though to be truthful they were more a case of me leaning too acutely into the waves, even to the point of pulling out. Still it no doubt entertained the spectators on the beach, enjoying the sunny if cool weather.

Talking of cool. It's definitely time for boots now and maybe even the Snugg suit. I went in bare foot and it certainly felt it when I eventually got out around 5pm. Poor things were froz! May get away without gloves for a while longer. We'll see. Maybe later in the week too, if work doesn't get in the wayas it's forecast for another northerly blow from Tues onwards.
posted by wollocks at 7:01 PM