01.26.13 - Blacks

Paddled out at 6:45 am, with Chris M. Tide was pushing to a 5.8' high at 8:25am. Conditions were drizzling with fog, with slight winds. Torrey Pines Outer Buoy was reporting Significant Wave Height of 3' from 260° at 12s. When Chris and I got down to the bottom of the road the wind was slightly onshore, so there was a little texture to the surface. The surf looked pretty soft due to the high tide as well. We paddled out near south peak, and it took me a while to catch my first wave. While waiting the low clouds turned into pretty thick fog, so thick you could no longer line up with the beach. Based on what the conditions looked like, I ended up catching about 5-6 really fun waves, which was a pleasant surprise. Waves were chest high with an ocasional plus. Water was cold, but the air was warmer, so that helped. Board ridden: 5'11" Xanadu Pig 2.