I could not hit it early, but Buddy was accommodating and we went out in the early afternoon in search of some swell. Lani s had nothing, so we pushed on, eventually settling for Backyards. For kicks, we decided to paddle out through Sunset and work our way up the coast. The winds were quite calm, but the sky was gray and overcast, with rain pelting us through most of the session. There were quite a few people out, but even on my bodyboard, I caught my fair share of waves out there.
Late season is like that, with most of the aggro visitors long gone.
Although it wasn t potent, I was still having fun on the big peaks. Buddy was doing well, taking off inside and deep and working it to the channel. However, he didn t bloom until we made the move. After over an hour, we finally decided to head out to Backyards. There were some sets reeling through that beckoned, but it looked pretty sectiony.