IT’S OVER, SAT 09MAY2015

Loc: Manhattan Beach, 26^th Street

Crew: Bri, Jimmy B., Manny, Juan

Time: 0645-0800                  

Conditions: 2-3 FT, dumpy, low tide

     What the fuck happened to yesterday’s fun low-tide sesh? A lot of people are already parked around 26^th Street. It makes sense. The word’s out, yesterday was good, but today. . . that swell’s over.

     Surfers sit stagnant atop a low-tide lake, looking at each other. More surfers paddle out to look at each other again.

     The WHC paddles out more south in front of Marine, where a left was working yesterday according to Jimmy. I believe him, too. Today the sets are just breaking on shore. We paddle out anyway.

     Bri and I start off at 26^th and shoot the shit with the locals to get our Ohana points. The waves with size just suck out and dump. Surfers aren’t even paddling out, they’re walking.

     Out of cold and boredom, Bri and I paddle south to Marine to join the rest of the guys. They’re pulling in on the closeouts. If they weren’t, they’d just be sitting there. I look at my watch. Not time yet.

     Bri and I paddle back north to 26^th. Conditions have not improved. In fact the tide is now lower. I look at my watch once more. One hour officially. Time to go in. We lose.