The surf was supposed to be better at 30th Street on the high tide, according to the homie Gary. Since I missed the first shift yesterday, I was more determined to dawn patrol this morning. I scored free parking without issue. 26th Street looked like it wasn't working yet, as the lines moving in only broke close to shore. When I finally put myself together, I humped towards 30th. I spotted Dave T, Garr, and Russ, all wearing hoodies and booties. I gave a casual wave and Russel retuned it, confirming or quartet was complete. Only 2 other guys joined. The lineup was still empty but without much worth.
When I paddled out, My wave of the day came right to me on my first attempt. It was an outside left that both Garr and Dave were in position for, but they kindly backed out for me. Since the peaks were long and lined up, the face started off slow but then stood up for some fast pumps. Unfortunately, that's about all I could do. I might have snuck in a cutty.
The rest of the session was okay. Much more inconsistent than yesterday, which made things really stale, especially when more people showed up. We all traded off on a couple waves, but it was a day that the stoke quota wouldn't be met.
On the way back to the wagon, I ran into some of the usual locals who were leaving. Roy was just waxing up his board, saying how it would get better once the tide dropped. Either way, I was turned off by the crowd, and would rather wait for the next weekday session, most likely at 45th Street where I have the best luck when I'm solo.
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