Turn On It, Tune Out, Drop In

S WIND 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING SW 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. COMBINED SEAS 21 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 10 SECONDS...SUBSIDING TO 17 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 10 SECONDS IN THE
AFTERNOON. CHANGING TO S WIND 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SW 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 4 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W SWELL 15 FT AT 12 SECONDS.

Some effort required. Not easy to check. The reward can be great. Or ya can get shut out. I remember one day catching it overhead with about 10 guys on it. Trading waves. Trading smiles. No vibes. Rare. 4 hours of great waves. Dry hair paddles. Surfed out. Headed in. Packed up. Started the cutback trudge. Guys coming down the trail. Break into the open. Look out. Jaws drop. "It's working! It's working", they yell. As they run down the trail.