Cold, Windy, Choppy Pre-Storm Conditions

It rained hard Friday morning, eventually clearing later in the afternoon. Surf was marginal, still adversely affected by the storm pattern in place. Friday night was cold and clear. The new dawn brought southeast winds and pre-storm conditions.

ESE winds were brisk nearshore making for crumbly waves. Farshore storm winds destroyed wind swell wave faces with troughs and chop. Some people made the best of it... but not me. I checked it at several locations. Where the wind was manageable, there weren't any waves. Where there were waves the wind was uncooperative. My back was still hurting from Thursday's sea surface chop-fest, so I decided to call it a day and wait for next week.

By 1PM winds at the farshore buoy were gusting to 40 mph. By dusk full storm surf conditions were in effect.

The university surf school was no where in sight.