After several more days of flatness, the waves returned briefly on Wednesday. Fortunately, I was able to make it down on Thursday before dark for about 30 minutes and again on Friday for an afternoon of fun. Although it was a little rough and cool (wore my 3-2 because of the air temp), I still had fun. Thursday night was interesting 'cause, although there were other surfers out when I first arrived, by the time I unloaded and made it into the water, they were leaving. The only one left behind was a fisherman on the jetty, but I felt comfortable nonetheless. I started on the east side of the jetty. However, after about 15 minutes, I quickly realized that the waves might be better formed on the west side. So I moved and had several good rides. Pshewww...it made the night of surfing all worthwhile.
By Friday, the best waves were on the east side. It had warmed and I was able to just wear my springsuit. A strong current pulled east and, before I knew it, I was pulled almost to the 41st street pier. But, all in all, it was a decent day of surfing. I was a little tired from the night before, so I didn't go to the outside every time. Sometimes I just stayed near the end of the pier and caught waves from there. At the end of the afternoon, that was about all I was doing. It was great to have waves though! Tons of surfers found their way out that afternoon. At least 10 other surfers were at 43rd when I packed up to leave.
(The waves didn't last. On Saturday, it was flat. Sunday, they looked like they were going to make a comeback, but not enough for surfing. Oh well, there's always next weekend.)
