Going out on a soft bar and finding the ocean to be a bit ruff, then making a decision to return may work out well. Doing a blind run on a bar especially the CR Bar may not work out so well. LeeRoys articles cover the many reasons for timing a bar crossing. There have been a few times where I'm fishing a soft ocean and have found that I must wait and time my incoming bar crossing due to poor bar conditions. Perhaps running out of a location such as a large bay with no bar turning around is a viable option. Turning around on a bar where the conditions have deteriorated is hazardous at best as eyeFish mentioned.