Couple more points about wind/swell that I posted on the other board last weekend...

Bluebird day with no threat of wetness from above, but as fop said, the big swell made for some tremendous surges high up the beach. I saw several folks bowled over by the advancing water.

Very tempting to dig way down-beach as a big draw recedes, but do so only if you are agile enough to outrun the next surge up the beach. Saw one less-than-agile fella that got knocked down by the surf THREE separate times, but he insisted on going way down beach with each draw to risk more of the same!

One more tip.... when that water starts racing up the beach, GO WITH THE FLOW, allowing the advancing water to push you along like a friendly tail wind as you retreat up-beach. The flow can actually help you gently extend each stride as long as you go along with it. Don't try to resist the flow.... that just makes it all the more likely that the wave will knock you over.

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Those comments describe a nice bluebird day with no rain. Swell was 11 ft with 12-13 knot WNW winds. Plan accordingly.

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