Winter Conditions -
It was beautiful in Avila Beach this morning with excellent swimming conditions. Last night the wind was howling in San Luis Obispo so I was was a surprised to find Avila Beach calm and sunny. The surf was small and the water was glassy with a hint of a SE swell further out. Tom Lorish swam yesterday and thought the water temperature was 51°- 52° so I was expecting a cold swim. It was quite cold at the start, 51° or so, but it was enough 'warmer' between the piers that I kept going and completed my planned route.
The weird part was how much warmer the water along the buoy line felt on the return. I don't usually measure the water temperature until the end of my swim because I want to maintain some deniability about how cold the water was. I measured the water's temp before I came in from the first buoy and it was 54°. There is no way it was that temp at the start 90 minutes earlier and I haven't an explanation for how the water warmed up that much.
At the showers the sunshine felt nice.I'll swim Thursday morning at 7, Saturday at 7:30 and Sunday at 11.
niel
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