Thursday, August 21st, 2025

It was 57° in Avila Beach at 6:50 when I got in and 71° at 8:30. The whether report says that it will be 100° in Avila today.  

The surf was 1 foot +/-, there was a slight wind and while I was swimming the water went from flat to small ripples. The water temperature at the 4th buoy was 61° and was colder by a degree or so in spots. Four or five swimmers in wetsuits had just gotten in before me. They went east along the buoy so I went west and over to the Poly Pier.    

Between the ends of the Poly and the Avila Piers I was had a large flock of cormorants for company. I wondered if they were thinking that I would scare up some fish for them. It was spooky and they stayed with me until I was near the Avila Pier. When I was at the showers there was a large ball of bait fish off of the end of the Avila Pier where I had been swimming, so the bait fish are back in town along with all of their flying and swimming fans. I'll start checking the water for more feeding time action before getting in the water.    

Swim on Saturday at 7 and Sunday at 11.

niel