Sunday, September 28th, 2025

 The Sunday Swim Report - 

There were low clouds but no drizzle in Avila Beach this morning. It was 68° and the water temp was back up to 61°.  From the pier I saw Tom Lorish backstroking his way in through the waves and spoke to him briefly when he was on his way to his car. He was feeling cold and thought that the water temperature had been in the mid upper 50's (57°). 

There was a good swell from the SW. The largest waves were 4+ feet and had some form.  I got in on the west side of the pier to avoid the numerous fishing lines on the east side. For the first time in a while I had to time my entry to the swells. The waves were breaking close to shore and didn't have a lot of power so it wasn't difficult getting out.   

I went west and meandered back and forth between the Poly and Avila Piers until I was at the end of the Poly Pier and then swam the 1000M directly to the base of the Avila Pier. Between the two piers there were areas of plankton bloom/red tide. Yuck. I'd hoped that we were done with that for this season.     

I'm near the end of the Poly Pier. They don't show up in the photo but I could feel each swell passing under me with a bit of a shove towards the beach. 

I plan on swimming Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at 7. 

niel