Sunday, November 2nd, 2025

Niel's Sunday Swim Report - 

Paula, Niel and Jim swam today at 11 o'clock. It was gray with thick overcast but no fog. There were some large long period swells with the largest waves coming in sets of two 6 footers. The rest of the waves were 3 foot plus.  The water temperature was 57° - 58°. There was a light wind that would pick up as the day progressed. 

Getting in was a matter of timing and picking the gap between the largest sets. We swam over to the Poly Pier, to the end of the pier and back. There was lots of movement to the water, along the buoy line the larges swells would move us 10 feet back and forth and 3 or 4 feet vertically. 

Getting back in was the same as getting out: swim in until you are in the elevator zone just befor the big ones would break and swim for shore when the gap opens. 
It looks easy if you get it right. 

The sun came out as we were getting out. Paula and I hung on thebeach for a while watching a pod of dolphins working back and forth. They were between buoys 2 and 4 and out as far as the reef buoy. 

This coming week I'll swim at 7 on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday and at 11 on Sunday.

niel