Tuesday, February 18th, 2025

Sunrise from Olde Port Beach 

I showed up but didn't swim today. At Avila Beach the health department's closure signs are still up and the closure is still posted on their SurfSafeSLO website. I would have done a swim and stayed on the east side of the Avila Pier but the surf in Avila was 6'+.  I am one week into a two week rest for my shoulder and I'd hoped to get in an easy swim this morning. Pushing myself through the waves wasn't part of 'resting' so I drove to the Olde Port Beach.

The waves there were 2 foot. When I began walking in there was a brown sludge on top of the foam that didn't look natural. There is a water treatment plant in Wild Cherry Canyon that will release partially treated effluent into the ocean here in a big rain. 

Nothing had been posted about a sewage release here but I bailed completely at this point.

I'll try for smaller surf on Thursday.

niel