Tuesday, November 10th, 2026

Avila Gets Physical - 

The water temperature was 68°, the air was 63°, it was sunny and calm. The water was nice and clean and the largest waves were 6' +/-. High tide was at 9:21. The wash from the waves was already carrying over the top of the berm.

We planned to swim between the Avila and Poly Piers.  

Our first time at the end of the Avila Pier

The Santa Lucia wind came up when we were halfway to the end of the Poly Pier. The wind was strong and out of the NNE. It gave us a nice push to the Poly Pier but the rest of the swim was banging into a fast moving one foot chop. I'd say that the leg from the Poly Pier to the Avila Pier was the most work, but it was work conducted in warm and clean water. With the offshore wind the chop gets smaller the closer to shore so we could look forward to smoother water as we approached the finish. We hit a nice gap in the surf and did not need to time the swells on the way in. 

I'll swim at 8 on Thursday and with the group swim at 7 on Saturday, unless it rains more than a half inch on Friday. 

niel