Family Surf Log 01

CONDITIONS:

We had an E/ESE summer pulse that lingered through the weekend, with the buoy hovering around 2–3 feet at roughly an 8-second period. Light winds kept conditions from completely falling apart at times, but the short-period energy meant there wasn't much push behind the waves.

It's July in Florida. Tiny, soft, and a little fickle, but still enough to get wet.

Today didn't start in the easiest fashion. The baby woke up before sunrise and had a hard time settling back down, and so did my wife after getting up to comfort her. A few sleepy hours later, we were up on cue, hustling out the door and beach-bound.

I brought my shortboard because, no matter how small the surf is, I ride thrusters. My wife grabbed her old Roberts fish. The conditions were typical for this time of year: an E/ESE swell with light onshore winds, producing super tiny and only marginally rideable surf. But after a restless night, just getting in the water felt like a win.

Between quick breaks so my wife could catch a few waves, I managed to snag a handful of tiny but surprisingly rippable ones myself. Nothing memorable, but enough to remind me that even the smallest waves can give you that feel-good drag. Sometimes a mediocre surf after a rough night and a long week at the 9-2-5 is exactly what you need.