This Thursday I decided to see where else might have good waves when conditions are good. The wind was light from the east and the swell was about 6@17 from 285. I drove out to Park Shit (funny name for a surf spot) thinking low tide was optimum, but I had all day to watch. I arrived around 10:00 and saw waves that looked alright from the rocks. That's too far to tell size, and it doesn't show the inner most part of the wave, but I think it's the best vantage point to check it. I want to the cafe, and the sand, and felt like I couldn't see as well from those spots. The waves were sectiony, and semi-hollow. Not the perfect hollow waves I've seen a photo or two of. As I sat and watched the wind turned to more NW and I got the feeling that offshore wind was vital for it to be surfable. I never saw anyone out surfing it except a SUP who kept to the inside. From that the waves looked SH to HH on the sets, perfectly do-able if I had someone else to surf with.
With the day not over and the wind on the rise I decided to continue exploring and check Drestero. From what I gathered the walk down requires getting your feet wet, or less than 2.5 feet of tide. I walked down around low of 1.5 and the sand was wet and flat. On the way down I saw three guys with gear heading back. I couldn't tell if they surfed or not, and I didn't ask. When I got there the wind was offshore, the sun was warm, and nobody was out. Also, the waves looked terrible. As I learned at Park Shit, checking the waves from the sand sucks, but I still think nothing was going on out there. It must want a larger swell, or something more direct because it looked waist high. In fact, the parking lot looked about as good as the Drestero proper.
The tide had bottomed out and the clock was ticking. I chose to skip the last chance wave and instead race rush-hour traffic home. I took the quicker route and was glad to get home in a reasonable amount of time. All in all a beautiful day outside and at the beach, but no secrets unlocked and no surfing done.
I'm considering going back today…
