We’ve had two or three solid fronts to start off our cold front season. One of the fronts had cold temps only, while the other brought waves with the cold. The early frequency of strong cold fronts has been somewhat unusual. The wave making cold front was actually really fun. Let me tell you about them.

What’s strange about our cold front season has been the early arrival of cold temps. We’ve already seen temps drop into the upper 40s at least twice. Winter wave season doesn’t usually see a good temp dropper until late December, January or February. We’re starting off extra strong. Hopefully winter holds on through late winter and into spring, and keeps pumping out the wave producing cold fronts into the warmer parts of winter wave season.

That little wave producer we just had was definitely fun. There’s no pictures or video that can show you what it feels like to be comfortably warm in a 4 mil in the water and damp out of it. Paddling around in the lineup with both a setting sun on one side of you, and a rising moon on the other side is definitely a more unusual situation. There was something about the winds and groundswell that made it more than just a windy slop fest. Sets would roll through, and along the faces of the waves a sort of smooth textured water surface would precede the well lined up wave faces. That semi-glassy pre-wave texture created a feeling like the ocean had more to show us today than just blasting winds in our face. There was a quiet sanctuary hiding in those windy conditions. I hope you got out to experience it.