Water temperature is 62°F (16.7°C).

A very nearly perfect break for me.

Next: back to life, back to reality.

Also: catch a wave and you’re sitting on top of the world.

Related: Charlie don’t surf.

However: I bodysurf at the beaches and swim at the cove. This ocean, this coast, this birthright of the citizens of the Great State of Alta California is solace, no matter how stormy or cold, calm and warm.

I’ve been blogging about swimming and the ocean a long time.