...long trip to Dirty Jersey after the 4th and actually made it in time for a swell. After a 14 hour drive to this break in Belmar, featured in this video we found 3-4 foot waves and people surfing in full suits and booties. "Yeah, real tough guys in Jersey" I thought, especially after the water temperature was reading 70 degrees when I checked on Wednesday. Suited up in a short-sleeve full and paddled out into what felt like the coldest water ever. 3-4 foot fun waves and I managed to stay out for a whopping 5 minutes, just enough to catch 2 really good rights and escape hypothermia. Upwelling had occurred sometime Wednesday causing the water temp to drop to 60 degrees overnight and forcing me to watch real good waves with daylight to spare.
The moral of this story: You can pack light, but always bring extra rubbers.
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