Manhattan 26th Street 5-21-13

5-21-13 Manhattan 26^th Street

5-21-13 Manhattan 26^th Street Photo By Eric Cedeno

I heard there was building south swell coming in and I figured I’d better load up a few boards (9’0 longboard, 6’10” mini log, 6’4” new Lost fish) and had to check it out. I stopped of at Topaz first, but it just wasn’t hitting there. It was small maybe a foot high and the tide was still rising. I called my friend Cliff and told him to head north. We met up at Manhattan 26^th street parking lot and checked it out there. I could tell the surf was way bigger and didn’t really see anyone out. Cliff had his new 8’0” quad and I grabbed my 6’10” mini log. We dumped in a handful of quarters into the parking meters and headed across the sand. Halfway across the sand I noticed a few bees and quickly noticed it was an actual swarm. I ran to the waters edge and the bees stayed behind. We paddled out and it felt a lot like the Huntington Cliffs because there was a heavy drag north. I caught a few head high rights and one left off 30^thstreet and ended up walking all the way back to 26^th street to catch a few more before going home. It was a lot of paddling but all in all I had a pretty good time.