Not very promising.  So we decided to check out some other breaks…

Unfortunately, the waves were quite small.  Luckily, the weather was nice.  I was able to enjoy messing around in the small waves and practice my paddling.

Not exactly monster waves – but the weather was nice.

It was the first time for me to wear my gloves and boots as well.  Lots of “ones” don’t you agree?

Like usual, the first stop was Yoshida:

Not great.  However, I wasn’t really expecting it to be good.  Shizunami and Kashima were also flat.  The fourth and final stop was Katahama…

Here’s what Katahama looked like:

Not much better than the other points, but at least there were some waves.  Lots of cars were in the parking lot and a few surfers were in the water.  I guess most people were waiting for the tide to rise.

Here are a couple more shots I took after I finished my session:

When I got home, I checked the Internet surf reports about Katahama.  They reported that at 9:30 there were 45 surfers in the water and the wave was given a rating of 20 points.  At 12:30, they reported 60 surfers in the water.  It’s a good thing that I went early today!