The swell map in the morning did not promise very good conditions.

Arriving a little late to Old Marineland, I was greeted by the regulars pulling out of the lot.

“We’re going to check out Hollymoon Cove,” a regular advised me.

Marineland’s cove looked flat, but very muddy.

I headed over to Honeymoon Cove.

Honeymoon Cove was undivable, with surfers enjoying the waves.

Christmas Tree Cove looked muddy also.

Some parts of the coast were getting pounded by waves, others were just plain muddy; it was almost as though we were looking at the after effects of some pretty hard swells.

A report came in from Redondo Beach – Veteran’s Park was “clear and flat.”

Some made their way to Redondo Beach, others went back to the parking lot of the Old Marineland.

One diver, Brian, managed to test the conditions of Old Marineland.

“Vis is four to eight feet, but it was worth it to me,” he said.

Still getting over a cold, I again stayed dry today.

Conditions at Old Marineland (aka Terranea Resort, Long Point) looked a little less desirable than New Year’s Day, but still decent.

Reverend Al and most of the hard core regulars were in attendance.

The divers had an easy entrance, with only minor swell chop at the shore.

Somehow, it’s more exciting to be under the water, and not standing on shore.

After about an hour, the divers headed in – all to a safe exit.

Reports were, “Not as good as New Year’s Day, but still 10 to 15 feet and pretty clear; temperature was about 54 degrees.”

Interesting to note, Terranea Resort has hired the Lomita Sheriffs to patrol the perimeter and keep the divers and fishermen exclusively on the public access spots.

So, if you’re thinking about taking the short cut to The Point, you may be dealing with the actual Sheriffs, and not Barney Fife Security.

Debriefing looked like it had the potential to be promising, but I had to leave early to try and get some things accomplished.

I believe I’m good to get back in the water and hopefully, I can start stocking up on the bugs again before the season ends.