Karekare after work

Trying to remember where is good on low tide, so went to Karekare, quite rippy, massive sideways rip across most of the beach, and a good right hander in the northern corner. 3 with some 4 ft sets coming infrequently. Light offshore grooming the waves. Took my Pumpkin seed 6'8. Paddled out there, only to find it was all over the place, and hard to stay in position with the rip trying to suck me out to sea.
After 45 mins, gave up, and walked down the beach to try the other corner. It didn't look any better, but could just see a small group of surfers sitting out there. Paddled out, and found there was a great lefthander, quite fast with some barrels. The guys out there had it wired.  Got a feel for my board now, I've only used it twice, so it was good to try it with some punchy waves. Sooo easy to catch waves, and its fairly drivey, and can really sanp in the pocket, and I can get the tail to slide ! Fun.!
Surfed till dark, getting a few good waves.

Muriwai after work

Nice 3ft waves, offshore NE wind, high tide, great fun on my Jordan 7'8 ... bit rusty, as I haven't been surfing in a few months. Met Maria at the beach, and forced her to paddle out the back with me!