The waves today were pretty unpredictable. There were large barrels coming in, probably up to 7-9 feet. While watching the waves, it was really hard to predict whether or not a waves would make a nice peeling barrel or just crash simultaneously across one hundred yards. I really didn't have too much luck getting out the waves. I brought my 7'4" fish, which floats enough to make duck diving difficult, and not enough to make it difficult to paddle. I decided to go down to by the Catholic church further down Pensacola Beach, I probably should have just stuck to the Cross, even though I don't know what the sea bed is like after Tropical Storm Ida tore every thing up. The waves today were just a little to big for my experience level, also, they were breaking about 150 yards out from shore, which also made things interesting.
A wave that collapses simultaneously along it's face is known as " closed out". With some beach breaks, part of the wave may be closed out, but if you can position yourself at the edge, you can still catch a wave.
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