Surfing at sunrise

Love Dawn Patrol!
this was last Saturday, 9/15/12.

 

Wish it was West Coast!!!! PB or Tourmaline or Blacks. But, no.....Maryland. 6:30am.

 

Right as the sun rose sunday morning, these two guys showed up full of stoke to body surf.

 

As long as you don't find it unsettling that dawn is shark feeding time... Then dawn patrol is always good. Definitely the best way to start off a work day.

 

Really friend sunrise is a beautiful moment .I also like to see the sunrise.

 

I've never seen a shark during a sunrise session, of course, that doesn't mean they aren't there...

 

i like where this is going...

Ny, a few days ago...

 

Couldn't agree more. Best time of day. Light winds, no crowds.

 

dawn patrol is far and away the best time for a session in snj imo. winds are lighter, crowds are better. and once you have kids it is so much easier to get out of the house when everyone is sleeping. there is simply no better way to start the day....

 

+1 on this! i can't remember how many times i'd wake up early as a child, before i started surfing myself, to find my dad sneaking, tip-toeing really, out of the house to catch an early session! he'd always hush my questions & tell me to go back to bed. when i was older & started surfing, it became a great ritual for us to have some father-son time & to get me away from my older sister, w/ whom i had a pretty textbook sibling rivalry.

 

Surfing at dawn is definitely gratifying, after a DP session feel like I'm good for the day-don't need to do anything else , unless the dreaded yardwork , less crowds, unmatched scenery for VB/OBX, peaceful..etc.

 

Ive Dawn Patroled more times than I can count but it's always amazing to see the sun peak over the horizon!