Morning Mellows at Porto

ByJeff

It was a glassy morning at Porto, pretty small, slow, but rideable surf.  Clean conditions, 1 -3 ft with an occasional +.  Most waves were waist high or below.  As the morning progressed the waves seemed to get a little better.  The bigger waves were walled to closed out, but there were some fun cruisers out there.  Good for the longboard.  I saw some dudes rocking nose rides and other dudes on short boards practicing some sweet maneuvers, over all it was a pretty laid back morning.

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