Golly, I admire you for making the absolute right call. We've been having the most awful NW gales too and it's made swimming impossible. When I can't see the bottom because of whipped up water and don't know what I'm treading on just to get into the water, it's not at all pleasant.
I went to a beach a couple of days ago which was calm the day before and with thunderous waves the next day. Having had a nasty experience in waves at the same beach a year ago, I turned round and went off looking for a safe beach.
Golly, I admire you for making the absolute right call. We've been having the most awful NW gales too and it's made swimming impossible. When I can't see the bottom because of whipped up water and don't know what I'm treading on just to get into the water, it's not at all pleasant.
I went to a beach a couple of days ago which was calm the day before and with thunderous waves the next day. Having had a nasty experience in waves at the same beach a year ago, I turned round and went off looking for a safe beach.
In the end, survival is a better option.
Well done and hope the little pup is okay...