When I got to the beach today, a paddling friend told me the ocean was weird.  I didn’t see any stormy conditions, no shore break, and the day was beautiful.  The only thing I noticed was that the swells that were present yesterday, were present today too, only they were bigger.  I had no problem getting out and proceeded as usual.  As I approached Cove park, it seemed like the swells were even bigger there!  And people were paddle surfing.  As I headed back towards Kam II, I paddled over several sizeable swells!  A little further, and the same thing happened.  Another paddler who passed me commented that it was “strange” out there.  I started to listen to my inner voice, and pay attention to my intuition, and I concluded that I was not feeling comfortable, so I came in.  Thirty minutes later I was chatting with a friend, and looked out at the ocean.  It had totally changed in the last thirty minutes!  The ocean had calmed and even the swells were not as big, so I grabbed my board and headed out a second time.  I only had half an hour left to paddle since by this time, the sun was getting intense, so I made the best of it!  I paddled hard for thirty minutes and when I came in, I went for my swim and the ocean was still nice.  By the time I had showered and dried off, in came the wind, and the ocean became a swirling sea of white caps!  Mother Ocean is to be respected, and I have no problem with listening to my inner voice when it comes to being out there.