It’s time for boots.

Being this is November and you’re reading a surf column, common sense would suggest we’re talking about wetsuit boots. And yes, it is time for those. It might be time for gloves, too, the way fall just fell out from under us like that. It’s hard to say since we haven’t been in the water for so long. But yes, you will definitely need to get out the 3-mil boots to surf this week. And in a few more weeks you will need the 5-mil boots.