Well, out of all the places in Monterey I have been to, they all blow chunks.
I dont know, maybe it was shitty surf that day anyway, but im gathering this from my experience.
Also, this is winter. There arent many "gapers" out there on the water this time of the year. Now, if we were talking summertime, I would say screw surfing in huntington, santacruz, mission beach, any of those places and just go and hit up the North Coast, where there are some SICKK surf spots and nobody around.