Hopefully, my misfortune will help someone else avoid similar anguish.

I was ready to go after calicos at Aliso sat AM--nice overcast, good incoming tide, wetsuit on, rod rigged, etc. Surf was small but appeared to be a tad bit frequent. I started to back in and waited for a lull on the steep beach. Just as I committed, a small wave appeared but I thought I was ok. The beach's steepness caused it to jack and I was flipped face forward over the falls towards the beach. It happened so fast--I couldn't grab my prescription glasses and they were gone in a swirl of sand and water (I used to wear contacts but can't anymore). Coarse sand was injected everywhere--ears, mouth, nose, inside my fullsuit. Fortunately, I held a tight grip on my calcutta 815XFA rod. The spare Abu 5500C3 on it was flooded and sand injected too. Lost my hat as well. I'm blind as a bat w/o glasses so I had to have my wife drive down with an old pair of contacts so I could drive home. Quite humbling--I'd heard of guys being flipped but never thought it would happen to me. The ease of flipping the tube was amazing. I ended up with a bruise and abrasions on my forehead, abrasions on my right hand and $200 poorer after visiting LenCrafters for new glasses this PM.

Lessons learned:

Never be too casual in what appear to be mellow conditions

Pack anything that can fly off like glasses inside a zipped pouch and take them out for use later

This is exactly why one shouldn't wear waders in open water

Get Lasik surgery ASAP