What was your water temp? We went out on Sunday and it was 46 degree water.
We didn't have a hot water shower, but my buddy did bring a cooler jug filled with hot water. I surf with 3 mil booties and 2 or 3 mil gloves and was pretty comfortable.
Unfortunately, we had a little bit of fog on the way to/from our ride spot... but we made it, navigating by the GPS and Google maps on our phones!