[QUOTE=icelanticskier;3361986]jeffreys isn't all that far offshore when all things are taken into account. jeffreys is the only sure bet when knowing if there's gonna be decent surf or not.
wave height, period, and direction are the only ingredients i need to know what size is coming through at any given time and where. there have been days when the weed was calling 1.5 ft at 8 seconds with zero stars and a quick look at jeffreys showed 3.5 feet @ 11 seconds and i pulled up to the wall to find head high plus consistent waves coming through and no one out. guess everyone follows the weed. not so magic.
http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/station_page.php?station=44098
Jeffreys is rediculously far offshore, when taken into account that there is an inshore buoy right off of York, that also isn't sitting right on top of a underwater mountain.
http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/station_page.php?station=44030