In RI now.... Pretty small swell sofar I can see, but tide is high. Ride tomorrow, but most likely have to head back tomorrow evening
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In RI now.... Pretty small swell sofar I can see, but tide is high. Ride tomorrow, but most likely have to head back tomorrow evening
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Thigh high glass with a few plus sets up here. Coffee brewing. Headed down around 715.
Have fun!
What about a wetsuit you cheap skate.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr brownstone
Jtran, take up this offer. If nothing else, you can enjoy a gorgeous coastline and some primo crustacean. And if it micro, just rent a long board. I've been on the south coast for 10 days. Only one I saw was totally unsurfable with a log, and a few were solid enough for a fish/short board.
some really nice chest high sets at Long Beach today. Woke up at 4 in the water at 530 on the road again at ~745... Was totally worth it... Just got into the office, a very regrettable decision
I've only surfed LB twice, but back when I was living I the City, no one even showed up at Rockaway until after 8 in the morning. Dawn patrol was what it was all about, getting in a solid three hours solo. Especially because the place worked from the lowest tides up through 90% of the highest tides. Never had to worry about that. Then by 10:30, there could be 40 guys strung out between 90-92nd. If you had to surf mid day,you could usually just stroll down a groin or two and surf alone again.
Sounds like the swell is hitting the sand bottom south facing.
Ha! I'm sure I could come up with something;).Quote:
Originally Posted by Ottime
super fuckin fun lb session for an hour and a half this morning with just 2 buds out. Pulled up and gave the dog her beach time while I scanned for sets, then paddled out and got some looooooong peeling rights in the thigh/waist range. A bit better than yesterday for sure, but yesterday was special in it's own way. Tomorrow?
man what I would give to be surfing that se facing right rock point break on the vinyard with light north winds. Fkna:eek:
I've only been to rockaway a few times but mornings at LB are normally pretty light as well, nice you can spread out to anywhere you want before 10. Once you have to move to the surf zone though it turn into a shit show. I was actually surprised how good it was, south swells tend to favor northern jersey but judging by the cam, we got the goods.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ottime
Don't know how long ago you lived in NY but crowds are prolly a little worse but like i said, you can spread out in the morning so it isnt that bad. If it wasn't for zipcar i would never be able to make it to LB before 630 (730 on weekends). Moving out there this winter so wont have to worry about that soon.
Cool story Mr BrownstainQuote:
Originally Posted by Mr brownstone
I'm really confused now.
EDIT: NVM, checked my PMs
Attachment 157250,,,,,,,
I didn't even know that could happen
I know. Fishboy made a post without shit talking. Amazing. Maybe he is starting to grow up. Maybe some day he will even engage in the conversation.
Heard from two sources that the surf in Maine was quite good this morning. Seems like someone else will need to be doing the south coast report from now on. Looks like la rog was nuked.
Spared. For now. Humbled.
this am was just downright blissful. My 3am pee had me checking the buoy. 3.5 @ 11/12 with a perfect angle and light offshores. Lets just say that i didn't sleep to soundly after that. Up at 5 and in the water by 530 south of the restaurant. Buoy had dropped some, but the perfect waist plus surf was absolutely gorgeous under a red dawn. Took the 8'2 out just cuz it's just so damn easy and slid into many many perfect walled up rights and lefts. The rights allowed for getting a good portion of my wifes board up above the lip before burying the rail, dropping back in and setting up for another, then another. So sweet. Grabbed the 5'8 for a few waves towards the tail end which was super fun as well, but given the longer period vs beach break, getting into them early made the 8'2 the tool of choice this am.
The south sun n surf break is one of my fave high tide breaks anywhere when its working like this am. Pudge! Where were you?!
Tomorrow am could be super sweet yet again:)
Asleep :frown: but last night was great! I was all the way north on Jenness by Straws. Wasn't willing to go out to the rocks, my lefts aren't where I would want them to be for that break. Didn't want to ruin the good times others were having with my kookiness.
Going back today, should be just as fun but the tide will be brought down a little so I am thinking good vibes!
I have been spending a lot of time on storm surf reading the articles. I thought I knew a lot about waves, but I the QM application isn't quite there with surfing :briggin:
Been so long since I surfed south of the rest. If I recall correctly the bottom is a mix of sand and small boulders? I can recall a right headed toward the rocks in front of the shack that would often set up really nicely.
Back at SFO now. Been on the road for 14 hours already and we are still waiting for our ride home. Delays suck. We have a nice south filling in here in town at about 3@17. Too tired and bent to try to get any tonight. Maybe I'll have the energy in the morning.
Pudge, Good goin getting out last night. After a wonderful am session yesterday i had every intention of getting back in the water last night, but wifey put the axe to that. Shoulda never told her i left work 4 hours early. I even got groceries (and drank beer) on the way home, cut the grass, and just as she's starting her yoga session i lean in and tell her i'm jumping in the water for 30 minutes, be back in 32 minutes:D. She then stops and tells me she wants me there at home doing absolutely nothing. Resting. I was like, F that noise, so i stayed home, but went out and cut a bunch of trees back. A lot of trees:).
See what you have to look forward to, young buck? So glad i waited 41 years!
yablog
that's the exact right and the exact way that it works. Stellar 2.5 hours either side of high through high with a 110-140 angle. Thigh to chest seems to be ideal size for that wave. Much bigger and the outer bars fuck the waves by tricking them into standing too early to be of much use. Tends to have near twice the punch and hollower than north of the rest.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ottime
glad you made it back safely:)
crazy huh,,, first time a hurricane is going to hit the big island.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pudge.
http://youtu.be/42_0fK4AFSc,,,,,,this thread needs some serious stoke, nice looking desert left,,, btw I looked at the webcam early this morning for place some of you talk about alot.. york beach ,maine... it looked like a lake.
It helps keep the goons away.
Ultimately, New England is small surf. Sometimes it will get up to moderate. I can recall one day in December of '94 that I surfed 15' faces at the Wells outer jetty bar. Rare indeed.
What it has going for it is few crowds and when there is swell, it tends to be super clean and consistent. You typically spend no time waiting, just surfing. Short period is good that way.
Surf is what you make of it. I don't think you would enjoy it there. There isn't much heckling and dick waving going around. And you pretty much need a wetsuit year round. Just people enjoying life, making the most of what they've got, and developing community. And yeah, August ain't exactly surf season, so don't really expect to see much on the cams. Like anywhere, it helps to know where the cam is pointed and what is going on where it ain't.
http://vimeo.com/51086488Quote:
Originally Posted by whitekingsalmon
There aren't too many things better in life than a surf cam that has lakeside views most of the time, imo. My home cam is particularly awesome for showing nothing when there is in fact something. Such as this morning:)
august has been sweet, august has been kind, thank goodness the kingsalmons of the world pay it no mind. Today marked one of my best/shortest sessions in my 27 years of surfing. With 2 mtb rides planned, 1 at 7am and the other at 9am with 2 different guys of different abilities, my surf window was wicked short. Like 22 minutes from toe in to toe out. Fkna what a call. 3' @ 10 was super kind for south of the restaurant. Perfect waist high a frames that peeled and peeled. In 22 minutes i musta had a good dozen long rides, some of them the best of this 4 day swell. One left was the session ender at minute 22. Done. Perfect.
I should start booking multiple mtb rides every morning as there's always good surf when a ride plans are in place.
Pudge, i really hope you got out.
The season Gabriella went CAT5 in a perfect EC arc, then retrograded directly in the Gulf of Maine window, was the first season we ever got a hold of a disposable water camera. We didn't bother shooting the Gab Swell, but we did expend a good roll between two separate August swells. One chest high uber glass in the sun and the second oily slightly overhead reelers. Most o the pics were pretty weak OOF wrong time crap. About a 1/2 dozen were sick. We were going to send them into Surfer. We were stoked.
Two guys pretty much ruled the two gangs that surfed the river. You did not need to belong, but it helped in getting waves on a crowded day. I was in with both Crow and Sycho Mike. That was good for me. Don't get me wrong, I did not get everything I wanted. Just most. Because I was not fully aligned with either group, I had to still fight for the choice waves. But because I was neutral, I also never got hassled if I showed up solo and only one group was around. Anyway, we told both these guys about our pics and brought them down to the parking lot to share. Most of them could not believe that Wells was actually ever that good.
Anyway, were told in short order not to send them to the mag. Basically, if we did, I was out with both and told that I would be liable to get slashed tires, broken boards and even a beating if I did and ever showed my face again in town. I was basically told if ever people caught on to how good it actually can be, the kook hordes would come and the place would be ruined. I bet they had a say in where that cam is pointed as well.
Killer to hear of folks scoring. Anyone get out to the tip of LI or on RI? Wonder if there was enough to grip the reefs and points.
ah, good ole crow:yourock:
i see him often. i once told him that there's 2 scenarios when i don't surf the river.
1. when the surf is 'good'.
2. when there are more people than can comfortably sit in my crv.
he chuckled
and i pretty much stick to that. never been much of a fan of sharing peak. there are too many empty ones in maine to crowd one another.
late next week lookin like 5'8 country:smile:
Surfed point Judith on Wednesday. I'll post up some pics this weekend.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ottime
Some sets were well over-head in the early am. Breaking far out and even breaking on the south side. It was fucking crowded tho, and u waste a lot of energy and time dodging people. K was waist and peeling but not so good on my retro fish, competing against the Longboards.
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This full time shit is killing me. Cannot wait for school to start.
But come the 15th I am in the Cape staying in my cousins basement for a week or two. Their fam owns a few liquor stores down there, 7 G's if anyone is familiar, and one of the clerks goes out pretty often so I am going to try hook up with him
heh, my experience was opposite as far as school goes. High school was like a prison sentence. Working to afford play while going to school was tough. I can remember my last final halfway thru my senior year. Walked out of the school, got in the car with bags/boards packed, wrapped my 18 year old hands around the steering wheel of my 81' chevette, squeezed the wheel and said, "thank fucking god that's over with", and hit the road.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pudge.
Working and playing the last 23 years has been so much easier. And way more funner.
it's "on the cape", fyi:)Quote:
in the Cape
Oh shush the I is next to the O. And college doesn't even count as school :cool:
Yeah, crow used to manage the inside bar and mike off the rocks or outside bar. I liked the days that is came off the rocks and wrapped through both. Usually about five us out there with more than enough on the sets. You just needed to know how to choose the good one that wold rip through the whole thing. But if crow didn't know or care for you, he or one of his boys would for sure not allow you to connect that section no matter how you were ripping it.
Never had a problem getting my goods there. But if is any where else was on, I was usually there instead. No need to share, or even stay on your toes most places up there. It still shocks me how many places can be breaking and never ridden just because they might require a short drive, walk and/or paddle. And some of the empty line ups are right in front of your nose.
Cool. Thanks. Can't wait to see some pics. I love that area. There is another much less ridden right about a 1/2 in from Judith in front of a testy pub with an outside upstairs deck. You can check the surf while having beer or lunch. It is a bit I a hike from the public access, but we've surfed it with just our car loa while 40+ were battling the main section up the road.Quote:
Originally Posted by My Pet Powder Goat
I like that south side. PtJ is another spot I have gotten big EC. Another 15'+ day. A huge peak that would crumble and flatten like big sunset style (albeit, slow EC style comparatively) allowing for a huge drop and straight line and wait for it to set up on the next section where it slowly stood up to a 10' super rippable wall. They way this thing broke you could get in on my 6'8.5". Barely. That 1/2 inch made all the difference. So when you hit the 2nd section you could kill it. I usually hopped out instead of tying to connect to where the crowds were sitting. That 3rd section was the main part of the right, lined up with 8 foot faces and barrel sections. With 50 guys or so. I had the big peak to myself for 2 hours before someone paddle out and said they ha no idea you could surf out there. Got a beating in Newport later that day. Wished I had the 7.6 for over there that day.
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Originally Posted by Mr brownstone
I got a lot of surf in college. A few semesters suffered but over all I did well and learned a lot. It helps that you can schedule your own classes. By my sophomore year I was taking most of my course load on T/Th with M/W completely off to work or play. Work in some some paying, flexible odd NYC jobs and you can even pocket good money for little effort. It helped that decent surf was a 50-70 minute subway ride away. You could even study on your commute.
College is nice I suppose if you're motivated for it. The only way I was going to college is if I worked full time year round to pay for it. That leaves WAY less time for recreation which has always come 1st for me so I said fuck it and didn't bother with it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ottime
Lil longboard waves today with thigh sets and super clean. Took a much needed rest day and stayed dry. Thursday could be chest plus and clean.
I worked my ass off most summers since I was 14 to save up money. I was motivated still surfed every day there were waves. Then while in college I only needed to piece together high wage/ short hour jobs in NYC during the school year.
A few examples. Walking a dog to the dog walk for one hour each day M-F. Had to do it some time between 10:30 and and 2, and getting $60 cash on the table of Friday. Coffee included.
Or house sitting a soho loft for two weeks at $150 per week.
Or polishing Mrs. Blacks silver at $20/hr. Or weeding her garden. Or sanding her stairs. She like the boy labor.
Then you would have plenty of cash flow and still have time for school and surf.
Oh, a big fat grant sure helped shave of the hurt from a NYU education bill.
I'm not busy right now.. I'll polish some silver for $20Quote:
Originally Posted by Ottime
Wednesday PM/Thurs AM looks like it may be a winner
ESE Winds Wednesday PM, sounds like chop for those picky folk. Going in late to work Thursday!Quote:
Originally Posted by Pudge.
Last minute I decided to Head down to RI last week from VT to get in on the Bertha hurricane action. leaving at twilight I got into Point Judith around 1230am Wednesday morning and quickly found a place close by to sleep in the back of my car for a few hours.
Next morning I spent about a minute taking these pics before excitedly heading out.
https://scontent-a-lga.xx.fbcdn.net/...45&oe=5480BC99
Sorry about the resolution I used Facefuck to host. They blow. This guy getting tubed does not.
https://fbcdn-sphotos-e-a.akamaihd.n...7dc7985430cb97
https://scontent-a-lga.xx.fbcdn.net/...18&oe=5469B01F
Sick of the crowds and being goofy-foot I'm a big fan of K's so I headed over to check it out for an hour. It was much smaller, but peeling clean. A longboarders heaven. You just had to dodge the SUP kooks. ...and I brough my retro fish:nonono2:
https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.n...81959585_n.jpg
Well, I'm not R:wink:g, I don't like little waves. If I wanted that shit, I'd have gone to ME. So I headed back to PJ even though it was like:
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every once in a while...
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https://fbcdn-sphotos-b-a.akamaihd.n...65278765_n.jpg
You can go left. (If you dare...)
https://scontent-b-lga.xx.fbcdn.net/...27&oe=547E60CF
By 3pm the tide was rolling in and the winds were switching to onshore. A time for sea-gazing, bodyboarding(apparently) and personal reflection as I sipped a cold Oregon IPA and burned some stanky trainwreck
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https://fbcdn-sphotos-a-a.akamaihd.n...91190413_n.jpg
And don't forget
https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.n...46265264_n.jpg
(though I was a little disappointed with their lobster roll)
Nine hours of driving and almost 8hrs in the water I was finally back home. A couple days later the Chiropractor discribed the release in my back as "intense"
Well, ya weren't in Maine so how da fuck did ya think the lobsta roll would taste. Fucking kooks. :)
Love the sunrise glass shot. I had a similar adventure chasing a 'cane about eight summers ago when I was back costing Maine. The good ones weren't gonna make it around the cape. Judith, and RI in general was my go to surf trip destination. With the reefs west o the K harbor, the dock, and Ruggles and others in Newport, the place goes off.
Oh, and Pudge head to O if the tide is out. Between the cliffs, the river valley and the pare red beds, the place is damn well protected. Especially if the e component fades out.
Finally some real stoke! Way to go Goat!!
Any New Englander knows you go to Maine for lobster, New Hampshire for meth, Vermont for heroin, Massachusetts for cod and RI for quahogs!Quote:
Originally Posted by Ottime
Nice mini TR, PPG