East Coast Surf

**jackstraw** · 03-09-2018, 08:46 AM

Originally Posted by Ottime

Need explanation. Did someone park, and while out for a surf, their car got buried in cobbles? How does that happen? And why is their an avy shovel? Did they use a probe?

I don't know details, but we had huge tides. Biggest that I can recall from the aftermath. I'm assuming they parked in front of an earthen seawall and high tide took it out. The windows are most likely busted out.

We have a similar berm wall in Rye (Sawyers) and that was completely gone after this storm. They rebuilt it with front end loaders.

**alev** · 03-09-2018, 10:22 AM

we had 20 foot walls down in rockport, and portions of those were entirely flattened.

**Ottime** · 03-09-2018, 10:03 PM

Saw pictures from
Wells. Estuary full of water with waves breaking well outside the jetties. Looked fucking huge.

Buddies house on Moody Point faired well, but he had cobbles tossed up on his porch.

I guess I just wonder why anyone would park their car anywhere close to the coast when it is like this. Go figure.

**alev** · 03-26-2018, 06:00 AM

forecast looking good....been in utah and have not been in the water in two weeks. hoping to get out over the next few days.

**willywhit** · 03-27-2018, 03:20 PM

Originally Posted by jackstraw

Via Rog. Ouch

that's my buddy Rees's son Cam at Kennebunk. small world. it started and drove away.

**willywhit** · 03-28-2018, 10:03 AM

Originally Posted by flowing alpy

that’s gonna be pretty good campfire story for those boys

Cam is actually studying engineering at Tufts. Cool kid, races dirt bikes, martial arts, lacrosse. Then there was the time we pulled him behind the jet boat flying a 10meter kite into a light wind, he got lofted and went up until the waterski rope went tight. I'll post the video if I can find it. pretty sick, it was his idea. Don't tell your mom, Cam

**alev** · 03-28-2018, 01:33 PM

wonder how the surf was for those boys that day. worth it?

any reports for today?

**alev** · 03-29-2018, 06:11 AM

To answer my own question, it was good. Good and big. Good and crowded.

**My Pet Powder Goat** · 03-29-2018, 07:40 AM

Might have drove off but I doubt all that salt water is good for it

**alev** · 04-17-2018, 07:58 PM

well that was fun...wind stayed west enough to hold some waves up at long sands. plenty of waves for everyone, with the once a 30 minute mega set rolling through. lotta paddling, beautiful night! anyone else find something good?

**Core Shot** · 04-17-2018, 09:20 PM

Props for the metal avy shovel

Originally Posted by jackstraw

Via Rog. Ouch

**alev** · 04-27-2018, 06:12 AM

Good surfing yesterday! Super strong offshore breeze.......so strong that mr sup-boarder paddled out past the sets and spent an hour and a half paddling like a jibroni to get back in...idiots are out again.

**WaistDeepGroomers** · 05-02-2018, 05:02 AM

Oh no! That sucks. I've been pretty ocean averse since I got back past week. Feel like I have PTSD from freezing in the water all January and February waiting for snow. Gotta get back out there!

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**Ottime** · 05-02-2018, 09:48 AM

Don’t worry, the water really starts to warm up come mid July. Just a few weeks away.

**alev** · 05-03-2018, 01:26 PM

yup. usually stick with the thicker gear in cape ann until late may. water doesn't hit 50 until june normally

**alev** · 06-06-2018, 09:41 AM

last blast before it gets flat? maybe something in three weeks, but nada until then

**SumJongGuy** · 09-09-2018, 05:03 PM

No thanks!!

Anybody???

**jackstraw** · 09-09-2018, 06:52 PM

NJ or further south eh

**Ottime** · 09-09-2018, 09:18 PM

I dunno. Gonna be pretty onshore north of the storm. Maybe NJ is far enough away it won’t get fucked. I’d place my bets on south of the storm and sideband energy going into Long and Rhode Island.

But with two cat 1s tracking behind it, Surf is going to get whipped up.

**alev** · 09-10-2018, 08:20 AM

slop chop and mush pushing. hope to get out but not feeling too optimistic about conditions.

**WaistDeepGroomers** · 09-10-2018, 02:42 PM

Got out yesterday here in Maine, someone musta fired the hurricane hype alarm in Montreal as there were mobs of Quebexicans out in the lineup. Not much popping up beyond clean waist high sets. Got a few, couldn't quite find my feet through the hangover, did a split on the foamie which really massaged my hips, went in, took a nap on the beach while buddy finished up. Nice outing.

Onshore today but looks like it should be fun the rest of the week!

**jackstraw** · 09-10-2018, 02:48 PM

Originally Posted by Ottime

I dunno. Gonna be pretty onshore north of the storm. Maybe NJ is far enough away it won’t get fucked. I’d place my bets on south of the storm and sideband energy going into Long and Rhode Island.

But with two cat 1s tracking behind it, Surf is going to get whipped up.

We'll get a wind swell, but the question is will the winds be kind to the swell.

**Ottime** · 09-10-2018, 09:51 PM

Helene is pushing right at the gulf of Maine. How far away though, with 95 knot winds. Might need to wait for it, but it might be the better swell as far as angle goes.