Is there surf in Asbury Park?

[olsenocean]

I have a job interview up there on friday...if i get this job it will be on 6th ave, 5 blocks from the beach. whats the deal with waves there?

actually, any information about this area would be cool. thanks for the help.

[goin_retro]

Wiki never hurts for more technical info (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asbury_Park)

[tbing]

Yup. There is surf there, as long as there is a swell rolling through.

[AsburyBodyboarder]

Yeah there are defenatly waves in asbury. I live on 6th ave. myslef. I go to the 7th ave. beach or 8th ave. which is the surfing beach. There are only crowds on the weekend.

[smack da lip whaaapaaa]

no theres only syringes, aids, drugs and homeless black men going on at those breaks... don't surf asbury!

[cviv908]

yea you're actually wrong...crime and such is down in asbury over the last couple years...and regardless of how the inner asbury city is...the beach is beautiful and the waves are solid

[tbing]

yea you're actually wrong...crime and such is down in asbury over the last couple years...and regardless of how the inner asbury city is...the beach is beautiful and the waves are solid

Its beautiful because everyone thinks that way. Don't tell them (it'll change)

[cviv908]

yea good call ha... let them think its bad...

[AsburyBodyboarder]

haha so true.

[Aguaholic]

yea you're actually wrong...crime and such is down in asbury over the last couple years...and regardless of how the inner asbury city is...the beach is beautiful and the waves are solid

No brah....you are actually wrong....asbury is still the 5hit hole it was years ago. I live there i know. Crime is still here. My GF sister just got held up with a knife to her neck last week. Serious too i'm not even joking.... The guy jumped in her car as she was leaving work and told her to drive him to the boardwalk in asbury. Lucky enough she is ok and the guy got caught and is in jail. People get shot in broad day light in asbury. When it's dark...don't walk the streets.

To the OP.....As for surfing asbury has some good spots....one in particular. "the pipe" my favorite....just get to the empress hotel....don't go in tho unless you are gay. the break in front of the hotel fires. you will see the sewage pipe....yes sewage...dirty jerz. what can i say?

the beach is still a 5hit hole too.....how can you say it's beautiful? Yes they are re-building the boardwalk. But, lets face it Asbury is Asbury. Same people.... same vibes...maybe it looks a little dif but it's still the same old Asbury.

[windswellsucks]

asbury is a sh1t hole, the casino skatepark was the best thing going and that got shut down 10 years ago :( I surf there when its crowded everywhere else, had some epic sessions

[smack da lip whaaapaaa]

yea good call ha... let them think its bad...

let them think its bad is right! more waves for me and less for the kooks

[smack da lip whaaapaaa]

yeah asbury is still a ****hole. my buddies rear window on his car got smashed out one day. also this one kid got stabbed and has hepatitis c now because he just wanted to check the waves. Same ol' ****hole

[AsburyBodyboarder]

I def. agree that there are a lot of shady characters in asbury. I don't know if any of you have heard about madison marquette rebuilding the boardwalk and some of the area around it. They are putting a lot of up scale retail such as clothing stores and places to eat. At the moment the city is still not a great area but within 5-10 years alot of the people who cause the crime and things could be driven out due to higher prices and upscale living.

The surf is still pretty solid regardless.

[somegaveup]

I lived in AP on 3rd ave by comstock from the time I was born until i was 11 and it was time for middle school (parents thought it might be in my best interest to get me out of the school district). East of kingsley and cookman may apprear to be nice and sweet with all the new shops and restruants but lincoln village, springwood, and bangs ave. are not going anywhere. There still is alot of crime granted the police have stepped up patrols along ocean ave and cookman to keep the out of town clients(money) safe. The city is going to need alot of time to completely turn around propably another 25 years. That will most people enough time to forget about the '68 riots and if the redevelopment continues and the developer does not go bankrubt(work already stopped on the espenansa) on the same ocean ave property that the last developer did in '84. Most families are going to aviod buying there because of the school district and crime rate.

[olsenocean]

wow....well alright at least i know that i can paddle out. as for all the crime....that just sucks.

thanks for the info everybody, i really appreciate it. maybe i'll see some of u AP cats out there when i get back from florida.

[Aguaholic]

I lived in AP on 3rd ave by comstock from the time I was born until i was 11 and it was time for middle school (parents thought it might be in my best interest to get me out of the school district). East of kingsley and cookman may apprear to be nice and sweet with all the new shops and restruants but lincoln village, springwood, and bangs ave. are not going anywhere. There still is alot of crime granted the police have stepped up patrols along ocean ave and cookman to keep the out of town clients(money) safe. The city is going to need alot of time to completely turn around propably another 25 years. That will most people enough time to forget about the '68 riots and if the redevelopment continues and the developer does not go bankrubt(work already stopped on the espenansa) on the same ocean ave property that the last developer did in '84. Most families are going to aviod buying there because of the school district and crime rate.

yeah., dude you hit the head on the nail. At least 25 years if not more...haha like you said springwood and bangs will never change. Also the Esperanza big multi million dollar condos going up. But who's buying? Noone! Nobody want's to live in a nice condo surrounded by poverty. School district is a joke too.

OP - If you need a place to live....check out some surrounding towns that border AP. You may find a gem. Otherwise you have been warned.

[ritecoastsurfer3]

they should start with paving the ocean ave road its like driving through a minefield, i've always wondered what the surf is like in asbury and that's all i've ever done, its probably safer to park by 8th ave and just walk down the beach next to the water with syringe protecting booties and a knife at least thats the vibe i get when ive driven through there. . .asbury used to be really nice until the riots and the deinstintutionalizing of the mentally ill right? there must be an interesting history

[somegaveup]

Yeah, I forgot about that when marlboro mental closed it had a great effect on the AP community. I belive that happen shortly after we moved out i believe in '88. As a kid growing up there you don't recongize the situation your in until you move out and see that things that happen in AP are no longer acceptable in other locations.

[Aguaholic]

Yeah, I forgot about that when marlboro mental closed it had a great effect on the AP community. I belive that happen shortly after we moved out i believe in '88. As a kid growing up there you don't recongize the situation your in until you move out and see that things that happen in AP are no longer acceptable in other locations.

Yeah most of them moved to Ocean Grove/Asbury after Marlboro closed down...and some are still here.. It's creepy sometimes seeing these people walk the streets. They are like zombies.

[Aguaholic]

they should start with paving the ocean ave road its like driving through a minefield, i've always wondered what the surf is like in asbury and that's all i've ever done, its probably safer to park by 8th ave and just walk down the beach next to the water with syringe protecting booties and a knife at least thats the vibe i get when ive driven through there. . .asbury used to be really nice until the riots and the deinstintutionalizing of the mentally ill right? there must be an interesting history

They have...when is the last time you were there? BTW - Most of Asbury is like driving through a mine field. I busted off 2 oil pans and broke a oil pump. Damn roads!!!!

[Monkle Beach]

This guy actually made me sign up! I have lived in AP for the last 4 years. I love it! It has come a long way from the 80’s. I lived here then and that was when it was complete trash. Its got a few more years but it will completely turn… its to far along not to now. As for his friend getting mugged… BS! No criminal would highjack a car and tell the driver to take them to the boardwalk… you know, the place where there are 40 cops per 5 people… come on. I hope I see you on Monkle Beach!

Oh… 8th ave (Monkle Beach) goes off when its good. But it breaks from Loch Arbor to 1st ave when its good. Just gotta be after 5 or after summer. Life Guards suck if their not hot or saving your life!
:mad:

[goin_retro]

Life Guards suck if their not hot or saving your life!

Best quote ever. Even better if a hot one is saving your life. That's when you just play dead for a bit.

[Shadow Surfer]

Dam homie..you need anger management.

As far as Asbury goes..the whole esperanza thing and the condo' along the north east end of cookman... Is anyone buying those things? I just don't see it working...who want to pay all that money for a condo yet be holed up in it. Living in your own million dollar prison . Until all those low rent slums along ocean ave are cleaned out/demolished...the developer will wishing he never got started. The key is to buy at the right time...just when developers lower prices to cut loses and when the neighborhood starts to look brighter. Seriously...though demographically...it's an sh!t-hole.

As far as the waves.....i've seen it firing and not too crowded.

[Monkle Beach]

What is a MCcann?

[Monkle Beach]

Sheldon...

[Aguaholic]

What is a MCcann?

McCann's is what it should of said. And it's in Belmar right across from Paul's. I'll give you directions if you need.

[Aguaholic]

You call me out as a liar......then say you hope you meet me......then you PM me and then when i say lets meet up right now. You don't.....

That's what i thought......:cool:

[Aguaholic]

AGAIN TALK IS CHEAP.....thats what i thought.....you ethug.

[Aguaholic]

I apologize to the forum for getting sooo aggro. This guy is PM'ing me a telling me to step up and show myself. So when i do he's not there. :cool:

I will stop now....sorry you all had to see all this.

[Monkle Beach]

please call me

[newboldphilly]

I was born & raised in Long Branch and have lived in Allenhurst and Bradley Beach. I moved away 9 years ago but I still go up there on a regular basis. Since I've been away for a while and live in a city with much bigger problems than Asbury so it always amuses me when locals complain about how bad it is. I mean, yeah, it's bad compared to Oakhurst or Rumson . . . but it''s kind of skewed when your points of comparison are the some of the safest places in the country.

I mean, you're moving to a city, you shouldn't really be surprised to find drugs and violent crime. It's in one of the 40 richest counties in the country, all those frat dudes gotta buy their blow somewhere and Long Branch ain't like it use to be.

When i moved down here my neighborhood was so-so. Then after three years of renting in the same place the restaurants and pubs started popping up, the crime went down, I couldn't go a day without bubble tea or bahn mi, and I didn't want to leave. Except by then I couldn't afford to buy there and my landlord kept raising my rent. My new neighborhood is a lot like my old neighborhood was when i first moved there . . . except now I own my place.

Point is, if you have the money to buy in Asbury and you don't - you're an idiot. Less than 25% of households have school-aged kids. No one cares about school districts anymore. It's all about DINKs and empty-nesters and being able to walk to the bar, walk to the store, walk to the train.

Asbury is going to be one incredible place. If I could live there and not have to commute an hour each way to work, I would. It's not by bag so I don't.

So if you're going to be working or surfing in Asbury get some street smarts and use 'em. In a couple of years you can let your guard down.

[olsenocean]

...wow, this got pretty intense. seems like an interesting place with tons of heritage and really exemplifies the new jersey that i have come to love so dear.

but the thing is....come the end of august the offices are moving to bay head.

anybody got info on the surf there?

its like a half hour south of AP, by point pleasant...all i know about either places is that i've gotten blacked out at jenk's a couple times and had a blast.

thanks again amigos.

[newboldphilly]

...wow, this got pretty intense. seems like an interesting place with tons of heritage and really exemplifies the new jersey that i have come to love so dear.

but the thing is....come the end of august the offices are moving to bay head.

anybody got info on the surf there?

its like a half hour south of AP, by point pleasant...all i know about either places is that i've gotten blacked out at jenk's a couple times and had a blast.

thanks again amigos.

I don't know about surfing in Point Beach or Bay Head but the Manasquan inlet is right across the bridge from Point Pleasant. If you're moving up that way you'll probably find renting an apartment in Point Beach or Point Boro cheaper than up in Asbury. Bay Head and Mantoloking are really pricey.

I prefer the area between Asbury Park and Point Pleasant but it wouldn't hurt to check out everything between Asbury and Seaside Park and even across the bay to Brick and Toms River. Just keep in mind that from Point Pleasant and south the traffic can get really bad in the summer time and the guidos are off the chain. Further north it's not so bad.

There's also the train that ends in Bay Head and the town is small enough that you can walk anywhere in 10 or 15 minutes or lock up an old cruiser at the station. When I lived in Red Bank I used to take it to work in Belmar every friday morning in the summer because when I got off of work the traffic was retarded and it would take me an hour to get home if i drove.