swell arrival time

[Swellinfo]

Looking at the buoy west of Bermuda, the long period swells started to show on thursday morning. By my calculations this means it should start hitting the Outer Banks on Friday morning, and then fill into Delmarva by late morning/midday, then up into Jersey.

The Swellinfo model seems to place the swell arrival a little bit ahead of other sources, but I think it seems pretty on point. In any case, the long period swell will start filtering in through the day on Friday. If the swells dont hit first thing in the morning, don't call the swell a bust... they will be coming, the timing might just be off a few hours or so.

[bb.rider]

welcome BILL!

[Swellinfo]

sure wish all of the outer buoys in the mid atlantic weren't out of service.

[windswellsucks]

thanks for the update i love this website :D

[jimmycraxcorn]

The crowd will be thin in Rodanthe if its triple overhead + on Saturday. OBX will be head high and clean all day Sunday, so I shall supply some photos of me showing you clowns what properly shredding head high waves looks like. I hope everyone will post their best pics from the weekend as well.... please no layer downers.... stander uppers only....

Good luck crumbs....

you'll be watching me shred while your sitting on the sand!

[windswellsucks]

OT but check this video out http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tQxntGibP8

[ECsponger]

I think there will be a bigger crowd on the beach than anywhere else

[Zansurf]

Wheres the swell huh? Where is it, didnt get hear on time lets go where is it hurrry uP!!!!!

[paulb]

I think there will be a bigger crowd on the beach than anywhere else
Look I don't really care if theres a big crowd on the beach or not im in the Middle East and do not get to partake in the blessing that is hapening to the east coast in the form of double --- triple overhead slop than oh+ clean beautiful waves on sunday so if anyone could just post some quality pics of these giant sloppy and then hollow angels that would be great.


thank you all

dont meddle in the affairs of dragons for you are crunchy and good with ketchup!

[jak assateague]

Wheres the swell huh? Where is it, didnt get hear on time lets go where is it hurrry uP!!!!!

Patience, young Jedi..... perhaps you could work on your spelling skills while you wait...

[bags of jay]

the winds look awful until sunday anyway :(

[stoneybaloney]

the winds look awful until sunday anyway :(

Yeah Saturday looks bad but Sunday and then into Monday look awesome. I might be "sick" on Monday if the forecast holds. :D

[mOtion732]

Yeah Saturday looks bad but Sunday and then into Monday look awesome. I might be "sick" on Monday if the forecast holds. :D

already told them i wouldn't be in until 12...

[matilda]

I checked the North end of VaBch this morning at sunrise. There was actually better surf last evening at waist to chest high. The swell has not started quite yet, but hang in there.

[stoneybaloney]

already told them i wouldn't be in until 12...


I wouldn't have to be in until 1245 if I took half day, but I don't know where I'd shower. We have to dress up here, so I can't roll in smelling like sh!t.

[wang]

Swell's here. It was here last night...... just choppy with the winds and jumbled up w/ that pesky little S wind swell that I would love to surf anytime it's not mixed w/ long period groundswell. Was definitely waist-chest+ last night, just doubled up funky stuff. I only got a handful of crappy rides. Come on big swell! Chill out winds!

[mitchell]

Swell's here. It was here last night...... just choppy with the winds and jumbled up w/ that pesky little S wind swell that I would love to surf anytime it's not mixed w/ long period groundswell. Was definitely waist-chest+ last night, just doubled up funky stuff. I only got a handful of crappy rides. Come on big swell! Chill out winds!

Agree...last night was groundswell with some wind chop and some stomach to maybe chest high sets every 15 minutes...at a nice sandbar in MD area.

If you got lucky the walls got clean on the inside. water felt GREAT too

[Aguaholic]

Last night wasn't Bill.....those waves are just wind slop from T storms.....Long period swell should start this afternoon. You will know when the long period sh1t gets here.

[Chris Joyner]

Starting to show in OBX in town...

http://avalonpier.com/javacam.html

[GCoop]

Starting to show in OBX in town...

http://avalonpier.com/javacam.html

Let the Circus begin.........

http://www.co.dare.nc.us/webcam/mirlo.php

[beaner]

i heard it's showing in jersey too...every 15 mins or so a long chest+ rogue wave is rolling through and shutting down. Tides are really f-in it though. It's a new moon...so keep that in mind.

[mitchell]

Last night wasn't Bill.....those waves are just wind slop from T storms.....Long period swell should start this afternoon. You will know when the long period sh1t gets here.

yeah i agree it wasnt Bill swell last night...but it was long period swell. I think i can tell the difference between wind slop from T-storms and actual swell.:)

[Aguaholic]

yeah i agree it wasnt Bill swell last night...but it was long period swell. I think i can tell the difference between wind slop from T-storms and actual swell.:)

I was out surfing yesterday evening.....there's no way it was long period. Those waves were produced by Ana. Long period swell isn't suppose to fill in till this afternoon...I have been tracking this swell like it's my job. Trust me it's not here yet. Swell is moving around 23 mph should be here early afternoon. Long period....

[mitchell]

Last night wasn't Bill.....those waves are just wind slop from T storms


I was out surfing yesterday evening.....there's no way it was long period. Those waves were produced by Ana

I was thinking Ana remnants too, but thanks for giving me a range of choices :)

Either way it was fun.

[Aguaholic]

I was thinking Ana remnants too, but thanks for giving me a range of choices :)

Either way it was fun.

Ana = T storms :confused: either way it's coming.....:)

[NJ SPONGIN]

Its definitely showing in jersey right now!:D

[Skimdude10]

Will the skimboarding be good at long beach island?

[Swellinfo]

Will the skimboarding be good at long beach island?

not a chance.

[RobfromFredneck]

I can't make it down to OC or Del shores on either Sat. or Sunday, but I might be "sick" on Monday. I've made a pact with myself anyway not to venture out when it gets bigger than chest/head high anyway, but I'd love to just come down and watch this weekend but its not in my cards!

PLEASE have your significant others/friends taking lots of pictures of you guys hitting the overhead stuff this weekend and post them on the forum!!!!!

[wang]

Last night wasn't Bill.....those waves are just wind slop from T storms.....Long period swell should start this afternoon. You will know when the long period sh1t gets here.

I know, and it was here. Were u out there? If not, you didn't witness and don't know. Def ground swell sets every 10-15mins. In between were localized windswell sets.

[wang]

yeah i agree it wasnt Bill swell last night...but it was long period swell. :)

Then where did the long period stuff come from? Ana's been gone too long (and was too weak) and the windswell kicked up was not long period, the waves were back-to-back and stacked up on eachother. Believe whatever you want, it was fun, I got mine, u missed yours, done argueing, gonna go drop in on some longboarders @ n-side for incoming :p

[rgnsup]

Well, didn't see too much today in LBI, NJ. Once the tide turned around, it started showing a bit, but nothing special what so ever and mostly mush.

[eastcoast_sponger]

Welcome bill!!! Hope all goes well 4 every1. B safe

[mitchell]

gonna go drop in on some longboarders @ n-side for incoming :p

Hah...I hope you looked and changed yur mind. Saw it from the bridge twice this afternoon/evening...what a cluster-@#%$ 100 ppl scraping for mushy 2 footers.

I headed south for wind whipped long period junk.

[wang]

Hah...I hope you looked and changed yur mind. Saw it from the bridge twice this afternoon/evening...what a cluster-@#%$ 100 ppl scraping for mushy 2 footers.

I headed south for wind whipped long period junk.

Yeah, ur 100% right. I walked down the cove @ the beginning of incoming and caught it pretty fun til the tide filled in then it sucked.

[Swellinfo]

ocean city definitely picked up a night... but the winds were junking it.

winds should be fairly tomorrow (saturday). should be some good ones out there.

[chillisurfer]

Who else was out today in Jersey? I was at Manasquan from 12-3 and there was definitely some clean chest-head high waves out there, until a little bit later it began to closeout more. I called my friend who was at another break, and he said it was small and choppy.

[capesurfer]

ocean city definitely picked up a night... but the winds were junking it.

winds should be fairly tomorrow (saturday). should be some good ones out there.

was definitely fun tonight, size starting show, we hit it til dark. found some sandbars that made it like night and day in oc...some were causing the swell to just dump, and others that were shaping up some nice rights and not closing out, lotta fun! some sets were pushing overhead for sure. definitely agree with the winds junking it, cant wait for it to let up!!!!! sooo stoked.

[BurgleATurd]

Get Pumped Mofos!!!!

[chrisd]

I did get pumped and gave my self a mullet I am ready for tommorow

[chrisd]

had to work tonight hence the reason I didnt surf'

[BonerSurfs]

The crowd will be thin in Rodanthe if its triple overhead + on Saturday. OBX will be head high and clean all day Sunday, so I shall supply some photos of me showing you clowns what properly shredding head high waves looks like. I hope everyone will post their best pics from the weekend as well.... please no layer downers.... stander uppers only....

Good luck crumbs....

you'll be watching me shred while your sitting on the sand!

Anyone with half a brain and a little local knowledge would know that Rodanthe is gonna be MAXED OUT. Not only will the huge size not hold, but when you add in the super long period of this swell, forget about it. Your gonna have to think outside of the box on this one, Rodanthe is the go to place for a head high swell, but once it gets to be above 8-10 feet it shuts down, no questions asked.

P.S. Ill be scoring epic kirra like barrels at a secret point break tommorow, and surfing secluded island beach breaks on sunday, and I'm gonna be in VA the whole time!!!! Use your head, when a swell like this comes alot of rare and epic waves start to break

[xgen70]

well I wish I could do the same, I had already thought that out... about a week ago,...but I do not have access to a boat or captain that I feel safe with to go at those spots. Got to have a boat or it is never going to happen. If you do make it across and over, Please take some pics and video minus the locations.