So I just got my Surfing Mag in the mail last night and it was dedicated to the East Coast, and it really got me thinking and by the end of it I was pretty damn proud of our surf scene over here on the Right Coast. Many articles were written by guys from the West Coast, and how they use to not even think of the E. Coast when it came to surf, or they thought it was terrible for some reason.
What they found after traveling and surfing places in NY / NJ, the OBX, and yes, my beloved NSB / Ponce Inlet, Sebastian Inlet, all the way down to Deerfield Pier and Reef Road, is that we truly do get great surf here, and many would even so far to say that when it's good it's just as good or better than the West Coast at times. Only difference being it's more consistent over there. But if you surf the right spots on the E. Coast, there is almost always a rideable wave.
One thing they all seem to mention is that when it gets good here, it's not nearly as crowded and you can score WAY more waves in a session than you could out West, so they enjoy it more, and not only that, but it's more laid back here as well. One thing's for sure, is that they respect our stoke, and how proud some of us are of our coast and the waves we ride. Now i know many people have a negative attitude and will tell you all sorts of things about being on the E. Coast, and while some of it may be true, I choose to look at it from a different angle.
The best part about not getting as much consistent swell as the W. Coast is that we appreciate the waves a lot more when they do come. Nothing better than that feeling of FINALLY scoring BIG at the end of the anticipation for each swell, whereas in other places you could end up jaded, and that's something I never want to happen.
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Originally Posted by ClemsonSurf
