Weekend Scoreboard

Figured anyone scoring on this Memorial Day Weekend could list with details and photos so all can share.

The islands (MV/Nantucket) had 7+ forecasted and have big days coming tomorrow as well. Here in EMass, the swell came in good last night (albeit with chop) after a few flat days. Thursday was 3-5 feet in a couple spots while RI looks to be cranking at 8+ in some spots.

Friday looks to be clean as hell and bigger in many places in MA/RI, up to 5-6ft in EMass with a day of offshores culminating in glassy conditions and 5ft @ 8s in the evening in some spots, and with good power (400+ kJ). A couple spots in RI are purported to have up to 10ft with clean conditions after supper. Have been watching RI all week as it's looked great on paper though MA looked like it would be getting more and more of that same swell as the days neared. May have to bite the bullet and pull a morning sesh in MA then zip to RI for that one last chance to use the minigun (translation for my surfing=eat $hit mad times=fun) until cane season kicks in.

Saturday will be larger and rough (5+), but perhaps the wind will not smother rideable waves in some breaks in MA. Sunday looking much smoother with 3-4ft with moderate offshores most of the day. Looks like that'll just about wrap her up until further notice as the power recedes. Things look weak in MA but decent in RI at end of next week but that's so far out these early reports mean little.

This may sound like I'm reading you the weather report, and that's what I'm basically doing. I've spent a fair amount of time each night this week figuring out where the action will be on this long weekend as I want it to be a great one. Relaying the copious info I've tracked all week while some early reports still stand and even better and others are now not happening. Saving you guys time in the end, if you happen to be a New Englander.

For the non-New Englanders and everyone else, throw up some posts of what came your way this weekend and how it was. If you are in NE, say what you experienced and let's see if the original reports stood up. Hope everyone out there gets some good surf for a long and leisurely weekend!

 

Surfed for 5 hours straight. Thought it was 2. We didn't get out of the water once after getting in. Lots of waves, many to catch clean with what were good conditions most of the day and glassy the other part at the end.

Hope you guys got some fortune today on the water and have it coming this weekend as well.

 

The strong offshores look not to be killing the waves this AM. 5ft and peeling decent from A-frames on about half the set. Other have straight close out. Looks like could be a meaty AM sesh here in MA so I'm about to go dine.

 

Scratch that. There were two opposing swells coming in from different directions, one at 4ft and the other 6. The result was brought to you by our friends at Whirlpool. Fought through set after set to get out back where the height and faces were good but just wasn't really happening at low tide. The 1-2 waves at the back were basically closing out as a result of the combo of swells. Managed a couple turbulent takeoffs despite virtually no takeoff zone but it's always good practice and a heck of a workout.

Family time now at the beach house so I'll keep an eye on the surf the rest of the day and get back out another 1-2 times. The offshores are supposed to get down to 10mph and below later in the day so lets hope there is a single swell at work by then.

 

Keep opening your garbage trap and you'll have 8 feet of azz whoop. I'll count them out one by one just so you believe it's that much.

My posts in this thread are a collection of reports compiled and compared from the various outlets, not eyewitness testimony and claims on my end.

Lighthouse, Matunuck, Pilgrim, and Ruggles all had 8-10ft forecast in the earlier part of yesterday. If you think that's a bunch of blarney, then piss away some of your weekend caring about it. I don't, because I wasn't there yesterday. Pretty cool though, that your spy tech gear spans the distance from your American armpit of a home to RI. Either that or some of your spaghetti vendor friends have planted themselves in Newport with plans to annex the small state into the spiritual, cultural, and geological abyss that Jersey is.

As for these outlandish, voodoo "feet" units of measurement all of these sites, oceanographers and meteorologists use to describe magnitude of swell, be my guest to straighten them out with the earth-shattering formula that you and your surfer dude cohorts algorithmically quantify surf heights with. You must've graduated Hogwarts with honors boy genius.

And FYI...the only "beautiful" thing in Jersey are the signs saying "Welcome to Pennsylvania" or NY, etc.

Lastly, you can steer the butt hurt claims back your own way. I'm having a heck of a weekend and it just got better by you reminding me how much better I feel about life than yourself. Cheer up pal, you guys have Yuengling there and we don't.

 

scotty...do everyone a favor and read posts before adding to a thread. Anything I've typed in my posts in this thread thus far when talking about a numerical measurement is quoting what SwellInfo, Surf-Forecast, Magic Seaweed and other outlets had listed for numbers. There's been no arbitrary "calling" of any heights or data, aside from stating that this morning's chop was nothing too functional.

The point of this thread was restating what the various forecasts were for the weekend, then an invitation for any and all surfers from the aforementioned areas to report how it actually was.

There's quite a few individuals on this forum who should do themselves a favor and get laid some more, surf some more, and instigate needless conflict much less.

 

Dear Megalomaniac/Acting Out Child, (aka Pad Bear)

Yes, there is a forum member named "scotty". And yes, that post was a reply directed at him in response to the post he made that apparently you didn't see because it's beyond comprehension of your mind. We know you missed your 1kg dose of anti-psychotics, but please, double up on your next dose immediately.

Sincerely,
The World That Actually Exists Independent Of You

 

Not sure what your attempt at comedy was geared towards, but this guy drives a 7.3L Ford Powerstroke. On summer days I drive my E30 M3.

Earth guy? I don't litter, but I'm the furthest thing from a tree hugger. I enjoy making things, but breaking things far more. Lets not forget that RI was even more democratic than MA as of the presidential election last fall.

 

Gaff, as one of the several who've thrown punches my way here and there, you should well know that I'm in good spirits and well-intentioned all the time around here. The brief exceptions are every 12th person to address me (or others on the forum) like a piece a dogpile and as a result, I'm gonna respond in a self-respecting way and tell you to eat it.

I won't apologize for calling a spade a spade especially when most of my time on here is spent making productive posts to get dialogue going to how I and others can become a better surfer.