who here has been surfing this week?

bastard.

 

The-place-that-shall-not-be-named was ok, not great. Lotta closeouts due to swell direction between 0530 - 0900. Low was around 5am, then the tide filled in over the next few hours & that was ballgame. Long lulls - - set waves tended to dump/closeout as prev noted.

Some long ones to be had but not the norm.

And what's with the plethora of 5'7" doods on 10' - 11' epoxies...?!? I mean, I get it, you wanna catch surf. It is a bit koookarama beeeeatch-like when you paddle those your cork into waves when you're 18' off the pocket; you set your line & then just stand there as you waft on down the line, without making one turn one maneuver one off the lip one floater one anything.

Oh, and the SUPs are out in force.

Mitchell's pics are likely from OCMD aka 'town.' I'd say his pics are cherry-pickin', no offense, meaning the exception not the norm. Those pics also underscore my point: shrimps on logs.

Most folks missed many attempts, 'cause it was so soft = nada mucho.

2am wake up; 230am-5am drive, in water North Ocean Beach approx 540am

 

Was in the blessed Belmar tonight from 6 to 9. Took out the new 9'6" log. It was my first session and my god did I have a blast. I didn't realize how much I was missing out without a log. My rides were two, three, four times longer than anyone on a shortboard. The speed I was getting was insane. It was around knee/waist high with some occasional larger sets. Lost of closeouts but some were peeling nicely with baby barrels. I took a few over 50 yards easily. Even tried some cross stepping for my first time. It was toooo much fun. Super stoked. Now lets get some more swell so I can take this thang out on the larger stuff.

 

Yank, I'm glad I didn't miss much. I will second Mitchell's pic being in "town".

Lander, glad your log worked out!!

 

No offense but you sound like you had a frustrating sesh (trust me I get it... The east coast will do that). The proper vessel is critical. Yesterday seemed weak and inconsistent so I took out an 8' board and ended up having fun while dudes on short boards were catching very little. I would have preferred to ride my 5'11" but the surf did not warrant it. It was pretty inconsistent (2 wave sets every 10 minutes). But I was able to capitalize on the sets. Hopefully we will get some good surf soon.... Looks like we are heading into the Bermuda high summertime cycle. Come on La Niña!

 

Thanks man. Gonna be camping at the inlet this weekend! Surf isnt looking like much but I'm gonna teach my lady on Sunday. Something about that place I like.

 

I think that I'll bring my 9'6 WIR next time. Just in case.

Yah, I had hopes for better but no complaints, just reporting what I found early in the morning; still 200% better than driving the death desk esp with the lulls leavened by the occasional long clean peeler.

Besids being very good surfers, Mitchell & Zippy have the entire place, from town to the-place-that-shall-not-be-named, dialed in. And I admit, Mitchell's pics on this tread are a highlight of the Forume for me & I'm glad he takes time to post 'em.

 

Nice! Logging is awesome in the right waves...

 

This thread is getting long, Peajay started it.


If you will it, Dude, it is no dream.

 

I need all you fockers to get me two while you're out, it's gonna be a couple weeks for me.

 

Judging by the forecasts it might be a couple of weeks for me too. Ugh. Time to dust off the snorkeling gear.

I did get you two last night though. They were very small, barely knee high but clean little liners. Shared dozens of empty waves with my buddy for two hours. More fun than it should have been. Propre sand reconne was key. Nobody on the beach except for a few of these guys:

 

Good question: start a new medicale advise tread, the buoyz will step up with all kind of sound advise.

 

Right on, PJ. Nothing epic to report, but did get in DP seshes Saturday, Monday, and Tuesday, with Saturday being the best conditions, some nice waist+ walls to drive and skate.

Tuesday early morning was a small, slow, weak wind swell with light side shore winds. Lumpy and bumpy, but occasionally a ride-able wave showed up, and I was the only one there to grab it, being I was the only wave addicted fool out there. Nonetheless, as always, it is good to get wet.

Here's a little trough-er, the best Tuesday had to offer:

 

4 hours this morning. thigh-waist high Maryland with light off shores early, picked up by 11. Soft but rippable all morning. First session on a new 5'4" Chemistry Board I picked up last week. very full mini Simmons kind of template, quad, big single channel out the tail. Had a blast. The board is SO fast. Good first session.

 

The place that shall not be named was ok, but just ok. The wave does the typical ** wild side thing when there's not much power. Namely, jack up, fake out, mush out, stand up again on the inside bar & close out. Lotta buoyz & grrlz missing, missing, missing. Gotta move in...

Maybe State was better. I just didn't want to wait until 0700 so I went federal. Everyone on big boarts, incl yours truly. Count was in high dbl digits, fun but mushed out in the trough.

So, the black flies are out in force. Kamikaze vampires. You haven't killed one unless you kill 80. Fly swatter is de rigeur, and Deep Woods Off as well. The occasional massive horse fly seen coordinating the action from above. Yeah. It's summer.

And, of course the morbidly obese Pennsyltuckians have migrated for the next few months. Impossible to discern who is toting more suet, the males with man booobies / plumber's crack or their creatures stomping 'round in bikinis. Yeah. It's summer.

The millenial & his millenial chica who got stuck in their red 'AWD' wagon within 100 feet of the OSV gate; had to be pulled free by one of the regulars. Yeah. It's summer.

What is it with the PG County brutha who pays the $140 park/OSV fee & then plant his rig on the beach with the car stereo blaring at 0800...? I guess my stink-eye might have worked because his woman made him turn that shiiiite down & minutes later fled in their rig. Hallelujah. Yeah. It's summer.

And what about the muscle head asshats who call themselves surf fishermen. They routinely snare the harmless sandbar sharks! WTF.

No recorded shark attacks in Maryland. Ever.

Yet, these jackasses with their thousands & thousands of dollars of gear, foot-paddle kayaks, sophisticated lures & big-time fishing poles drag in the harmless sandbar sharks. Then they pose for the selfies. Sitting on the shark. Then they break out the gigantic pair of channel locks & rip the hook out of the shark's mouth. Blood everywhere.

Then they do the 'humane' thing & drag the exhausted, shocked, weakened animal into the surf line to watch it flounder its way back out to sea. Probably at the mercy of the animal's predators if it doesn't just die in the surf line.

The human virus. Totally destroying the host & all the species upon the planet. Fockkkking asssholes.

 

Been surfing, been cold, been OK fun.got bashed in the shin by a shark.scrape job.cut me and swollen.felt like a floating block of concrete hit me, but concrete does not float.guess I was being investigated. Guess what they say is true. I think I am ok

 

Flat all weekend, with gale force offshore winds.
Cycled a lot, and took long walks with my bride.
My attitude will be this--cycle, walks, work with weights, take long paddles--get ready for Fall swells. Summer sucks up here; always has, always will.
Just booked my trip to PR for winter. Wooohooo!!

 

Well, sounds like ya had a great time! Ha Ha

 

Nothing another trip to CR or France can't fix