Swell 4ft at 14 seconds good or bad

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  1. Joshc12321

    Joshc12321 New Member

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    Mar 16, 2018
    I live on the olympic peninsula trying to figure out how to read if its a good swell before I go out the bouy is 50 miles away from where I surf and its a beach break and noaa is forecasting a 4 ft swell at 14 seconds. Everytime I look on a surf forecast site and it says its supposed to be good it never is and when it says there wont be a good break its awesome. Tired of missing good breaks so im trying to learn how to decide if itll be good or not. Im not looking for huge waves but nice 3-4ft would be perfect.
     
  2. DawnPatrol321

    DawnPatrol321 Well-Known Member

    Mar 6, 2012
    Let’s start with hello. Tell us about yourself, get hazed a little bit, and then maybe you’ll get some help. Maybe.
     
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  3. LBCrew

    LBCrew Well-Known Member

    Aug 12, 2009
    4' @ 14 sec should make good breakers.
     
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  4. NNYNJ

    NNYNJ Well-Known Member

    928
    Dec 22, 2017
    agreed... Suite liners
     
  5. DawnPatrol321

    DawnPatrol321 Well-Known Member

    Mar 6, 2012
  6. DosXX

    DosXX Well-Known Member

    Mar 2, 2013
    Use multiple surf reporting/forecasting sources, better learn your break, or just go out when it says it's gonna be lousy .
     
  7. DosXX

    DosXX Well-Known Member

    Mar 2, 2013
    Surfing off the Olympic Peninsula has got to be something special. Only got over there twice while our ship was in the yards at Bremerton, but never made it to the ocean.
     
    Last edited: Mar 16, 2018
  8. Sir_Ballyhoo

    Sir_Ballyhoo Well-Known Member

    609
    Mar 8, 2018
    Rely on your instincts. The more you surf the better they become - stay away from too much tech. Back in the day all we had were weather models that used isobars...its all we needed.
     
  9. Barry Cuda

    Barry Cuda Guest

    And don't forget proper sandrecon!!!
     
  10. Valhallalla

    Valhallalla Well-Known Member

    Jan 24, 2013
    I highly recommend this book. It is currently out of print but if you compliment Frosty of his fashion sense he might be able to get you a copy.

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  11. frost

    frost Well-Known Member

    Jul 31, 2014
    man the whole boardshort style is in an uproar..on one hand you have companies making them out of coconut fibers and recyclable plastic bottles now Birdwells are coming back
    just don't be the dude with the below the knee merican flag ones
    btw if anyone buys new wetsuit gloves toss me your old pair my hands were freexing last week
     
  12. La_Piedra

    La_Piedra Well-Known Member

    Oct 9, 2017
    Dude if you live in the Olympic Peninsula (like I do), then you have so much more to learn about surfing this area than the size and interval of a swell.
     
  13. Barry Cuda

    Barry Cuda Guest

    I own a pair of very old Birdwells made for me by the family years ago. Great board shorts from then--the new ones, I am told, suck because they changed their materials which defined Birdwells.
     
  14. Joshc12321

    Joshc12321 New Member

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    Mar 16, 2018
    Id love some insight! Any help is appreciated! I've been surfing for about a year now on and off but really trying to get into it for the last few months.
     
  15. headhigh

    headhigh Well-Known Member

    Jul 17, 2009
    I have never heard of the Olympic Peninsula. That place looks incredible. Wow.
     
  16. Barry Cuda

    Barry Cuda Guest

    It is where the ancient Greeks held their Games, isn't it?? After sponge diving??
     
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  17. DawnPatrol321

    DawnPatrol321 Well-Known Member

    Mar 6, 2012
    Man you guys are getting soft in your old age. It use to be so much harder for newbies but now they just walk in flop on the couch, kick their feet up, pop a cold one, and pretend like they have been here all along. What happened to youse guys? Lol
     
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  18. Barry Cuda

    Barry Cuda Guest

    True, we should be ashamed of ourselves........
    In the meantime, please pass the geritol......
     
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  19. sigmund

    sigmund Well-Known Member

    Dec 7, 2015
    It's the new liberal age. Hugs all around.
     
  20. DawnPatrol321

    DawnPatrol321 Well-Known Member

    Mar 6, 2012
    Drop the hugs all around and replace it with open borders, sanctuary cities, plus welfare and entitlements for all! That would make more sense I believe.