crazyest places u surfed

this is random and i consider it to be pretty crazy . there is this spot along the james river where a ferry crosses back a forth and during the summer the tide will get super low and at one spot there use to be a fairly large island that a hurricane washed away so if the ferry is fully loaded with cars it will push a knee high wave across this sunken island as the ferry crosses across the river , now me and my brother will anchor off the island with a cooler full of beer and wait every half hour for the one ride . its not that exciting but its just really wild place to surfing has occurred

 

manta ( like the rays) near puerto lopez, ecuador..not only the only person in the water, i was wearing my only water clothes...a shorty wetsuit and the water was like 90.....they thought i was crazy..surf sucked but the ceviche right on the beach was excellent....

 

An uninhabited barrier island off the coast of Virginia. Plagues of ticks, mosquitoes, and the occasional rabid raccoon... but the setup is sweet, and when it's on, it's pretty smokin'.

 

Cinnimon Bay St John Virgin Islands, an odd short wave over some very ragged coral heads. It was cool to surf it though and the water was crystal clear. Also Sandy Hook NJ Back in the 70's we would sit at first jetty on super low tide, flat summer days and wait for a tanker to leave NY Harbor. When it passed we would rush into the water and wait. After about 3 minutes or so a tiny perfectly clean wave or two would come by and peel right along the jetty all the way to the beach.

 

I surfed under the r-50 bridge in ocmd one time, that was pretty crazy considering its in the middle of the bay/sound

Other than that, just crazy jagged shallow coral reefs in the Caribbean.

 

Surfed a spot a couple hours North of Cabo San Lucas on the Sea of Cortez. We drove through the dessert for about an hour and a half before finally hitting the coast, then rode along the mostly uninhabited coast until we found a spot that looked like it had some potential. Pulled onto the beach to see the tide filling in over a rocky reef break and shoulder high playful rights firing down the beach for a couple hundred yards. Not one person on the beach and no one in the water except a big sea turtled which stuck around for the whole session. Ended our day on the beach with a cooler full of Sol. Pretty sweet spot.

 

sea urchin infested breaks in Puerto Rico

Sandy Hook Cove in High School

Cove in Manasquan Inlet gets fun w/ big noreasters...

Masonboro in Wilmington, long paddle if you don't have a boat but worth it. Can usually get a ride back if you leave at the right time...

 

1. Hurricane Bill swell - Up in Rhode Island, this reef slab that was like a half mile paddle out.



^ A lot further than it looks.

2. Witche's Rock and Ollies in CR - just the fact it was in the middle of no where and had to access by boat.


All I have as far as "crazyest" goes.

 

1. Costa Rica, Little Hawaii at 8-12ft with lava reef bottom and bad weather, spooky.
2. Puerto Rico, shallow coral reef break 4-6ft. My board bumped reef on a paddle out, sea urchins everywhere. I put my hand in reef to push off before next wave came, thank god I didn't need to stand up to get off reef.
3. Rhode Island, Judith Point at 4-6ft with rocky bottom.

* Looking to surf Lewes bay beach next heavy north winds. I have seen some loggable waves pump through during strong north winds at low tide. I just want to say I surfed the bay.

* Looking to surf Bells Beach Australia in the comming months thanks to a business trip, but trip on hold right now.

Visit www.eastbreak.com

 

Hilton Head, SC; only because it is not known as a surf destination (and for good reason, ha)
The Peak, Ireland; because it is kind of a sketch entry jump off of a rocky reef and slightly less sketch exit climbing back onto the ledge.

 

South Haven, Michigan (Lake Michigan).

Surf is better than you think, and the mid-west guys are the friendliest locals you ever want to meet. Everyone in lineup came over and shook my hand. The waves weren't epic, but it still was one of the coolest surf experiences I've ever had.

 

got lucky

craziest place/time?

me n 2 buddies took a trip to costa, rented a car and explored the coast for 2 months... one time we found a sick river mouth w a nice rock reef no1 around light offshore and about head high. but about an hr or so into the sesh, a guy walks out of the brush onto the beach stands there for a few mins then starts waving wildly at us screamin something we couldnt hear... my buddies start freakin, i figured it was nothin and the guy was jsut tryin to kick us out, so obviously, need at least one more wave... then my one buddy swears he sees something in the water pretty close by, hes freakin, i tell him its prolly nothin prolly jsut some fish jumpin... then i see a big movement, by the rocks, its a big shape, but i dont know what it is... we get out fast, guy runs up to us, says that he saw at least 2 huge cayman gators swim out of the river into the ocean right near where we were at...
lesson learned: sometimes maybe theres a good reason people yell at u to get out of the water

 

Did they look something like this???

http://www.surfline.com/surf-report/playa-grande-costa-rica_6637/

 

Intendencia - Iquique, Chile

Below sea level death, most locals wear a helmet if they even paddle out.

1995

 

hahaha hell ya, god they r terrifyin... and i thought sharks and jellyfish were my main concern lol

 

I'v never surfed any where crazy but the coolest place was in cali. there was this cliff that had a cave at the bottom and you could go inside. And during high tide the waves would bounce off the cliff and form this sick wedge, right at the point of cliff, lots of rocks and sketchy stuff though.
http://image52.webshots.com/152/3/99/86/2791399860045678112qvLuOk_ph.jpg

 

Pics or you are all liars!

 

staystoked - u surfed in tel aviv?? ive been there twice, and i didnt know that there was ever a break in the mediterrannean right there. how was it? where was it? were there others out there with you?

 

Is Gas Chambers in Tel Aviv???
haha omannnnn im goin to hell