longest waves on the east coast

I remember that day, Earl I believe, it was the best I have ever seen Holden Break.

 

You can't beat a Brunswick County break when the wind is from the North and the swell from the East

 

Rhode island

 

ocean city, maryland shoals right after a monster storm. world class left..... if you got a way of getting out to it

 

Yeah, someone posted a quick video of it a few winters ago... It was of a couple guys paddling into the big lefts. It wasnt very long at the time, but nice big 10-12 foot faces into a nice deep pocket on the side to pop out into.... That is the only recent video/photo ive seen of it in like 15 years

 

AJ,

WTH is wrong with 3-5 seconds if your getting pitted silly??? Think pocket rocket baby and you will find the true beauty of east coast surfing. Screw the man made objects, those are usually overcrowded and chock full of a mixture of 'local authority', stand up paddle boarders, and braces wearing punk kids who like to say the word 'kook' a lot even though they get outsurfed every time. Unfortunately for you being in that part of the country the hollow days are few and far between. If your serious, I would invest in the following:

Honda civic 5 speed w/ hard rack
weekly gas allowance
a buddy that can surf (dont come north without one)
a watchful eye for offshore systems
wetsuit (3/2 & 4/3), hoodie, boots, gloves
a sack


CN

 

Holden Beach rivermouth, Hurricane Earl. It was like a clone of Mundaka. The rivermouth sandbar made for grinding overhead barrels. You could get shacked for 15+ seconds given the leg strength. The pic posted of holden earlier in this thread is from the pier which is further down from the rivermouth. Those waves were about 1/4 of the length than those at the rivermouth. I paddled for about an hour to get to the lineup. Absolutely best wave ive seen on the east coast. It wasnt a factor of "the wave is over" it was a factor of "i just got shacked silly and my legs hurt so i might was well get off this wave and start paddling."

There's also awesome waves to find along the coast of SC, its just tough to access them. You really need a boat if you wanna get to the awesome secret spots. I live in Columbia (for school) and will travel around the carolinas and into florida to chase a good swell.

 

Ha.. Nobody in their right mind is going to tell you where their spots are. Explore. Google satellite is a good start. As your skill level progresses you'll find yourself riding better waves. Give it ten years or so..

 

Ask Gruvy.

 

schweez i need to thank you for convincing me to play hookie from work that day. that day was epic

 

true, Reef Road goes off. Prob not a good place for an inexperienced surfer though