I don't have a dog in this fight, but Emass has posted 1992 times since 4/13. CT only 460 times since 7/13. My math isn't too good, but the average works out to Emass posts about 150 times more per month then CT. Since the sight is called SwellInfo, Emass must be be a more skilled surfer and have a ton of knowledge. So I would side with Emass and do what he says. No longer name spots until your as skilled as he. Or hecould just be a loser that sits by his computer all day. Of course that's speculation.
#1 You don't catch waves.. waves catch you. #2 If you don't surf out of your comfort zone you will never outgrow your kookdom #3 That beachbreak comment.. sounds like a badass pushing the boundaries to me.. good from him #4 If its 30kts offshore you better be out there.. only kooks wait till the storm passes #5 If you really give a **** and are trying to prove your not a kook on an internet forum.. guess what buddy, your a kook.
Kookie I was trying to see what you actually thought a kook was. I was being serious I want to hear a consensus thought on what the word kook means to some people. Instead you think real hard to make defamatory statements about my prior post which was pertaining to realistic kooky descriptions.
I've actually been to Rye Beach. It was a state park with a rocky beach and big rock jetty. I also know where Hampton is. I'm not planning to go till end of spring probably like middle of may or so. I would die if I went out there now! Cold water is one thing but what you have up there is liquid ice right now! You really have to be used to that sort of thing. Crowds I don't mind. Sometimes I actually like crowds cause I'm very competitive and often like fighting for waves. Plus it makes you surf better. You really want to out do the guy before you or the last good wave someone else had so you tend to push it harder when its really crowded. Where I surf is ridiculously crowded! If anyone has been to either side of the Inlet (NSB or Ponce) then you know it can get like Disney World during spring break! Out of the entire state, probably even further, this little spot is the most consistent and has some sort of wave almost every day. Therefore it really draws guys from all over.
Rye Rocks is a great place to find your windshield waxed up pretty when you get out of the water, or so I am told. Steer clear of the ankle snappers anyway. Rye/Jenness is a state beach with plenty of room and a surf shop across the street. Is that where you were? Its actually not rocky at all, except for one small section directly adjacent to the parking lot and over to the left--maybe 30 yards in total. The waves there are not too powerful but it will produce knee highs when other spots are flat. The Wall looks like a 70s SciFi post-apocalyptic horror flick scene. If thats what you're into then go for it, but its muy dangeroso at high tide due to giant granite blocks on the beach and the giant wall for which the beach gets its nickname. Once you get up into Maine there is plenty of spots but as someone mentioned above, there are a few less-than-smiley folks up that way. Of course, there are also plenty of mellow folks too. If you have the time head to Old Orchard Beach only because its very very long and you can get some space to yourself. Its miles upon miles of beach and with so many smaller breaks around, I doubt anybody is claiming at OOB. Maybe by the pier? Good luck Wavehog.