Surfing the Great Lakes

You're right! I've learned to surf less good since going over 1k and my posts haven't gotten any better either

CC Dog - the article last month got me jonesing for some frosty peaks

 

It's like a novelty thing

Like going back to the store brand box macnchee w/powder packs after eating the craft stuff for a while with the gooey stuff already made...ya know?

 

Sh!t man, maybe that's why I suck so bad. Uke is just jealous of us slackers...someone's gotta do it man.

 

True dat, it's been so flat lately. As much as I love shedding all the neoprene, it's been shin slapper city, so some frosty peaks would be tasty.

Can we get a Bermuda High or maybe a TS harmlessly a few hundred miles out to sea somewhere? Wouldn't want to put anybody in hardship for our pleasure sake, ya know.

 

I used to live in Chicago and went out surfing several times at North Ave. They did not like surfers in that city, I was kicked out of the water by the lifeguards. A few people were even arrested there, and there was a big trial to open the lake for surfing. Slater even got involved, and now they have designated beaches. Let's just say, you haven't surfed cold water until you've gone out on Lake Michigan in Jan. It's another level

 

other than the horrifying water/air temps, surfing the lakes would be similar to surfing the gulf of mexico. Onshore winds on east facing beaches before a big low, then offshore winds immediately after it passes (west facing beaches are even more fickle). It can get good and clean, but only lasts a couple hours. The longer the unblocked fetch, the better...and, of course, good bathemetry so the waves dont close out and length of ride.

 

Sadly, this ^ is true. Patience is virtue here, as I can imagine there only much fargging colder, though the past few fall, winter, and springs paid off. This summer has been painfully flat, and hot, and crowded. But summer will soon end, and with luck, and a sacrificing of a tourista or two.....

 

It's been over a week since I been out, and about a month since I've been able to use anything else but my foamed up board that only kinda acts like a longboard until (save for a brief stint in RI where I was late on the swell and seriously umderfoamed, then stopped at gansett, aka closeout/kook city - but that was on a suite-less hot day so I took it for what it was, no offense any real RIers here)

I'd settle for 2-3 and clean at the right tide right now...3-5 and clean would give me a stiffy

 

Lived in WNY forever and used to drive by a beach where I'd see guys out dodging mini icebergs, and having to bail before they hit the ice pack that extended 20 feet off the beach....glad that was not my first experience with surf

 

It's true, it happens! Petosky has 100 yrd. peeling rights at 4ft. inside the bay!
No pics to back up my claim and I think the locals want it that way.

 

I'll believe that when I see it. Judging from the sat image, Petosky has some interesting bathymetry...but being west facing and having such a tiny fetch would indicate 99% sloppy onshore waves.

 

Hudson Bay?

How about Hudson Bay in Canada? It looks like a pretty massive body of water, much bigger than the Great Lakes, similar to the Gulf of Mexico. Not really any info online about surfing there.

 

No fetch

The wind needs to interact with the surface of the water in order to create waves. Since Hudson Bay is largely covered in ice that doesn't happen much.

 

As you walk from surf vehicle to Bay, you WILL encounter these small cute Polar Bears that are very hungry. Hope you are a fast runner.....

 

http://www.petoskeynews.com/life/mu...deo_53a0e210-84b2-11e5-8b96-83c4973e61ba.html

Granted this vid backs your claim. But knowing you will never go there to get a swell when it does happen, don't disclaim anything.
Truthfully, I've seen it and much better than this. My folks lived there for 15 years. I don't BS