Southeast North Carolina

let me present to you the following points.

1.WB will be packed and/also the sand bars are shot after these last few storms. parking will be hard to find. you will have to pay.

2. masonboro will be a zoo. so lol.

3. CB will be ok. go north.

4. topsail or surf city is probably your best bet. clicky click click

 

pm me if you really want to go to WB. i can hook you up.

 

Looking at the cam (snore zzzzzz LOL) I can see why the crowd is so thin up there.

 

Everywhere around here breaks the same +/- 5%. Northern ends of the islands tend to hold longer period swell better. Inlets are your friend.

I will tell you this: if the 'cane is hooking in toward the coast on it's approach, you'll want to find a south facing beach.

 

I'll be in the Wilmington area Friday morning for a session. Was thinkin Topsail. not planning on bringing a LB but a couple shortys and a couple funboards. I'm still bareing it on Folly, i gotta see if ppl in WIlmington, OBX are doing wetsuits or not. Would think it's still at worst rashguard weather

 

2 Mil top in the AM. You'll be ok with a rash guard noon and after. CB breaks relatively fast. Like tard said, head to the North End.

 

Trunks all day long.

PM'd you.

 

If you're looking to beat the crowds Topsail or Holden are your best bets. Holden or Oak Island will be dicey depending on how far west the storm comes. There are some shoals that block a lot of swell. As for water temp I've been fine with just a t shirt.

 

Just a T shirt and nothing else? Kinky...

 

EI or AB
dew
good south facer but lacks the whores

 

Don't knock it till you try it.

 

Who said I haven't tried it? Lol

 

Thanks a lot, you just triggered PTSD flashbacks to guarding the nude beach at sandy hook...

 

Ft macon was goin off ,AB , EI, it was all good but long period swell is a ***** on a beachbreak ,it helps to have a feature like an inlet,jetty or shipwreck even , so be prepared for dumping shorebreak and real long walls .it wouldnt hurt to bring a vest its nice now but offshores are from the north so it can get cool in am plus it helps the ribs if your going to be surfing a lot over several days.i did see a few springsuits but lot of folks wear them as anti jellyfish suits .

 

Hahahaha aaaaaah the horror!

#triggered

 

I'm likely heading to the AB/EI area friday morning - it's pretty easy to get away from crowds down there. The long period is gonna be iffy on saturday though; did a strike mission to surf city week before last and was in the water right when the irma long period swell started to show up and the beachbreak just can't handle it down there. Macking, sheet glass closeouts that looked awesome when you got out, but was basically just punishment in the water. It's definitely worth looking there though.

Also, I always felt like holden held long period swells way better than wrightsville but i haven't honestly surfed down there in a couple years. Seems like the rule of thumb is just to stay away from wrightsville though haha.