best place to be a surfer

This year it will be worse. Global Warming!!
Rhodophyta loves warm waters.

 

So after my session yesterday, RI has moved much higher on my list of places I would really like to live.

 

RI is really nice. Iv been there a few times to surf, once for leisure. When its good, its really good there. I think they suffer from a smaller swell window though. Well that's the impression i get from guys on here during swell events. Iv only been there to surf when it's big, so i can't talk from experience. Newport is s really cool area though. Went to this Mexican joint called Diego's. Awesome. Food was good but nothing incredible. But everyone working had old school hardcore shirts. Gorilla biscuits, misfits, a few clockwork Orange shirts. Really cool spot

 

Newport is cool, tourist trap in the summer though...just like everywhere in NE

Boru is a good ramen place.

 

Makes sense about the smaller swell window, seems to have a bigger wind window with both south and east facing breaks, but I guess that's the tradeoff. I have gathered that NJ gets more swell more often. Proximity to snow is a plus for RI for sure. Not actively trying to move... but wouldn't be too bummed if a good opportunity arose to move up there. Not actively trying to make it happen though.

 

I hear you. I'm not actively looking to move either, but do like to think about it for the future. Your definitely right about the wind window though. That's something that i wish NY had. As a surfer, that's big. That's something that makes OBX appeal to me. Not as drastic but between the north and south you have options for different wind directions

 

New Hampshires window is usually 45 to 75 minutes. After that, it is chop. For surfing, this place stinks. Rarely breaks nice, but when it does, it is really nice.

 

I feel like allot of places north are like that. You guys got the set ups for some epic days, but allot needs to come together to make it happen. Like NJ said, tradeoff

 

It is a tradeoff, indeed. We have been talking here at home, wondering we are to do as retirees. Do we really want to stay in Moo Hampshire?? Before we moved to the shore, I wanted to move to Melborne/Port St Lucy, fla. But family issues took precedence, but we may change in the future.

 

Honestly Barry, i think you should if its in the cards. Obviously family comes first. But your older (no offense), moving some place with warmer waters and more consistency does make sense. I'm only 28 so i don't know diddley. But that's just my opinion. Wish you the best regardless.

 

If you add in quick access to the White Mt, then coastal NH is pretty good place to live for outdoor recreation. Surf alone, not so much.

Buy hey but per mile of shoreline NH has the densest number of breaks in any state.

 

Idk, NJ to NC is basically Namibia

 

Im going to be taking that trip soone anyway, but I am not sure it will be up....

 

True, but I find mountain activities very boring and way too shi-shi. Not for me.

 

The best place to surf is in Barracudas bath tub

 

The key wherever you wind up is that you live close enough to a brake that you can walk or ride a bike to get there. When you live that close you just surf more. Also helps a lot if you have a job where you have some flexibility to control your time.

If I had to choose a place to live based on surfing I'd choose San Clemente, California as my first choice. Second choice would be right where I live now in OC, NJ. Third choice would be Buxton, NC.

 

Absolutely. And I have the largest assortment of rubber duckies (all colors) for rental!!

 

I want the orange one Barry.

 

I hate on it some times because of the long flat spells, but Delmarva really is a great place to live. It has your typical east coast downfalls surfing wise, but cost of living and job opportunities combined make it a better option than 90% of the places anywhere in the US, and I honestly prefer the longer waits for the epic beachbreaks we get here compared to the best days I have ever surfed on the west coast.

I would almost put south jersey before us, if it wasn't for the fuck-taxes. Wave wise you have us beat due to shelter from those devil north winds, and a much better window for the average south windswells that make up a large portion of our surfable days. My dream is that they finally build the cape may lewes bridge / tunnel and I can have the best of both worlds.

The level of talent out of your dedicated east coast surf groups compared to elsewhere always makes you sit back and think, it's must be pretty damn good here often enough, because you can hang at the top end of the pecking order everywhere I have ever traveled.