Where the hell are all those Feb/March Swells aka "Transition swells" at?!?!?! I'm like dying here from lack of surf, and not being able to get out when its on! Can we get something plz!!!!
I can only go down on weekends. There hasent been anything good latly on weekends. The storms are only here for one or two days.
lots of waves There's been a ton of waves since xmas a swell every week. . .just surfed every single day since tuesday. . .surfed all day last saturday and some small leftovers on sunday. . .where are you? I'm by seaside, nj and were already due for another one wed-thurs
Sea Bright area but whenever theres a swell its on the weekdays and I usually cant go after school. And if I can its flat. CAN WE GET SOME WEEKEND SWELLS?!?!?!?!?!!?!?!?!
yup No doubt. It's been a decent winter here in MD also. I've been out alot, and there was someone almost always in sight getting some too. I really love winter and noone but riders on the beach. It provides a more respectful & enjoyable vibe. To you guys still in school, well, it sucks, but at least can work towards getting a career that allows you the freedom to hit the waves whenever they're up... to us that's the key, trust me. (that and good rubber)
i think this has been a pretty good winter for the mid atlantic, and plenty of more is showing on the horizon.
when you factor in the warmer water, and lack of wind, this winter has been way above average. Not a lot of really large swells, but a huge number of chest+ high swells starting in november and not one of those typical three week long NW flow setups like we had last winter and usually get every winter.
Winter swells Just curious. when do the swells typically start to get smaller into the Spring? Is it possible to have at least a 4-5 foot decent swell summer, or is that not typical for central NJ?
ExtremeSponger Chick, Go to Magicseaweed.com find the forcast for your area and click on history. It will tell you everything you want to know.
There are some general patterns for the Mid Atlantic region, but it is much more random than many other places around the world. As for your question, average wave heights definitely decrease in the summer months. May/June are the transitions months, and July and August can be dreadfully small. This is not to say there are not decent swells in the summer, but just not as frequent as other months. During the summer months, you will generally see a handful of 4-5' good swells. And, of course larger tropical and nor'easter swells are possible as well - just not the norm.
swellinfo do not use magicseaweed.com.........you have a much better site right in front of you, swellinfo haha such a good site with everything you could possibly need thanks a lot swellinfo crew
yes sir magicseaweed is extremly inaccurate. One minute the waves are 8 feet tall the next their 2. There measurements are not even close.
May be swellinfo's time to post something on the history of swells in months/days. Maybe even detailed info on some "KNOWN" spots? Would DEFINATELY be better than thos other trash websites out there....magicseaweed ahahahaha lol.
lots of waves extreme sponge we can get 4-5 swells anytime of the year but by june-july the time between them grows sometimes the time between them is the whole summer, last year in april we had a northeast swell last for a week when a low sat off the coast so spring is good, it gets shaky towards mid may
thanks...spring/summer swells Hey Ritecoatsurfer3, Thanks for the info...much appreciated. We are both only into our first year of serious sponging/surfing and appreciate the "veteran" info. Loving the winter swells as they slide through and always looking to learn from experienced surfers/spongers. Gracias
