2014 Atlantic Hurricane Season

im hoping this season is like 1998 . Most of the cane that year skimmed by the coast not hitting land in the mid atlantic . There were close enough to throw the swell at us but not the crazy windy rain weather , while having high pressure on here on the east coast pushing off shore winds . School bus size barrels , with groomed over head wave .

 

Powerful Bermuda highs punctuated with tropical activity, but we get onshore winds and wear wetsuits until July in VB.

 

Here's to hoping last year was an anomaly. But I also must keep PJB's philosophy on all this hurricane talk going. What do y'all do the other 98% of the time during May-November when there is no hurricane swell? Do you walk up to the beach at dawn on a warm July morning, see it is only knee to thigh high (but glassy, peeling warm) and walk away skulking and muttering to yourself, "I can't wait for the next hurricane swell maaan." Or do you grab your log or fish and go out and get wet? Those small Summer days are when I see myself in years past towing my boys out to the sandbar (just hang to my leash boyo) for the first time, seeing the fear and excitement in their small faces. Seeing them catch their first waves. Seeing them come into contact with all the sea life for the first time. Seeing them humbled by it all. The laughter.
Sure, there's nothing like the day after a cane, those clean chest to head high walls. Feeling that power. getting worked, REALLY worked. Pulling out before the thing closes out.

 

Sorry had to cut that last post short. The BIG boss just walked into the trailer that is our office on the work site. This guy is a 300 pound behemoth with concrete slabs for hands. Scary dude. My point was don't get jaded with hurricane hype. Some of the funnest days are those small Summer days where everyone out there is just goofing and hooting. That's what this is all about right? FUN.

 

Yeah Chavez, couldn't agree more, but I will say after surfing knee-thigh high days throughout the summer, it sure is nice to get that holy sh*t feeling we all crave by going down the face of a freight train like wave. That feeling is what I think what keeps us coming back for more and what scratches the itch so-to-speak.

 

You're right DPS, I think I'm just waxing poetic about the Summer cause I'm getting sick of this godforsaken cold azz Winter we are having up here. The surf has been, for most part, consistent but I'd kill to paddle out in some boardies right now. Just sliding on my longboard in my silver-back gorilla stance with the sun burning my shoulders. Figures I cannot go back to the Rich Port (PR) this winter and we have one of the coldest ones in long time.

 

I remember one season when I was younger, they were lined up like planes flying into an airport, one after another...and none came to shore...north of Puerto Rico and just went either just west or east of Bermuda and the winds always cooperated....an amazing September and October. Sure would be nice to get something similar late summer into fall this year.

 

I feel for youse guys up North, It's worth it I'm sure but damn this winter has to be a rough one to deal with, PR would do the trick for sure!

 

It's always hurricane season in Belmar NJ


Sorry guys... I had to throw it out there... Couldn't resist

#belmarisunresistable

 

I agree,sometimes those are the best sessions.i love the summertime at the beach after 7pm.we used to have big bbqs,drink some beers after a good little sesh.I feel like u can push urself so much more when the water is trunkable.pulling into shorebreak closeouts turn out to be fun.

I feel like some ppl on here don't know what surfing is truly about,u know having fun.i don't see the need for anyone to start a thread saying they had the best sesh of their life today.some people just want the credit for being out there I guess.i saw something the otherday on court tv about these guys who pulled off the ultimate bank robbery,got away with it,then decided to call the radio station to brag to people so they get the credit.well an off duty cop who happened to be listening to the radio,traced the call and nabbed the suspects.why do it,if u want to tell the whole world about it.surfers used to be cooler.now everyone is getting bored so they have to explain their lives.just write a book!!!

 

Yeah man, we've had an excellent winter as well, consistent as it gets! Don't know if you've ever been to PR, but next time the report looks solid you should get on it, way easier and cheaper than going to ES, which I know you enjoyed. So convenient, and what a great vibe down there. Hoping spring brings the goods as well, keeping fingers crossed...

 

Yeah that's typical of SoFlo, they get it sometimes, but most of the swells get blocked by the Bahamas. You need to go North of Fort Pierce for it to be super consistent, as it's just outside of the shadow. Although, on the right storm / front, SoFlo can go off, as seen in the Sandy videos, aka Pump House, Reef Road, etc.

 

had my best session ever last wednesday & it's been flat every since up 'ere in the GOM...screw hurricane season, I'm dying here now!

 

Surfers didn't used to be cooler... It's just that the internet exists now so everything is talked about. You used to never know what was going on outside of your own world.
Just like the misconception that the world is more dangerous and there are more "sicko's" out there snatching kids. That's not true. It's just that you hear about everything now so it seems like a lot more.

 

Who cares about hurricane season when we are getting hurricane sized waves every other week? Do you enjoy crowds?

 

yea I definitely agree,its the internet that made things less cool.the only surf films I seen growing up was buying a 30$ dvd at the local shop.now u can go on youtube,vimeo,etc.the only surf forecast I had was a number from a surfshop that went out of business 6 years ago.

online,like on this site,it promotes surfers as arrogant a-holes.some of u guys are funny and cool,then u have the others that are like hey buddy im not your buddy!!!who cares brahs??I remember doomsday swell in lb,I seen the dude that got rescued from a helicopter.he was literally waxing his board the whole time I was there,probably 2 hours.i was watchin him like damn this guy is either a pro and about to kill it or hes a clueless kook who has no business out there.by the time I got home I seen the pics pouring all over and I laughed to myself when I seen it was this dude.normally I don't care about situations like that,but the dude was mouthing off to everybody on the sideline and seemed he paddled out mad.never paddle out if u cant make it in without your board