cape may faces south,so the man should not be red if the forecast is for northeast winds in the a.m.,correct?i need the blue or green man.
Ahhh didn't connect the CM with Cape May. I guess I'm slipping. Yeah, I guess the blue or green man should be in place. I know you probably don't want an anecdote here but......maybe some people will yell at me or something. Make it worth while....... I think it was 1993 or 1996.....one of the two. We had a substantial Nor Easter going. Storm had passed offshore but winds were still N-NE. I went down to Cape May and completely lucked out. I got a prime piece of real estate completely by myself. Had perfect, and I mean perfect, 4-6' foot barrels all to myself. And this was my only second time I went down there to surf. So it was kind of a mini-adventure..... So I'm all happy ....getting the goods, when I look beachwards and here come five dudes. Fark man. Then they paddle out and it was friggin Matt Keenan and a group of his Ocean City followers. The attitude was overwhelming. I was more mellow and docile back then so I just let it go. Man, they just took over like it was friggin 8th St. Yelling and screaming.............Keenan's friends were the BIGGEST ARSE-KISSERS ever. It was just a terrible experience. I'm still bitter about it today.
i know,you can get totally vibed at such a generally smaller,mellower break is very surprising,and the whole oc thing down there can be like this attitude,plus all sorts of weirdo kooks riding really kooky boards,too.had guys just do silent bumping up my ass,little kids blatantly snaking me...i guess i'm the biggest kook.it can be one foot and the 'locals' are so amped and aggro...we like turn around and go back to where we came from,so i guess for them it's mission accomplished
The winds can get funny there, though... it can be blowing North almost everywhere, but down at the beach it's sideshore. Funky stuff... Back in the day... I mean WAY back in the day... I remember working at the top of one of the hotels right on the beachfront as a waiter, and watching a full on Nor'Easter fill in and flood the streets. But it was like 8' and perfect...
Looks like it is only going to be NE for a brief couple of hours in the morning, probably not enough to clean-up the swell.
not exactly sure what the point of this little story is or how it's relevant to the topic of the thread beyond that it took place in cape may between 16 & 20 years ago. beachbreak, i get where you're coming from. i will say that i'm pretty set on packing up some boards & heading down there in the early AM tomorrow myself. i know it's more of a commitment for you coming from further north, but i figure it's GOT to be cleaner/more organized down there than here.
There was no point NJsurfer42. Sorry you didn't approve. Just putting a little beef into the thread. I know this thread is very important to you. Again, sorry, man. Does this swell really warrant a Cape May excursion? I don't know. Well, good luck tomorrow. Drive safely and wear your seatbelt. Again I'm sorry my post wasn't relevant and lacked any point. I'll try better next time.
I'm interested in how you make out...not worth a ferry ticket for me... low tide at 10:00 a.m. ENE wind forecast. Basically windswell... Low tide really seems to take the punch out of CM swell...never figured out why...there arent really shoals offshore are there? I've been burned by that setup too many times...waist high weak lefts breaking off the jetties right into mush.
100% correct. Cape may needs more of a swell to make it worthwhile. I've said it before and don't mean to play the part of the old bitter guy but cape may is a shell of its former self. Yes it still gets good but if u surfed there back in the day it's sad to see it now. F..k the acoe
lbcrew's correct,i've caught that e wind sideshore current skunk factor,and now my 6 p.m. update shows it with the little red man.on the other hand the 'cape may bubble' often has morning glass or offshore winds when the forecast has it blowing onshore west,i guess because a land breeze is an early morning thing.the best way to score it is to be there checking constantly since it's ridiculously fickle.i've seen it go from crap to fun or the other way around in an instant.but there are still some good and fun waves there.
i'm still very much on the fence. i suspect it'll be a last minute, grab & go type decision. wind looks to be slightly side/onshore...no big thing if it weren't for the 15mph forecast wind speed. ugh. just over wonky onshore slop. but i guess it's still better than it being flat.
Yep. This swell had/has too much east wind in it. Makes for that sideshore blown out frustrating session. And yes there is def still some fun waves there. Just nothing like it used to be. But I suppose that's the east coast in general especially as of late. Spots come and go more frequently than in the past. Just means more miles on the boss's truck.
none here...my dad, who surfs & lives 20min closer, got up early & took a quick ride down & called me to tell me not to bother. no swell to speak of getting around the corner into the more sheltered spots. knee high at best, he called it.
