Countdown to Edouard

Discussion in 'All Discussions' started by zach619, Sep 17, 2014.

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  1. Sep 17, 2014 #1
    zach619

    zach619 Well-Known Member

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    I know, it's not going to be an "all time" swell or anything, but after a week+ of flatness, the clock can't tick fast enough. The tide should align down here right from about 1-4pm. Got the 9'3 log and the 5'8 Disco in the truck. Ready and waiting. I really hope 2.2 @ 16 will produce something even mildly shortboardable. Hard to tell from the cams, but even at low tide, things are filling in and starting to work......

    Counting down........ 3 hours. Tick Tock.
     
    zach619, Sep 17, 2014
    zach619, Sep 17, 2014
  3. Sep 17, 2014 #2
    seldom seen

    seldom seen Well-Known Member

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    Gonna be a long day in the office today. Not gonna get the size we got last time, but I'll be happy with some punchy 3 ft nugs. And then some purple ones after.
     
    seldom seen, Sep 17, 2014
    seldom seen, Sep 17, 2014

  5. Sep 17, 2014 #3
    wombat

    wombat Well-Known Member

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    lotta guys in the water on not very big waves on the 7th St surf cam. Feel less bad about missing this one. Weekend looks like it has a least a lil sumpin
     
    wombat, Sep 17, 2014
    wombat, Sep 17, 2014
  6. Sep 17, 2014 #4
    zach619

    zach619 Well-Known Member

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    Yeah, our forecast down here just died for the weekend. We had a little phantom swell behind this one a couple days ago, popping up in the chest high range on Sat/Sun with a little wind on it. Now, its back down to flatline status.
     
    zach619, Sep 17, 2014
    zach619, Sep 17, 2014
  7. Sep 17, 2014 #5
    Losttsol

    Losttsol Well-Known Member

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    Looks more like your average onshore, crappy windswell day here right now. Sucks, because we actually have a some places that won't close out on long period swell.
     
    Losttsol, Sep 17, 2014
    Losttsol, Sep 17, 2014
  8. Sep 17, 2014 #6
    SI_Admin

    SI_Admin Guest

    I'm not surprised its slow to show this morning, as it looks like an overcall of the GFS wind model, which is kind of typical with this type of hurricane. The swell is showing on the buoys, so look for it gradually build in through the day, and most places are going to peak on Thursday morning.
     
    SI_Admin, Sep 17, 2014
    SI_Admin, Sep 17, 2014
  9. Sep 17, 2014 #7
    zach619

    zach619 Well-Known Member

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    What was that bump behind it that showed up over the weekend in the SE and then disappeared? Did it look like it was going to stall out at sea for a while or was there a local wind swell even behind that went away? It didn't look clean, but it was showing chest high on Sat/Sun.... ??
     
    zach619, Sep 17, 2014
    zach619, Sep 17, 2014
  10. Sep 17, 2014 #8
    zach619

    zach619 Well-Known Member

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    Wind starting to look suspect up North of us. Hopefully it stays clean the next couple hours.
     
    zach619, Sep 17, 2014
    zach619, Sep 17, 2014
  11. Sep 17, 2014 #9
    worsey

    worsey Well-Known Member

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    4ft sets ocnj. even glassed off for an hour or two..good stuff.
     
    worsey, Sep 17, 2014
    worsey, Sep 17, 2014
  12. Sep 17, 2014 #10
    njsurfer42

    njsurfer42 Well-Known Member

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    yup, there was fun to be had. already had 2 sessions, prob. gonna be grabbed a third here once the tide tops out & starts back down. tomorrow morning is looking golden. i love being able to make my own schedule!
     
    njsurfer42, Sep 17, 2014
    njsurfer42, Sep 17, 2014
  13. Sep 17, 2014 #11
    JawnDoeski

    JawnDoeski Well-Known Member

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    So it seems my guess was correct moco looks pretty flat on all the cams. So would you cosign heading south of moco for tommorow?
     
    JawnDoeski, Sep 17, 2014
    JawnDoeski, Sep 17, 2014
  14. Sep 17, 2014 #12
    DawnPatrol321

    DawnPatrol321 Well-Known Member

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    It's already begun here in FL, i'm of course stuck working today, but some lucky SOB's are having fun as we speak, these are from about 12 - 1pm today I think. Nothing huge but from what i'm hearing / seeing it's about waist - chest with the occasional "bomb", lots of closeouts at certain spots, while others have really long make-able lines

    http://www.gulfster.com/Daily/2014PictureGallery/091714ec/index.html
     
    DawnPatrol321, Sep 17, 2014
    DawnPatrol321, Sep 17, 2014
  15. Sep 17, 2014 #13
    metard

    metard Well-Known Member

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    waist high in wb and the high tide is killing it

    maybe later on
     
    metard, Sep 17, 2014
    metard, Sep 17, 2014
  16. Sep 17, 2014 #14
    DawnPatrol321

    DawnPatrol321 Well-Known Member

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    Here's one more

    Eduoard1.jpg
     
    DawnPatrol321, Sep 17, 2014
    DawnPatrol321, Sep 17, 2014
  17. Sep 17, 2014 #15
    njsurfer42

    njsurfer42 Well-Known Member

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    what do you think?
     
    njsurfer42, Sep 17, 2014
    njsurfer42, Sep 17, 2014
  18. Sep 17, 2014 #16
    JawnDoeski

    JawnDoeski Well-Known Member

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    Aug 11, 2014
    I think the inlet might work in the morning but it's pretty flat there and theres probably already 20 people in the water! Personally I'd say LBI will be working at some spots and crowds are usually never an issue there this time of year. But that's just my 0.02!
     
    JawnDoeski, Sep 17, 2014
    JawnDoeski, Sep 17, 2014
  19. Sep 17, 2014 #17
    ibc

    ibc Well-Known Member

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    Aug 3, 2014
    Nice...

    Don't know why that dude was hatin on FLA in that other thread.

    Looks pretty nice to me.

    :)
     
    ibc, Sep 17, 2014
    ibc, Sep 17, 2014
  20. Sep 17, 2014 #18
    capecodcdog

    capecodcdog Well-Known Member

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    Jun 22, 2012
    This sums it up for my sesh earlier today. Find the right spot and it was real good. Wave heights varied wildly. Also, there were these weird diagonal mound waves (hard to describe) that would pump in occasionally (almost like a big boat was cruising by, yet no boat) followed by some bombs. I figured this was some Eddie Eddy phenom. There was also some backwash at one point, which can happen with at certain tide levels with long period swell.

    Very fun & looking forward to another helping in the morning...
     
    capecodcdog, Sep 17, 2014
    capecodcdog, Sep 17, 2014
  21. Sep 17, 2014 #19
    zach619

    zach619 Well-Known Member

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    Yeah, it is filling in for sure. Chest high+ on all the sets.

    I will agree now, 15 seconds is a bit much. Some dicey situations on those inside sections. But not too bad. Super fun, lots of power. Not all that big. Water is still like 87. Thunder started rolling in 20 minutes ago, so I am back on the grind. Kind of.

    Guys to the north: Don't expect much and you will have fun. High tide is the call, cause the 15 seconds is racy. And if its racy down here, its gonna be thumping up there.
     
    zach619, Sep 17, 2014
    zach619, Sep 17, 2014
  22. Sep 17, 2014 #20
    zach619

    zach619 Well-Known Member

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    Jan 21, 2009
    Yes. Very strange indeed. We had quite a few current shifts and the set angle were alternating and moving a lot of water around in a strange way. We were all drifting north for like 30 minutes, then all the sudden, I look down and pretty much the rest of the lineup drifted down like 50 yards towards the Folly. They didn't even realize it, and by the rivermouth/folly some sets were wrapping in sideways almost. Like dead North.
     
    zach619, Sep 17, 2014
    zach619, Sep 17, 2014
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