Does anyone sometimes think New Jersey is overrated?

Really good point. If you don't want waves, go swim in a lake! They really go overboard on that. They don't act like that in southern CA. There's always at least a waist high swell in the water. They could never do that.

 

Please, first learn to surf. Then, you can comment on a surf forum. Hopefully that pic isn't of you. So many people act like they can surf. Just look at this guy's avatar. Nice stance and ripping on that knee higher, lol

 

VA is probably the worst surf state and South Carolina isn't that great too . Tons of surfers but there are only 3 days the entire year of surf which are probably about waist high. I surf waist high slop and call myself a shredder. Comparing surf in VA to NJ is like comparing NJ to Cali/Hawaii.

I think surfline can overhype Jersey but it's probably the best on the East Coast. RI and New England have points but they need some size to make them worth it. I'm willing to bet that you surf far less up there than in Jersey. When it's big up there you can get those soft point takeoffs which beginners like. I like those rippable waves on some days but I wouldn't trade barrels for it.

 

from what i have witnessed the barrels seem good at times, but rides in general look short. waves in rhode island i would say are probably some of the nicest on the entire east coast (carolinas waves look like best barrels). RI lines up for long rides and is really legit when it breaks. as far as the state, like many, NJ was very corrupt, but at least they got a great governor who doesnt put up with a lot of that BS and has some serious balls, so thats good.

 

don't know whats more amazing, your ability to anatomically misjudge a wave by 3 or so feet, or your ability to judge the entirety of someones surfing ability from a blurry thumbnail photo from a year or so ago. Considering you don't even have any photos posted i can safely say your a kook, and coming from a kook your comment really holds no weight.

 

you just gotta know the spots plenty of big waves up here

 

Don't worry, maybe it was a three footer. I judged by your body on the wave genius. I can tell everything just from that photo. Call me a kook, lol. I'm confident in my surfing ability and I know how I surf. I was surfing before you were born. If you are ever in the area, shoot me a pm. We can go surfing and I can give you some tips. Hint - look at your arm placement.

 

Plenty of barrels in R.I. if you know where to look, plus way more southern exposure than NJ...not getting into what's better when and where, but it's not just mushy points up north...certain reefs(cobblestone) can get heavy and there are legit slabs in R.I. and scattered about other parts of New England. And quality beachbreaks.

 

alright bud, if your ever in south east north carolina shoot me a pm. Whats your car look like, id be happy to throw a boot on the wheel and break your 10 foot foam board over my knee <3

 

It all depends. I know it gets good, real good up there when there is size. It also holds very large size swell where it's closing out on beachbreaks. The problem is the number of surfable days there compared to NJ. Look at the last 5 years and see which place had the better waves and more consistent waves.

 

as far as arm placement goes, its kinda hard to tell how someones form influences their turns/hacks/ any kind of aerial maneuvers when they are DROPPING IN. glad you could tell everything about my surfing from that photo, especially where i was on the line of the wave.


alright bud, if your ever in south east north carolina shoot me a pm. Whats your car look like, id be happy to throw a boot on the wheel and break your 10 foot foam board over my knee <3

 

documented* surf-able days. rhode islanders tend to be less camera whoreish in my opinon

 

your neglecting the fact that virginia has direct acces to OBX. a place that makes your jersey barrels look like windslop

 

No problem but I don't have any desire to surf south east north carolina. If I did, I wouldn't bring a foam board but I would probably need a 10 footer for that mush, lol. If I'm heading down there, I'm going to the outer banks. I'm not messing around with your mush waves.

 

It has been waist high in SC for almost two weeks straight, with a head high day yesterday. Never been to SC, have you? Sure, the SE does tend to lack the OH waves most of the year, but we get consistent waist high stuff. The winter tends to suck, due to lack of the big Nor Easters, but spring and fall are always fun. The entire East Coast has flat spells. That is just part of living on this side of the country.

 

ill take my 4 hour drive to obx, and "mush waves" warm water temperatures and clean water to your medical waste, secondhand barrels and shorebreak any day. Jersey ain't bad, it just ain't got much of a coastline compared to the south or New England.

 

One conclusion I can draw here is that it's a good thing we all get defensive about what we consider to be our "home" breaks...not in a territorial pissing contest kinda way, but in a proud of your area kinda way...that's a good thing to take pride in, as opposed to conventional human things such as cars, careers, dipsh*t stuff...one common unifying thread we all share is that we love the waves we get to surf regularly...you're not your fuc*king khakis.

 

I have direct access to outer banks too, lol. I'm talking about where you live. Some kook from Raleigh can say the same thing.

 

no, i disagree. these were fishing towns long before the tourist boom; they may WANT the tourist dollars, but most assuredly do not NEED it. same as an addict who "needs" their fix. the towns would adjust to the change in economy, probably w/ a far lower population, but there wouldn't suddenly be 100+ miles of coastal ghost towns if inland folks decided to stop coming to the beach. hell, the towns would probably be better off w/out the inland masses descending upon us every year; the ecosystem probably would be, too.

 

Yup, they're too busy getting it done in the water.