This winter has been terrible on the east coast. Aside from a couple stand out swells (that lasted like...a day), I feel like I can count my number of decent sessions since Thanksgiving on one hand . But maybe it's just that my work schedule has not been working out too well with surfing too. Plus, I the super duper high tides here have been wreaking havoc on what would have been fun waves. I feel like it's never low tide anymore. Weird thing is, most breaks around here used to be high tide breaks, now they don't break at all anywhere near high tide.
ive scored auggie pretty good probably during dec 2013 or 12 i cant remember but it was around christmas 2 days of 6 foot clean walls, last time i surf north fl good was probably 2014 during a cane surfed some sick barrels at palm coast of all places with my brother sitting on the inside smoking a joint rode a wave right to him and took at toke ha, then flagler was good. but i dont really surf much that way anymore always seem better cental or south fl. but think about this you could always be in south carolina waiting 2 weeks for a day of chest high swell.
Central FL is always better, but North FL is typically better and more consistent than South FL (but when some spots down south turn on, it's for real). But that stretch from Palm Coast up through Auggie is not typically as good as it is up here in the Jax area just because we have a slightly more diverse selection of spots.
In NE, I'd say above average for consistency (my wetsuit has hardly been dry), but below average for size. Only one big swell, but a lot of nice chest - head high days. Plus the mild winter has kept me in the water. I didn't surf once last year in Jan - Feb as it was insanely cold - about 20 degree air temp is my limit. Just this Thurs it was 60 degrees with a clean chest+ high swell running, in Feb, hells yea.
Central FL is always better, but North FL is typically better and more consistent than South FL (but when some spots down south turn on, it's for real). But that stretch from Palm Coast up through Auggie is not typically as good as it is up here in the Jax area just because we have a slightly more diverse selection of spots.
I still went out a Fock ton last year and something was always off (or I jut picked the wrong spots) so you didn't miss much...Thursday was rad Overall for this year it has been way better than last year-last year sucked all around with only a few days where currents, swells, waves, wind lined up right...and yeah, it was fockin cold...buoy temp is still hovering at 40* right now! It's fantastic (last year it took forever to get below 40* but then it fockin stayed there feb, March, and I feel like 1/2 of April)
The only sure bet was the west coast of FL getting a lot more waves, which it undoubtedly has. Speaking of the gulf, overhead surf for Monday/Tuesday.
Idk aboot Florida But jersey has not been that bad this winter... Actually kinda good 1- water is still super warm. Probably will not drop down in the 30s this year! 2- warm air temps another plus 3- a majority or our swells have had south direction in them- instead of north. A plus for us reg footers to like frontside. (Although I don't mind back side) it also seems out sand bars are set up for southern swells... 4- fairly consistent
on Delmarva I would put October- January above average for swell consistency and when you factor in the warmer than normal water temps and quality sandbars all over the place, pushes into the well above average range. Even with missing quite a few worthy days, 2 days a week with 3 foot or better and clean over those months. I'm really surf stoked lately, which is rare for me this time of year.
Well looks like this swell is gonna clean up nicely tomorrow through Tues (knock on wood). And true it's much warmer water temps down here too. Last year it was low 50's all winter but it hasn't dropped much below 58 all winter this year.
yea i'd say fair to good so far. one swell per week is nothing to complain about for us. This week could put us in the good+ category
I would not call NJ good this winter. We had the 1/16 swell and then the Jonas swell. Both lasted for only 1 day. Actually 1/16 swell was good for about 4 hrs. There have been a couple small (waist high) days here and there but nothing very memorable. December was poor. Agreed --air and water is warmer than most winters though. Hopefully February improves.
Not enough rain but more than enough surf. I haven't been out in anything under HH conditions since like October, and I'm paddling a couple of times a week. It was offshore, warm, and overhead all weekend. The only bummer (if you can call it that) is that there hasn't been enough rain to bring back the *t** *a*. But the last time it rained that much, there was so much onshore winds and bamboo and crap in the lineup that I actually got way less, and lower-quality surf that year. Less rain just means less yardwork, and a few more duckets for the water bill.
