Finally, new storm off of Afrika!!

Yah!

 

Sorry cats, there aint gonna be no swell on the EC this year. I was just back east for two whole weeks visiting the family and nary a wave was caught or even seen. My family lives a block away from the Atlantic now and that's where I was posted up. Schitt, no less than three of the days had zero shore break whatsoever, not even the 10-inch waves. It was straight up clear turquoise like some Carnival cruise wtf. Could've used the therapy but no such luck. I wish the best for you cats but really don't think swell is in the cards for you this summah. Spicoli will charge anything and there was nothing to be had. Fock it, I'll be on the Sonoma County coast on Saturday seeking my first wave in almost a month due to the EC drought.

 

Stop your b*tchen, been surfing most of the Summer, it's flat now but waves on the way mid week next week

 

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Generally the storms that form directly off the African coast are not wave producers for the East Coast. Very, very rarely do they work out for us.
Most of our wave makers are systems that form in the Gulf, cross FLA, then up the East Coast.
Or, as extratropicals that form off the SE coast then come north.
Sorry folks...

 

I've heard that it's not the size of the wave, but about using the right equipment. Whether that's a LB or the dreaded SUP, there's a way to surf the ocean with whatever watercraft you can get your hands on. Sounds like the inventory needs some stacking up to do. Went surfing this morning to some knee slappers and a couple thigh high sets, it's something that will hold me till the storm waves roll in next week

 

depends where you live. Regardless of it these waves form or not we'll be getting fun ESE swell.

 

Irene, Dennis, Earl, Bill, Luis, Edouard, Gloria... epic wave makers for us in the Mid Atlantic... all started off Africa.

 

^^^ Boom

 

Cape Verde storms give long runs of great waves. The problem is we have been in a down time for their development for awhile now. I think we are on 3 to 4 years without a true cape Verde system making it across and sending us swell.

 

yeah...its been a weak four years:

2013 nothing close to a CV swell maker

2014 Maybe Bertha (below) would qualify...definately a CV storm but tracked south of the northern islands/PR which is never a good thing. I cant remember the swell though?? We must have gotten something from it??

2015 nothing close to a CV swell maker

 

I don't know Stink, over 30 years of surfing the EC and I can't name them but there have been many storms that "originated" off Afrika that have actually produced prolonged (relative to tropical energy) swells for days. Both of the examples you mention certainly give us surf but typically more of a mid period "quick shot" (especially the ones crossing over pan handle and moving up and out quickly).

I do like the ones that form of the SE coast and sit there for a few dayz stationary.

EC is elongated, from New Hampshire (do they surf there?) all the way down to tip of FL (yes I know ME is up there too). I imagine some of the storms that come off of Africa and veer NorthWest then NE gives a healthy shot of swell to NE brethren while the ones that form off of Africa and shoot straight through the lesser Antilles gives very little swell to the NE while the SE and FL pick it up.

You bring up an interesting point though. Which storms of the three (panhandle crossing, SE coastal formation, and Afrika born) produces the best opportunity for where you live?

 

To Mitchell's point, I am curious to see the post EL Nino, if we break that cycle and start seeing them line up and march across in proper formation!!!

 

Definitely had waves from Bertha in NJ. I usually find any tropical system inside of Bermuda and north of Buxton gives us tropical swell action.

Even up in Nova Scotia they see heavy hurricane surf... when conditions are right.

 

Bertha was a pretty good storm tbh all the tourist didnt hell though.

 

makes perfect sense.