Hurricane Sandy improved waves?

You "heard" this in NJ.com
It's not true..in fact the opposite is true. Waters have many unknown hazards still exposed. Dangerous conditions along the sea floor.

 

It significantly worsened many good breaks, from what I've encountered. Except for squan, I "heard" it's even better there now.

 

won't the boardwalk act like an artificial reef or something. surely those homes under water would jack a swell up a little. on a related note, NC 12 reconstruction isn't going well. Seems like the sand barricade didn't last a farting spell.

 

Only one way to find out right? Check it out. Things are certainly different. Few spots I surf just cant handle higher tides as there is no sand left and no beach access. Few weeks ago I climbed down a destroyed area pretty sketchy - boulders, metal rebar, glass, debris etc. Waves were good but had a feeling the ocean floor was littered with debris too. Cop came right after I paddled out he didn't look too happy just stared out at me for a few min. Going to be an interesting summer for sure..

 

I dont think thats true, at least not for me. most of the breaks i surf have gotten worse - time for a little exploring i guess...

 

It's true!!!!

 

anyone who says sandy improved anything is a fool.

 

It has made for better barrels in many places I have seen.



edit: Oh boy did I miss the sarcasm of this post? Is this one of those things where I was supposed to say everything is worse? I'm getting more and more confused the more I read the thread.

 

should have just agreed with the hive, sly

 

Not to trivialize anybody's loss, but IMO R.I. beachbreaks have improved since Sandy. More clearly defined peaks, longer waves, etc. Since there's minial structural debris, rebar and other random dangerous crap are not an issue.

 

I think Jersey has a much better break. Long Island is closeout central now. everyone head to jersey.

 

yea man I agree, R.I. definitely has seen some improvement despite all the damage. Although considering how generous this winter has been to the east coast with swell it's hard to tell what was Sandy's doing, and whats just good swell hitting traditionally good spots.

 

^^^^^Indeed.

 

There are no waves on the east coast.

 

That's the truth

 

Pretty sure it was sarcasm people, everybody knows there are waves on the E. Coast.

 

It's sand people. Jetties and sand bars change all the time.
I never understood the people that stick to one jetty religiously. The sand shifts all time, from summer and winter quite dramatically. Sandy changed everything. Some spots are just deep holes now with no breaking waves, others are setting up better than ever. for the most part the storm pulled the sand off the beaches and you can find sandbars further out now.