Knowing your local surf area

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WBF if you ever head North I'd be happy to put you on to some spots.

 

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Why thank you Mr Frielinghaus,

And I might take you up on yours as well, thinking about a camping/road/surf trip this fall. Would love to compare notes, and if it's up here, I'll show ya some of the points and such.

 

Troller trash, I thought we told you, beat it kook.

 

I haven't been up there in a while, but my vehicle is fixed up now. There used to be a spot up in Melbourne Beach called Samperton's - it was a restaurant with a reef behind it. It was sold. Do you know what it is called, or if they turned it into a condo? It breaks good there on higher tides and is not too crowded if my memory is correct.

 

Nice, now that's dedication, makes the waves that much more rewarding when you get there finally

 

I live in right on the beach in a highrise, and get to watch the ocean all the time. There is huge variation about every 50 yards or so, beach break has many variables and moods.

Right in front of my building is a consistent rip, and a great place to paddle out when it's big or dumping. 100 yards south it begins to break further out, and by 300 yards south it's a different break completely. Looks mostly the same from sea level and the typical quick surf check, but from the balcony the difference is obvious. At my home break, you gotta either walk north a few buildings, or south a few buildings.

Most people paddle out and sit in just the wrong spot I have noticed. Dudes roll up, check it and run screaming into the lineup without so much as a minute of sitting there just watching it to see where the sandbars are firing. I think a lot of people at my particular spot base where they paddle out on either the buildings or the street number rather than what is actually going on out there.

Gotta watch it for a bit, there really is a huge difference even if it's not immediately apparent. I have really learned the value in that after seeing the ocean everyday from multiple floors up. There are definitely multiple "secret" spots that go unridden, hidden right in plain sight I would imagine.

 

ac left

central pier aka ny av….haven't surfed this spot in 2or 3 yrs, used to be my second home.
i kinda even stopped checking it…got any good news about it?

 

Trade off

It's a trade off. Driving 5+ hrs round trip isn't good for my back. I'm usually writhing on the way home. But if I lived on the ocean I couldn't hold down a job, or at least a day job. I call out enough as it is. I explained to my boss that I'm not ****ing around online all day, but I stream two beach cams throughout the work day.

 

It's by Spesssrd Holland Park beach, right? Not sure, but I
Think it's a big condo building, like so much of the beach in that area. Truly uglified the beach in that area.

 

Another side to this coin: I've driven around looking for the best spot and meanwhile the wind changed and the waves were either blown out or blown flat.

 

I hear ya, my back would be hurtin too, I guess we're just sick bastards who do whatever it takes to surf

 

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Right on dude

 

#knowbelmarnj

 

my take - what was no longer is. theres' too much sand at the pier/beach apex as such it just
unloads when it used to peel. also the peak has these 'dancing lateral triangles' which means no real peak
(as such). the only good news is my car has not been robbed since i stopped going there. you made a
good move leaving ac behind; it seems as if nothing gets better there anyway. on the upside sc av
can still deliver but fickle…...