Rating the Fall 13 EC Season

15/10 at my local break

 

I wouldn't be able to rate the fall until it's over. You couldn't review a band's new album after the first two songs...

This week is flat. There were fun waves last Thursday and Friday. There were barrels in the south two weeks ago... August is definitely summer in my book. I would say fall is over midway through December.

 

We are paying for last winter. Last November through January had one of the best runs of swell I can remember. I would give it a 10/10, especially considering those three back to back to back nearly as big and perfect of a swell as you can hope for in late November into December.

On the other hand I guess you can give this summer a 0

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fipQisc68dQ

 

Last winter was a 6, maybe. A handful of good days does not constitute a 10. Friggin consistency constitutes a 10. Last winter wasn't crazy consistent. It had five good swells, maybe memorable if you where in the right place....definately not epic in the south-facing part of the world. All those swells were accompanied by hard sw - wsw winds.

I don't know, maybe Delaware had a special season. Actually I did see some photos last year that made me have dreams of West Rehoboth and Nino Mancari and Kyle McCabe. I know North Jersey came up with the goods a handful of times last year. But if a season is judged upon five swells, we're all in trouble.

Actually, we are all in trouble because this place sucks. Inconsistency, beach replenishments, sandbar killing Nor easters, Matt Keenan, Delbert, Florida, SW winds when it should be NW, no dogs on beach May-September, greenhead flies, Deal, NJ, closeouts, mushburgers, UNC-Wilmington, URI, LBI cops.............

I remember that NE the week after Sandy(it was ok, nothing special) and a few other head high days, but I don't remember November being that epic. But then again, maybe your spot was special. And yeah my spot wasn't that great after Sandy, sheet I was even relagated to Ocean City for a few weeks, so maybe my area just didn't do it. But it was more than average this summer. Amazing what a proper magnet sandbar can do for you, huh?

And this summer wasn't bad. Good lord. There were waves all through June. Philadelphia recorded its WETTEST JULY in recorded history. This isn't the tropics were it rains every afternoon. Something makes it rain, like weather systems.....and these fronts typically produce waves. If your spot was flat all summer, then your spot sucks balls. If you're getting two waist + swells a week in JUly, then you're doing pretty good.

As I said before, Archy said in late July that he was surfing 3-4 times a week all summer. And he's had three interviews done on him in ESM. And he knows all the Jersey hotshots.

This fall is only 1/3 of the way through.

And actually it's pretty ridiculous rating a season for THE ENTIRE EAST COAST. Every stretch has its days. Shoot, one spot can go-off while twenty miles down the road sucks. And there's a lot o' miles between South Beach and Moody's. I know, us Jersey people tend to think WE ARE the east coast. Well, you can't balme us, for we are as cool as they come.

Actually who gives a F what other people think of a day, a week, or a season. It's all aboot what your friggin spot serves up on a daily basis. It's aboot what YOU personally scored, not what everybody else did in distant locales.

Baba Booey. Baba Booey

 

With the exception of a few days, pretty much this.

 

SS after seeing that post, I need some www.eyebleach.com

 

That doomsday swell last winter? Anyone? I think everyone on the eastern seaboard scored that day. None of us got sucked up into the sky either! Win Win!

This fall I agree has been pretty dismal. I'd give it a 4/10. There were definitely a few days that caught me by surprise, and by that I mean head high and barreling. Nothing bigger than head high since that swell in early June. I believe it was the 24th? I remember surfing with a few of the local dudes, and one guy was like "****, this is the last time we'll see a wave this big till fall".

So yeah, all in all, this fall has been pretty beat, and at a time when I'm unemployed and have all the time in the world. Hopefully this winter will shape up to be one to remember. Also, looks like there might be a swell approaching approximately 8 days 4 hours and 32 minutes away. Bust out da gunz.

 

You eat a lot of green veggies? Or is that the camera adding a green tint.

 

Last fall: 8/10
This fall: 4/10 (though I am missing a bit over here in Germany)

This summer: 2/10

 

Brew- been keeping it lean and green amigo, trying to shed some pounds for more speed.

MIS- thank you for that wonderful link, I'll be checking that site pretty regularly now.

34thSt- that's why I posted the turd. A couple HH days this fall, which I'm extremely grateful for, but man, not one major swell event yet. I'm starting to get nervous.

Godspeed PJB.

 

SS, I do what I can, that was for Emass too

 

Much appreciated. And man, last fall was soooo good.

 

MIS-13, besides talking aboot fantasy utopias, every other post you be posting seems to have a sexual nature to it. First of all, let me remind you this is a family surf predictin' website full of impressionable youngins and teens with many erections and confused feelings. Your sex talk may inspire sex assaults and perversion.....possibly crimes against nature. YEAH, those southerners know what I am talkin' aboot!! OMG LOOK, Erock's blushing right now. Alcohol and farm animals.......

Also, all of this talk and links aboot va jay jay has NYNJ wondering whether you are overcompensating due to your propensity to frequent adult bookstore video booths with dudes looking for fellatio. I don't know, but Jesus wouldn't go to those places.

I have found during my semi-many years that dudes who constantly talk aboot va jay jay(especially dudes over thirty), constantly brag aboot their "conquests," or dudes who are vehemently anti-gay usually lead secret lives. They try and throw people off, so they don't get wacked-off, by a mob of conservatives.

Oh man, relax. I'm just messing with you, MIS-13. Ok, throw your best insult, but I will be banning myself for two days to two months beacause I deserve it....... I'm bad...very bad. And all I ever wanted from this site was for Erock to accept me and love me. He doesn't even know I'm alive. That hurts. Hurts real bad, mans.

I know it's wrong, but being banned feels so good. I can't live without it. I need it. I'll take it anyway I can get it.

 

no conquests, no bragging
I came here to be entertained as I have said, I also like to share entertainment.
Hopefully you enjoyed it to.
I am surrounded by bikinis all the time and it doesn't get old, its a constant source of distraction and beauty.
South Florida and HI have the hotties rocking Brazilian cuts, its just wonderful

and if you dont like chicks....well, not that there is anything wrong with that

 

Much appreciated MIS-13! Way to start the weekend off with some split tail.

 

We had an amazing window of wind from Sandy on last late fall early winter. Was 4 swells like this back to back to back. Rare case where we get better winds than jersey and carolina, doesn't happen often. I'm calling it so good because you just don't get this combo of size/perfection often, let alone so many times in a row like we did. It was super consistant early fall. You guys up north were unfortunately dealing with post Sandy issues and continued **** winds while we sat on the bottom of the lows getting NW winds.

Guess in hindsight, this summer and early fall are just dues we owed!!

Pic cred to Mitchell who was nursing an ear back to health after getting the old drill treatment. I hope for the same run this year when you go back for round two

 

^^^ Dam that's nice

 

Those NW winds were a blessing in southern RI too...even found a clean spot to paddle out the day before Sandy...maybe you're right and we're just paying the piper now.