Sonic Boom? (Assateague Saturday 10/4)

Discussion in 'Mid Atlantic' started by CaptJAQ, Oct 5, 2014.

  1. CaptJAQ

    CaptJAQ Well-Known Member

    386
    Jul 22, 2011
    While enjoying some really nice surf Saturday afternoon, we heard some big rumbling noises coming from the south.

    a) did anyone else hear them?
    b) any idea what it was?
     
  2. yankee

    yankee Well-Known Member

    Sep 26, 2008
    Gruvi's ass cheeks ventilating bad Mexican food.
     

  3. Scarecrow

    Scarecrow Well-Known Member

    590
    Nov 30, 2007
    Camp Lejeune goes boom often, shakes my house & rattles my windows.
     
  4. rcarter

    rcarter Well-Known Member

    Jul 26, 2009
    That was either:

    1. Shred slappin some gay dude for getting all up in his grill.

    2. Blasters bustin a huge Carolina Cutback.

    3. Bel Mar's shorebreak on a small day.
     
  5. Mr.Belmar

    Mr.Belmar Well-Known Member

    Aug 19, 2010
    Most likely multiple choice #3

    We here at Belmar are very use to that 'sonic boom' as you call it. You learn to sleep thru it after a while... I don't even hear it anymore...

    #belmarlife
     
  6. worsey

    worsey Well-Known Member

    Oct 13, 2013
    no; but heres' some ideas.

    1) blasters c-cutback
    2) blasters charleston chop
    3) head-on collision 2 F-250's at the osv in/out. subsequent brawl.
    4) methane from buried whales
    5) surf-withdrawal synptoms from those south and west of ocracoke.
     
  7. JimB

    JimB Active Member

    42
    Aug 4, 2010
    Yeah .....heard it too. Most likely Navy jets out of Pax Air Base gettin jiggy just off shore.
     
  8. Pursuitofhappiness

    Pursuitofhappiness Well-Known Member

    66
    Apr 28, 2012
    Those booms occur fairly regularly. Heard it Sat. Good surf:D Could be Wallops island. Or some unsuspecting surfer getting tangled in WWII ordinance like we found in the break just about a year ago. Nothing like literally surfing a bomb.
     
    Last edited: Oct 6, 2014
  9. surfnut1018

    surfnut1018 Well-Known Member

    139
    Mar 20, 2007
    They are doing some seismic testing down in NC from what I understand for the national science foundation. Maybe someone from down there can confirm this? Could be what you are hearing.
     
  10. Sandblasters

    Sandblasters Well-Known Member

    May 4, 2013
    fine fine fine it was me i just couldnt help myself. i was at ai and did a cutback the others in the line up told me not to but i had to show them who the real shreder was to gain pack leader of the break. my cutback ended up being so hard that it broke the sound barrier im sorry yall for the loud noise.
     
  11. rcarter

    rcarter Well-Known Member

    Jul 26, 2009
    We understand Blasters. We need to change your name to Sonic Boom Blasters.
     
  12. Zeroevol

    Zeroevol Well-Known Member

    Jun 22, 2009
    Roy testing out the speed of one of his magic boards. Don't worry, the sticks and glue held together
     
  13. seldom seen

    seldom seen Well-Known Member

    Aug 21, 2012
    Yup, heard the same, sounded like bombs.
     
  14. Zeroevol

    Zeroevol Well-Known Member

    Jun 22, 2009
    I did actually hear something now that I think about it. I heard it from Indian River Inlet, DE. Like 2 or 3 big booms
     
  15. SI_Admin

    SI_Admin Guest

    I heard it in Ocean City...
     
  16. headrow

    headrow Well-Known Member

    144
    Sep 2, 2007
    I was down in Gruvi territory - south end Assateague/Tom's Cove from noon til 5. I didn't hear anything.
     
  17. CDsurf

    CDsurf Well-Known Member

    391
    May 10, 2014
    i hear sonic booms all the time in nj. I wonder how far these jets have to be offshore to go supersonic. Sometimes fishing offshore in the summer you hear them really well.
     
  18. Zippy

    Zippy Well-Known Member

    Nov 16, 2007
    Yes heard it just after noon on Saturday, one boom followed by another smaller one a little later. Living right across from Assateague we hear that all the time and pay little attention. Rattles windows and knocks stuff off the shelves in the pantry. Always assumed it was a sonic boom or wallops. I'll interject one of my pictures of a wallops launch taked from my front porch.

    image.jpg
     
  19. mrcoop

    mrcoop Well-Known Member

    605
    Jun 22, 2010
    Sonic boom...happens OFTEN. I work right at AI. That one was definitely stronger then normal. Rattles my windows at work. I bet it happens once a week in the winter, but not to that degree. Happened a couple months ago, which was worse...people were freaking out...made the news...but it's really not that uncommon...tho most are mild, but still enough to rattle my windows.