south vs. east

Discussion in 'Mid Atlantic' started by Feesh, Jul 22, 2008.

  1. Feesh

    Feesh Well-Known Member

    197
    Jun 5, 2008
    Just wanted to see what people like better here on the east coast. South swell (S,SSE, SE)or East Swell (E, ESE). I personally dig the south swell 1,000 times better to the fact i wont even bother with the east swell but thats just me. The shoulders are everywhere and the rides are so much longer and you can do so much more on the wave. Your thoughts?
     
  2. Swellinfo

    Swellinfo Administrator

    May 19, 2006
    different breaks will handle different swell directions better.

    in general the straighter on the swell direction the more closeouts you will have. If its a steep swell direction, then more refraction takes place, bending the swells into the beach, creating less closeouts and generally longer rides.
     

  3. wang

    wang Well-Known Member

    145
    Nov 24, 2007
    Any swell that's rideable is just fine with me. I do really enjoy a nice S swell though.