Stiff Offshores vs. Light Onshore Wind Conditions

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  1. Sep 10, 2012 #1
    DawnPatrol321

    DawnPatrol321 Well-Known Member

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    Which do you prefer? I know it seems like a no brainer but was wondering what your thoughts are on this. I'm use to mostly onshore or N / S wind conditions, but occassionally we get treated to some offshore winds. The light offshore days aren't really what i'm referring to, i'm more talking about 15-20+mph offshores.
     
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  3. Sep 10, 2012 #2
    Swellinfo

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    offshore winds = bigger barrels... Hard to argue against that equation.
     
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  5. Sep 10, 2012 #3
    Turrtle

    Turrtle Well-Known Member

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    offshore....crazy OFFSHORE
     
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  6. Sep 10, 2012 #4
    LBCrew

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    15-20 offshore is quite doable. 25-30 is getting pretty radical. The bigger the swell, the more offshores it can take. Gale force puts a cap on it for me. Light onshore is still fun... and I'll take onshore over sideshore any day.
     
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  7. Sep 10, 2012 #5
    arby

    arby Well-Known Member

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    Off shore winds! Stand those b*tches up!
     
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  8. Sep 10, 2012 #6
    njsurfer42

    njsurfer42 Well-Known Member

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    this nails it. i don't understand the fascination a lot of surfers have now w/ onshore winds.
     
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  9. Sep 10, 2012 #7
    gallerysurfboards

    gallerysurfboards Well-Known Member

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    On an east swell I'd rather have light onshore, but as long as there is some angle I'll take offshores.
     
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  10. Sep 10, 2012 #8
    seventy1percent

    seventy1percent Well-Known Member

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    I like offshore winds but when they get blowing to hard it will keep you from dropping in especially in chest high surf. I guess too much of anything can be bad. 20+ is too much in my opinion. You have to find a condo to block the resistance.
     
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  11. Sep 11, 2012 #9
    Johnabbey44

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    I'm keen on offshore really agitates but after they get throwing out to hard it'll keep you from losing in particularly in chest muscles high surf. I guess too much of anything can be bad. 20+ is an excessive amount many people feel.
     
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  12. Sep 11, 2012 #10
    DawnPatrol321

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    Good feedback, I'm all about offshore winds, preferrably in the 5-10 range, but 10-15 is doable. 20+ is where things start getting a bit more challenging. I find they start walling up if it's a direct E Swell or sometimes they are difficult to actually get into, so to me the tricky part is positioning yourself a bit more inside because the wave will appear as though it's getting ready to break outside or close out but that sum b*tch will just keep on going, almost like an illusion.
     
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  13. Sep 11, 2012 #11
    McLovin

    McLovin Well-Known Member

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    Anything over 20+ knots offshore and I'm usually just taking off blind. No like
     
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  14. Sep 11, 2012 #12
    scotty

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    I think the light onshores/rampy conditions preferred for boosting and landing airs are gaining favor. Just a guess, if so another case of something good for 1% of surfers being adopted by the other 99%
     
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  15. Sep 11, 2012 #13
    yourdirtymomma

    yourdirtymomma Well-Known Member

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    Light off shore or on shore is great with me.

    This last week I must have paddle 10 miles or more and had so much trouble dropping in. When the wind is over 10, maybe 15 off shore, I just cant seem to get my long board to drop in.....and then I fine myself blown too far out.....then I paddle in and they wall up forever.....so I paddle further in only to find myself in a shyt storm of breaking waves.

    Don't get me wrong, I saw plenty of surfer able to drop in with the higher winds.....but I guess my little girlie muscles just don't have the power to push me down the face. It's really humiliating. (I'm not sure when my self esteem got caught up with my surfing, but it has.)

    Mid to late Sunday the wind dropped to 5 off shore.....it was amazing......I caught everything I tried for.

    So there's my 2 kook's worth :)
     
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  16. Sep 11, 2012 #14
    littlerhody

    littlerhody Well-Known Member

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    well if your surfing beaches you want stiff offshores to hold em up. points ill take light offshores. hell Ill take any offshore.Ill even take onshore and go kiteboarding.
     
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  17. Sep 11, 2012 #15
    DawnPatrol321

    DawnPatrol321 Well-Known Member

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    So what you're saying is you just love you some wind?
     
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  18. Sep 11, 2012 #16
    Inland

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    I prefer offshore at 0 mph.:)
     
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  19. Sep 12, 2012 #17
    Erock

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    I always prefer offshores, but light onshore isn't all that bad depending on where you are surfing. Light onshore can make a break that usually shuts down have a little more line on it, but just depends on where you are.
     
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  20. Sep 12, 2012 #18
    DawnPatrol321

    DawnPatrol321 Well-Known Member

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    Agreed, some spots can be a little too deep but a slight onshore can give it a little more juice.
     
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    Member when this was a thing...
     
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    Mr.Belmar

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    We used to actually talk about surfing????
     
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