Surf On The Bay

Discussion in 'Mid Atlantic' started by eshore, Sep 5, 2008.

  1. eshore

    eshore Well-Known Member

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    Jul 22, 2008
    I was wondering if it is possible to surf on the bay after i saw a report on bowers beach
     
  2. MDSurfer

    MDSurfer Well-Known Member

    Dec 30, 2006
    Sure. . .

    Go for it.
     

  3. Swellinfo

    Swellinfo Administrator

    May 19, 2006
    sure, just need the right direction fetch. A strong NE wind swell will break at Bowers - but it will be very choppy.
     
    Last edited: Sep 5, 2008
  4. eshore

    eshore Well-Known Member

    564
    Jul 22, 2008
    I didnt know that that the bay got anything. I didnt understand the report.
     
  5. epidemicepic

    epidemicepic Well-Known Member

    502
    Feb 21, 2008
    hahaha i've surfed the bay before, if you get a howling NNE wind for a day or two it will kick up some 2 foot wind swell, then its just down to finding a sandbar.... its not actually worth trying, i just showed up to the beach one day and saw these little choppy breakers and thought hmmmm.... why not???
     
  6. eshore

    eshore Well-Known Member

    564
    Jul 22, 2008
    where does it normally break
     
  7. PhotoLab

    PhotoLab Guest

    My 4 and 6 year-old daughters have been catching 100 yard rides on my 9'6" Yater on good Southerly days at Bay Ridge in Annapolis....:eek:

    Not much for the 185 pounder though.
     
  8. epidemicepic

    epidemicepic Well-Known Member

    502
    Feb 21, 2008
    there are tons of weird little sandbards in the bay... if there was actually a swell present (which wont happen) than anywhere from cape to bowers could have potential.
     
  9. scotty

    scotty Well-Known Member

    706
    Aug 26, 2008
    i've seen ridable swell 3 foot at Broadkill beach after the winds went light after a huge northeaster in 1998. Bowers is too far up the bay, there will only be wind chop during the strmo there
     
  10. Swellinfo

    Swellinfo Administrator

    May 19, 2006
    ya, i was thinking of broadkill.
     
  11. CRMac

    CRMac New Member

    4
    Jul 20, 2008
    During hurricane gloria i surfed down JFK blvd in sea isle city on 2 -4 footers. It was sooooo cool!!!!;) Looking for the morning glassoff come sunday morn. Should be overhead and SWEEEEET!!!!
     
    Last edited: Sep 5, 2008
  12. farther south like in chix beach va there are some waves on a big swell, 2morrow could be a good day to try it there when it would be too choppy out on the ocean