(Login RyanCNJ) ESA Member from IP address 151.198.125.66
South swell continued into this morning. Had this spot to myself with my buddy snapping photos on his Nikon 8meg with a 300m lens. The next beach up had about 10 surfers in the water, which I couldn't figure out why, b/c it was significantly better and lining up here.
decreasing the size of these files to 128K involved a little more work compared to my little 4meg camera I snap photos with.
Those shots are all me. He took 127 shots in all over an hour and a half. He usually surfs, but was more interested in taking photos today and trying out different lenses. He got a 500m one off Ebay for $100 and was more into trying that out than surfing; No complaints here, more waves for myself! Two other guys ended up paddling out, after I had to myself for an hour. Plenty of waves to go around surprisingly, as the sets were fairly frequent.
Wind came onshore this afternoon and the size dropped from 3-5ft this am to about 2-4ft pm. The high tide filling in and the wind junked it up a bit from what I heard 30 minutes ago.
The opaque quality and the color of the water is very enjoyable for the eyes.
I am assuming that the masses thought it was too cold? You're gain and their loss. It more than equals out on days like this. I don't feel the coldness in the water looking at your rides but I feel the speed. Looks like you're getting shot out of a barrel. Right sort of gun smithing we all like.
It was warm and flat here today. So you gave us a bodacious water connection. The water ions you have placed into the world have soothed our surf, weary souls righously. Thanks for the good medicine. Surf on brother.
There was this one day. It was perfect and the waves were a cosmic blessing that we shared. If we could keep those days in our hearts always we would always be greatful and never complain about the outrageous slings and arrows along the the path of this existence.
This message has been edited by MagillaSchaus from IP address 24.150.197.83 on Mar 11, 2006 8:21 PM
Yeah there were some pits. It wasn't exactly throwing out hard or anything like that, but a few sections did barrel up where you could get yourself just underneath the lip, but nothing too deep today.
What was great was the lighting. It was an extremely bright morning as you can tell by the sunshine peering through the lip of the waves. Glad I threw some sunscreen on before the session.
Be cool to surf with some of you guys down here sometime. By posting these, maybe it will give you a little motivation, as I'm motivated by what I read on this site to come and surf up there again sometime. I know the whole distance/work/school/etc. equation plays a part, but it's do-able if you're really jonesin for a session. I could show you where Area 52 is! Alright, there is no Area 52, but there are some better known spots. Our coastline is pretty much north to south. There really are no secret spots. It's more of a knowledge of what sandbars and jetties are currently working the best, as most of our sand breaks can go either way sometimes. PS How did Area 51 get that name/number? Any significance behind the number or was it spontaneous?
That's basically where the name is derived from. I was going to name a new place jumping bucks but I don't want guys with guns running around and killing them. Waves keep coming but nature and natural spots are the localism that I'm for protecting and not just for the surfers.
That wave is perfect take it. Sharing waves like a Hawaiian King and Queen.
I've been using these FCS curved fins through this winter. There fun in up to head high surf, but above that they give a little too much (as they're meant to do) during a hard bottom turn. They create a lot of lift on your board. Here I'm using a 6'2", 2 1/4" thick. I usually ride a 6"4, 2 3/8, but with the fins you can go smaller and thinner. They were 40% off so I said why not. My friend was yelling at me to sit off the jetty more, hence the hang loose sign to let him know I heard him.
I grabbed my 7"8 fun shape from the car and took it out for a few. He switched to the 500m lens, which was not as clear and accurate as his 300m, but for $100 it does an adequate job.
How's the Spring surf in April? I'll be down in Belmar, N.J. for the Northeasterns. IF I get my income tax refund back in a month I would love to come down and get a session in.
Being that we are relatively living in the same neighborhood, just like the lakes, the surf here is better in the Fall, Winter, and Spring. During Summer there's usually something small to ride on from the onshores in the afternoon. June and July are usually the smallest months, unless you get an early season storm/hurricane.
Spring can be good. All depends on the weather. Sometimes a low can stall out there in the Atlantic and pump in some nice groundswells. But these S to SW gales that have been blowing through here this Winter have been producing nice lined-up rights.
Spring is not as good as Fall/WInter in the lakes.
March 12 2006, 6:11 PM
On warm Spring days the wind does not get down to the water to transfer it's energy. It's basic physics. Heated air rises. Cold air falls. That's Spring in the lakes.
Yes the NE'ters are epic for surf creativity. My main hold back is cash for travel and it all depends on my refund for next month.
It used to be crowded around here in 1965 and nobody blew a gasket about new surfers. Go back to old school. Cast off negativity.
