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Seems like no one's out today

Postby BaNZ » Sat Oct 27, 2018 9:58 pm


My local break.
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Re: Seems like no one's out today

Postby tomthetreeman » Sat Oct 27, 2018 11:46 pm

Where are you located? I’m in RI, and that’s EXACTLY what it looked like here today. Really huge, peaky storm swell. Nasty.

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Re: Seems like no one's out today

Postby oldmansurfer » Sun Oct 28, 2018 12:14 am

exactly how I like it
So what is worse.... dying or regretting it for the rest of my life? Obviously I chose not regretting it.
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Re: Seems like no one's out today

Postby BaNZ » Sun Oct 28, 2018 12:39 am

tomthetreeman wrote:Where are you located? I’m in RI, and that’s EXACTLY what it looked like here today. Really huge, peaky storm swell. Nasty.

Tom


This is Rockaway in New York.
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Re: Seems like no one's out today

Postby BaNZ » Sun Oct 28, 2018 12:40 am

oldmansurfer wrote:exactly how I like it


I guess that is like a 3 feet in Hawaiian scale?
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Re: Seems like no one's out today

Postby oldmansurfer » Sun Oct 28, 2018 12:51 am

Just making a guess but more like in the 4 to 6 foot Hawaiian scale stormy with fast long walls and no one out ........PERFECT! Except it's too cold for me.
So what is worse.... dying or regretting it for the rest of my life? Obviously I chose not regretting it.
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Re: Seems like no one's out today

Postby Big H » Sun Oct 28, 2018 6:20 am

Did you try it BanZ?
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Re: Seems like no one's out today

Postby tomthetreeman » Sun Oct 28, 2018 9:42 am

The paddle out looks, um, difficult.
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Re: Seems like no one's out today

Postby pmcaero » Sun Oct 28, 2018 2:03 pm

still o shore up here and blown out to xxxxx. Might try tomorrow after winds shift and it gets down to a nice 4ft.
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Re: Seems like no one's out today

Postby oldmansurfer » Sun Oct 28, 2018 4:47 pm

I am not sure how difficult it would be getting out there. I would have to scope out the entire place but for now I tentatively would think I would paddle to inside of the rock point on the left and wait for a break in the waves then paddle like crazy . There would be some concern if the current there was going left but most likely it will go the other way. I wouldn't want to get dragged in front of the rocks but how much that would bother me depends on whats to the left. There may be some better way to get out either to the left or right of where the video shows. I doubt that I would try to go out there my very first time out in those conditions
So what is worse.... dying or regretting it for the rest of my life? Obviously I chose not regretting it.
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Re: Seems like no one's out today

Postby BaNZ » Sun Oct 28, 2018 10:56 pm

Big H wrote:Did you try it BanZ?


Nope, I know my ability I'm just too lazy to get out when it is cold. I've surfed once or twice in conditions like that and it wasn't fun. Just catching 1 or 2 waves and I'm pooped. On the other hand if it was 30C + sunny and clear blue sky + water. Then I would be out there having fun.

It's relatively safe, you rarely get thrown onto the rocks due to the current. It only breaks ontop of the rocks when a big set comes in. But getting out would be near impossible. I've surfed smaller than that and the side shore rip is insane.
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Re: Seems like no one's out today

Postby waikikikichan » Mon Oct 29, 2018 8:34 am

From the looks of the condition and size of the waves I would deem it about a 6.

Exactly 6 quarts of synthetic engine oil. If I saw that, I probably go home and figure it’s a good time to change the oil in my car, since I ain’t surfing today.
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Re: Seems like no one's out today

Postby pmcaero » Tue Oct 30, 2018 3:02 pm

yesterday was fun though.
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