I took tomorrow off of work to take advantage of this swell, but don't know whether to head to VA Beach or Ocean City, MD. I am not familiar with either, but live in DC so im cool riding out to either one. Any suggestions? Where is a good place to paddle out?
go to the outer banks. the waves will be 1000x better than either of the other two places, and the drive is...well, it'll be worth it. just my opinion!
Pick whichever location has the more favorable local wind conditions for the time you'll be there and check the cams just before you leave. If you're doing a day trip, then you can wait til the last second to make your choice. From my experience, Va Beach surf tends to be smaller sized but more regular (especially Sandbridge). OC is very sectioned and somewhat chaotic, but there might be localized places that aren't that way. The latter is also very tide dependent, with low tide/incoming much better than vice-versa. All this might go out the window with larger hurricane surf, however. I'll let the experts weigh in on that. I'm going to be doing the same thing as you, except on Friday. Have fun!
Ive never been to ocmd but i have seen pictures they are more likely to get barrels. I live in vb so i know how the conditions here are. Good lines if winds are right. Not to many barrels though. But ripable waves. I would go to obx as someone else said. Do a little searching and find great waves down there and less crowds.
He probably compares croatans high tide back wash to the wedge, as he rides home in his jetta with yakamma racks. Thats where danger deep pretty ugly came from!!
MD is fickle. Sectiony as ****e lately. Many spots just aren't set up the way they were in the past. Super tide dependant and gonna be crowded where its good. But thats not news.
Head to the Md beaches. If you want steeper take offs and hollower sections then the OC beach breaks will suit you. However with size and long period swell you'll get more close outs in OC. If it gets bigger I would drive to the Fed Park at Assateague where it holds larger swell with longer rides and breaks outsider farther. They'll be alot of longboarders though but plenty of waves to be had. Good luck and have fun!
you ride 6.6 rusty customs?!?!?! holy sh*t dude where can I buy your posters? I want one. If I mail it to you will you autograph it for me? I'm gonna auction it off for charity on ebay. It's for the kids ps will you send me your copy of p90x? or at least tix to that gun show
Apparently danger deep pretty ugly is him talking grommet to describe some his favorite "surfboarding" spots. http://forums.crackberry.com/blackberry-apps-f35/berryweather-users-hurting-radar-maps-243116/ ohmysides.jpg
This forum isn't so user friendly Ive seen many post tear downs but hey it does have great forecast models All take care God bless
I'm curious to know where you ended up going. I'm only ~1 hour from OC and was watching the cams all yesterday (Wed) being tortured. As soon as I could hit the road I did and man was it worth it. 6PM til dark was off the hook. Consistent 4-5 footers w/ an occasional 6-7. I had planned to take today off as well but the conditions this AM were washed out. Gonna try a DP tomorrow though!
the forum is very user friendly. It's quite simple really. Actually i'm sure you will catch on quite fast though. You seem like an intelligent person (and I'm sure you are). It was you're "I'm taking the highroad" approach that gave it away. But it's ok because I sir don't give a horses taint what you say. This is an internet forum ( it's pretty user friendly) and it is just plain fun to take shots at people. My friends and family do it to me and I haven't blown my head off with a shotgun. It's just a forum. So unbunch your panties, you know, the ones your creepy uncle herman gave to you and chill the eff out. And sir by all means please put some ointment on your peginis the doctor gave you. Have a wonderful night sir