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Saturday, November 3, 2007- afternoon
Assateague
Island Federal Seashore, Ocean City/MD
Overcast. Air was in the 50s, water in
the low to mid-60s, steady offshore winds. 3/2 suit, .5 mil socks and
gloves.
Averaging
in the 8 to 10 foot range
Did not
matter
Neal Carver and myself; one other person episodically; others scattered
about and cluster north of the main parking lot.
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The Forecast on Friday for Saturday
"In
DMV, wind shift looks to happen during the day Saturday with some
cleaning up happening. Offshores/crosshores (NNW going NW) by mid to
late afternoon. However, ENE surf will be very large and unmanageable
on some breaks. Strong drift. Broken board and body territory. Teague
is a tough paddle out in these conditions. High tide may help getting
out. I hope someone gets some big waves, big pics, and no big hospital
bills... ."
I think to myself, "These are the days we live AND die for. Enjoy. Hopefully no casket
bills <wink>. Punching through on Sat is no guarantee, attempting
to punch through is. Carry on..."
Saturday: Noël Has Us Singing!
Neal
on Sat, "Rod and I paddled out at 3:00pm on Saturday. The wind had just
switched. Consistent 6-8 foot with several 8-10 cleaners. A bit
hairy considering it was my first wetsuit debut of the season."
Rod, replying to Neal, "It was good to hit the surf again this past
Saturday. The small waves were at least double the size of Sunday
morning's photos (see below). Neal's wave size estimating is becoming a
reflection of his political beliefs... conservative.
When we arrived to the main federal parking lot
on mid-Saturday afternoon, we checked the swell breakers, north and south, sizing up the
situation. We witnessed a couple of bombs in the 12'+ size roll through
perfectly. I looked at Neal and commented, "Enough of this looking, time for some
shaking!" Now it was only a matter of waxing down the boards and squeezing
the wetsuits on.
The waves were a conservative 8' with
no breakers in the head high or less zone except for the shore break.
We scratched over
a couple of waves that were 10'+ because I saw at least two Neal
lengths as he scurried up one wave face. Although I only caught a
couple this afternoon,
a right and a left, plus the paddle-in wave as the sun disappeared over
the horizon, it was all good. After all, this isn't about trying to
achieve a 20-wave count during an hour of 2' slop. Pure fun and stoke
to be out in some big, moving water again.
Walking back up the beach towards the parking lot was all smiles and
frozen fingers. The wind was blowing hard, the sky becoming dark and
the temperature plummeting. We must have walked from somewhere south of
the
south lot before it was all said and done."
Post Surf Grinds. We met up with Doug "Bisquito Grande" Norris in the
hotel parking lot. He did his job well and popped open some cold brews.
After a quick shower we headed over to Tequila Mockingbird for some
dinner, margaritas, and story telling.
Joel Tice in a kegger.
Look at the bowl!
Posted
by Mr.
SwellInfo.com.
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(Note: Click on pics for larger views.)
The Two Pictures Below Are From the Outer Banks, But Sure
Look Like Noel's MD Southern Barrier Island Waves
from Sat Afternoon
"My Right"
"My Left"
Photo Credit: Kingsbury/SurfKDH
Large Left Maryland
Perfection
46th Street, OC/Md - First shot of the huge left tube sequence.
Detailed close-up of Drex Harrington in the sweet spot. by MDSurfer, on SwellInfo.
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Professional versions of
Shawn's photographs are available for purchase.
Contact: shawn@surfingoc.com
Photos by
Jeff Russo
(click on pic for larger
version, click on description for original)
For
Every Great Ride... There Could Be an
Even Greater Penalty
What's Not to Like?
Wanna Go Left or Right?
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I Like It Right
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I Like It Left |
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Bodyboarder on a
Nice Saturday Afternoon Left
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Some Photos by Dan Edelstein
- Sat, Nov 3, 2007 - Afternoon
These waves are near where we surfed but appear to
be breaking in closer to shore and a few feet smaller.
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Sunday, November 4, 2007- Morning
Assateague
Island Federal Seashore, Far South Lot
Sunny. Air was in the upper 50s, water
in the low to mid-60s, steady offshore winds. 3/2 suit, .5 mil socks and gloves.
NE and
Easterly averaging in the 3 to 6 foot range
Did not
matter
Neal
Carver, Doug Norris, Mike McDowell and myself plus about 10 others from
the Annapolis Surf Club. Swarms of people at the north lot area and
everywhere else for that matter.
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Sunday morning proved to
be another fun session with some punchy, spitting lefts and rights, and
big enough to satisfy. It looked like everyone present enjoyed the surf
and good weather. "Stomach to head high super clean, super fun"
sounds pretty accurate by me. Others thought maybe it was a tad larger, "It was definitely
OH on occasional sets Sunday. Consistent 4-6 feet waves.
With some 7-8 foot lines coming in." Glassy and fun, especially when you could nail
the rights. Big contingent of ASCers out there... Neal, Doug Norris, Mike McD, and myself; saw Moos, Giles, Roy, Bill, Gary Lay, and
two new guys, Beaker, and Jack.
After three good hours I caught one in and watched from the beach for a
short while as the surf subsided and started to section and crumble. We
realized how starved we were and headed over the W. Ocean City Bull on
the Beach for some "man food." My three partners then decided to catch
some small surf in OC.
Some Photos by Bill
Coffin - Sun, Nov 4, 2007 - Morning
Stomach to head-high and breaking on the main
sandbar. For some reason these waves don't look much smaller than the
day before, but believe me, they were about half the size!
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Sunday, November 4, 2007- Afternoon
30th St.,
Ocean City/MD
Sunny. Air was in the upper-50s, water
in the low to mid-60s, blowing northerly sideshore winds.
Easterly
averaging in the 2 to 4 foot range, crumbly and sectioning
Did not
matter
Neal Carver, Doug Norris, Mike McDowell. I took some
pictures from my beach chair.
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Neal
reports fun with the ASC crew in the morning before he and Doug had a
mercy session up in OC after lunch. The lack of good sandbars made for
some punishing drops. We convinced Mikey to spend the evening with us
and crash on the hotel room's floor between a couple of board bags and
a spare pillow. It was a blast working through Doug's well-stocked
refrigerator and making a return visit to Tequila Mockingbird for some
step-up margaritas and dinner.
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Photos by: rodNDtube. Print quality digital files available upon request.
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Monday, November 5, 2007- Morning
Assateague
Island Federal Seashore, Ocean City/MD
Overcast. Air was in the mid-50s, water
in the low to mid-60s, mixed sideshore winds.
ESE
averaging in the 1 to 3 foot range, crumbly and sectioning
Did not
matter
Neal Carver, Doug Norris, Mike McDowell. The sun and waves
were not favorable for pictures from my beach chair.
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Neal reports, "This morning back at 'Teague saw the little
ESE swell but it seemed a bit lifeless (like my arms)."
3-Day
Conditions Summary
AINS/OC
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Waves (ft)
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Secs
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Wind |
Air |
Sea |
| Nov
3rd |
8 to 16
(8 to 10+)
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11 to 12
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10-20 offshore,
gusting to 30+
clean faces and surface, wind a factor in catching waves
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low-50s
PC to Sunny
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64
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Nov 4th am
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5 to 8
(3 to 6)
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11
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light offshores
clean faces and surface, easy to catch
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upper-50s
Sunny
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63
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| Nov 4th pm |
4 to 5
(2 to 4)
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11
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light, going
side shore
chopping up surface making waves section, crumble
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upper-50s
Sunny
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63 |
| Nov 5th am |
3 to 4
(1 to 3)
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10 to 11
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side shores
chopping up
surface making waves section, crumble
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mid-50s
Sunny
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63 |
Source: Delaware
Buoy, WeatherUnderground for Ocean City and my wave size estimates in
parenthesis.
Warning!!! Off Topic Trash Talking Section Below.
Some talk trash when you don't join them on long hikes to the shore to surf 2' punchless mush.
Where are they when it starts macking???
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