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Topic Title: South Beach, Vero, Thurs a.m. Topic Summary: nilch Created On: 09/18/2014 05:49 AM |
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09/18/2014 05:49 AM
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Two longboards in the parking lot about 8:15 looked like they were going to remain dry. Maybe 2' surf, definitely long period with sets. Might post a picture or two of birds later on... |
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09/18/2014 06:14 AM
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Down South looks to be skunked. Earlier, the 1st Peak cam looked really weak.
------------------------- Dora Hates You |
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09/18/2014 06:54 AM
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Photos of nothing. Thanks to the guy who provided scale. Up north looks good! |
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09/18/2014 08:13 AM
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They don't call it Zero Beach for nothing...er, yes, they do call it that for nothing! I've never seen a wave there. Why is that? Offshore reef?
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09/18/2014 08:51 AM
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Actual waves are rare compared to Inlet northward. Some of it is the shallow, reefy offshore, although South Beach itself is reefless, except for a big pile of limestone rocks dumped off the condo row as mitigation for beach nourishment. The Riomar reef to the north definitely shapes what surf there is. The official north end of the surfing area seems to have a persistent, tiny rip current and is where closeouts give way to shoulders. The beach southward seems more uniform, at least until you get well past the condo row. Then there's rare occasions when things are different. Very rare. This was enough to make me want a decent camera. Edited: 09/19/2014 at 02:33 PM by ww |
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09/18/2014 03:04 PM
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m/jiFfM.jpg ------------------------- https://i.imgur.com/rMXKWWK.gifv |
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09/18/2014 04:30 PM
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i got this from my friend yesterday
"Jensen beach was chest+" he used to compete and was sponsored so no, he's not pulling my leg i knew that there was going to be a little bit of juice making its way through the bahamas to the SFL but i wasn't sure where anyway, sorry for your loss WW and by loss, i mean of surfing time ------------------------- hey, i don't know if you read this yet ----------> I <3 16streets.com thank you Sean O'hare Delicious beer comes from here |
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09/18/2014 04:40 PM
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------------------------- * 10' 4" PSH SUP * 9' 6" Takayama Model T * 9' 4" Fox "Billy D" * 6' Lost PJ HP Round |
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09/18/2014 05:09 PM
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awesome that you got it
------------------------- hey, i don't know if you read this yet ----------> I <3 16streets.com thank you Sean O'hare Delicious beer comes from here |
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09/18/2014 05:41 PM
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sorry bubs but VERO BEACH aka ZERO beach is not a surf spot
------------------------- ____/\___\o/____ AHHH a SHARK!!! |
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09/18/2014 07:09 PM
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'Cept for that rare ne swell with perfect direction, when south beach fires top to bottom barrels double overhead plus. Snapped my shorty there one swell and busted out the long board.. scared shtless and shacked all at the same time... but with a hole lifeguards who call cops to get u out when no sane person is even swimming there.. there is truly a gaping void in that outer reef that tames monsters.
I'll never forget that April day in 199_ somethin when I learned how to turn or die!
\Thanks for the update ww |
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09/18/2014 07:52 PM
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The beach is lousy habitat for surfboards. They break. Better for handplanes, sponges and skim. These are from the 2ndlight files. This one's from Sandy, so doesn't count toward the regular board destruction
Still, some do difficult things gracefully. He was far better than my photo-taking.
Nailed the landing, thusly:
Edited: 09/18/2014 at 08:04 PM by ww
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09/19/2014 08:03 AM
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Not a place to surf long period swell that is for sure. ------------------------- Replace turf grass with native plants that don't need irrigation and synthetic fertilizers or chemicals that can go into our waterways and ocean |
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09/19/2014 08:51 AM
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...unless you're someone special
Slater Getting Barrel at South Beach During Sandy
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09/19/2014 08:57 AM
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That was a pretty amazing display of surfing by Slater. I was there that day- too late to see Slater surf but caught him afterwards in the parking lot signing broken boards for the groms. On a previous hurricane in the middle 2000s I saw a local get a stand up barrell that lasted several seconds in that same spot that is in the video. ------------------------- Replace turf grass with native plants that don't need irrigation and synthetic fertilizers or chemicals that can go into our waterways and ocean Edited: 09/19/2014 at 11:10 AM by daner |
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09/19/2014 11:10 AM
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Apparently Sandy swell was considered long period. How you feeling Glassy? ------------------------- Replace turf grass with native plants that don't need irrigation and synthetic fertilizers or chemicals that can go into our waterways and ocean |
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09/20/2014 12:46 PM
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^^there's that left. an old salty photog shot there all the time back in film days.. bet he has some evidence files too. |
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