Flat

Surf in the New York / New Jersey area is flat and will remain this way through the weekend.

There looks to be another ENE swell coming sometime around Nov 5 - 7, but who knows.

Cold and small

So the swell is dropping quickly with the 20 MPH WNW winds blowing it out to sea.

If you missed the last few days and are desperate you could surf on a longboard, but its like knee high and weak.

Its f-ing cold though, and there are reports of snow in PA and even Western NJ.

Its too early for winter, Im hibernating

Wow

This swell just won't die.  Tonight on the incoming it was still head high, and the buoy data can back that claim up:

5.2 Feet

9 Seconds

solid.

We still have hope for waves tomorrow...

10 out of 10

Jersey was as good as it gets on Sunday, a couple feet overhead and tons of barrels.  I took some photos and will post them later.

Today the swell has dropped a lot and its chest to shoulder high.  A little disorganized and closing out with the high tide, but as this drops it should straighten out a be fun.

If you build it...

The build is on today with consistent onshore SSE winds around 20 KT with gusts up to 35.  Not really rideable, but waves are anywhere from chest to head high.

The wind switches in the middle of the night and grooms the waves for the early morning session.  

I think the swell will get beat down a little during the night though, so I'm going to say it will be head high Sunday morning. 

Waist plus

Yo yo

The east swell is showing at about waist to chest high. Winds are light early. I'm going to go hit it.

Look for increasing winds, and swell as we progress through the weekend. Looking good for Sunday-Monday. (Maybe late Saturday?)

Waiting

Waves should come up out of the east, now through Friday making for rideable conditions. Then a low comes up the coast and provides sizeable waves Sunday-Monday. Looking like Sunday could see the cleanup.

The beginning of October really sucked, but it's definetly going out with a bang.

flat brrrrr flat

wow- season's feel like they changed overnight!
Waves last night were pretty small, but some swell was still filtering through the gusty winds. I got a couple fun ones...
It's going to be pretty small mid-week with a chance for an increase from the east later. There's still a trace coming in, but it's getting blown out to sea with these strong winds.
Maybe some rideable waves on Friday, and then another swell coming in for later in the weekend.
It looks like we've finally broken out of the flat spell pattern we were stuck in, but it also is the start of cold air coming down from Canada. Break out the rubber.

Swell's Sticking around

There's still some waves out there today. It's around chest high, with some better sets. I'd expect Jerz to be a bit bigger than LI. Conditions are pretty good with the offshore flow in NJ. I'm waiting for the tide to drop out....

There's some swell

The east swell has shown up, as predicted. Its 9' at 8 sec now, and the angle of the swell is pretty steep for LI. Winds are strong out of the NNE/NE. Jerz is probably a big mess.

The swell should continue to fill in through out the day. I'd expect there to be some pretty good conditions at the better spots on LI, today.

Look for this swell to stick around tomorrow(maybe better?)- and maybe a bit of leftovers on Tuesday AM.

wait.

so its pretty much flat today. maybe a barely ridable wave...

look for the swell to come up tomorrow and monday, with northerly winds. NY looks like the best place to be...

Blown out

Its blown out here in Jerz today. Last nite was pretty fun, though. Around chest high and light offshore.

NY is probably clean but pretty small.

Waves Today...

Waves are about waist high or so this morning, but the high tide is kinda killing it. As the tide drains out, the waves should improve. Winds are SW, but is forecast to go more West later. Swell could come up a bit, too.
Could be some good ones later this afternoon in Jerz.

A little Swell

Tide's pretty high here this morning, but there's a bump out there. Looking like the best chance for waves will be around the incoming tide this afternoon. Swell should build in a bit too. Could be decent.

I think we can surf again!

OK! Finally!

So it looks like the small east swell we have running now will increase a bit Wed-Thurs. Winds looking pretty good for both days in Jerz, and light enough in NY in the mornings. It's not a big swell or anything but should be rideable. I'm thinking it'll be around waist high, maybe a bit bigger at the best spots/tides.

Friday the swell should start to really increase outta the NE, and continue through Sunday. Winds look to be an issue in Jerz- but its still kinda far out to really say. Winds should be pretty good in NY...but the swell angle looks pretty steep, so it'll be smaller.

I'll continue to post updates through the week...cuz I'm pretty much amping. haha

unrideable

it's still unrideable.


Look for an update about the forecast later...

Flat- Maybe next weekend?

Good morning- Happy Columbus Day.

Looking Unrideable again.

There's a glimmer of hope that we'll see a NE well late this week[end]. It's still a bit far out to accurately forecast- but it's the best chance we've had in quite some time.

I'll keep ya posted.

Flat

In case you didn't know...it's flat.

again.

Still Friggin Flat

Flat with northerly flow. It's really nice out, again- just no waves. Go pumpkin picking or something. haha

Trying to Reason with Hurricane Season

So according to my records, we've had a really crappy hurricane season. What...2 swells?

Actually, we've had like 4 'real' swells in the last 5 months. Pathetic time to be a surfer, huh?

Buffet's Take...

Ankle High Trace

Wow. It's really nice out today. Too bad it's flat.

This flat spell doesn't have an end in sight-at least no REAL waves.

It's rideable?

Call me crazy- but I think its rideable. I mean just barely. If you're 90 lbs or ride a super floaty board you might be able to get wet.

It's really nice out, though. If you're desperate, come down to the beach. Bring a big board, a fishing pole and a cooler.

I'm waiting for the tide to come in, then I'm going spearfishing. Viz has been great!

FUH-LAT

Yup...still flat.

wtf! Isn't this supposed to be our best season: no summer crowd, warm water, hurricanes? This flat spell is rediculous. I really need a surf.

The Napalm is making it go onshore!

classic surf scene in Apocalypse Now...

The surf talk begins at 10:50


Oh yea... still flat.

Whatcha watcha watcha want...

So my little blog here has been getting some views. I guess you all care what's going on, ocean-wise, around the Ny/Nj area. Cool.

I want to ask what features you would like to see on this blog. Want some more links about forecasting? Want me to post stuff from other sites I find interesting?

Let me know.... I'd love to hear your comments. (I'll really read them!)

Flat....and then probably flat again & again & again.

It's as flat as can be. I didn't even see a trace of swell. Great day to be on a boat!

Go fishing, get work done, put in family time... whatever.

That little swell for the weekend hasnt really materialized. In fact, it looks like we'll be stuck in this crappy pattern for the foreseeable future.

Want to see some real waves? Check out Bali.

Wish I was there!

Check back daily- I'll be the first to tell ya when it's rideable. I'm jonesin' too!

Flat

Flat.

Maybe a little something outta the SE coming during the weekend. Doesn't look great, though.

As expected...still flat.

Waves out there are bunk. Next chance for waves is Friday-Sunday, with a southeasterly swell. I'll keep ya posted, as the forecast shapes up.

Still flat

Looking like flatness prevails for the foreseeable future. So much for hurricane season...

flat and glassy

in case you're wondering, it's flat. nothing going on in the forecast either. boo.

Flaaaaaaat

Its flat with a fairly strong southerly flow.

Not looking good.

Not much going on...

Well, that small long period swell is even smaller now. Its under 2 feet at 12 secs, so any wave that you'll find today is bound to be damn small. Maybe a knee to thigh line somewhere, but nothing to wet your pants over....

Looking forward- small residual groundswell continues to fade with westerly flow. Nothing really on the immediate horizon, either. blah.

fishing looks like the call for the next few days....

Some little waves out there...

NJ showing some little waves- its about waist high and a long wait between sets...but there's waves. I'd expect east facing beaches to pick up some of this long period swell on LI, as well.

It's not epic, and probably not worth skippin' out on commitments. Save those for a better day!

Look for this swell to stick around at around this height for a day or so. Winds should be west most of the week- clean in NJ.

Long Period Swell Starting to Show

Yo yo yo-

The tide's still on its way in, and is pretty high already...BUT there looks to be a wave out there. Buoy's showing some swell at around 3' @ 13 seccs, so it should be plenty rideable today. I'm going to see if it gets better at lower tides. Incoming would probably be your best bet-