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Last updated 09 May 2008 at 14:31
Friday - knee to chest S swell fades and knee to chest NE chop develops quickly.
Saturday - knee to chest S swell with head to well overhead E chop towards dark.
Sunday - knee to chest E swell fades with ankle to waist NE chop grows to knee to chest levels.
Monday - building SE chop to knee to chest levels with bigger sets.
Tuesday - chest to a little overhead SSE swell with head to well overhead ESE chop.
Wednesday - head to well overhead E swell fades to knee to chest levels with knee to chest NE chop.
Thursday - knee to chest E swell and NE chop fades, SSE chop develops.
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LOCAL WINDS:
Friday - Light NE winds increase to moderate levels and veer E in the PM. Northern shores may see more of a NE component.
Saturday - Moderate N winds veer to moderate NW in late AM.
Sunday - Moderate NE winds become E.
Monday - Moderate E/SE winds.
Tuesday - Moderate E winds with southern shores seeing NW winds.
Wednesday - Moderate N winds with cape seeing NNE winds.
Thursday - Light NE winds veer SSE and increase to moderate levels.
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DAILY FORECASTS:
9 Friday:
N of the Cape - ankle to waist levels transitions to knee to chest NE chop grows to bigger levels by dark.
Cape – knee to chest SE/NE chop grows to knee to chest levels with bigger sets.
S of the Cape – knee to chest S swell fades with ankle to waist E chop developing late.
10 Saturday:
N of the Cape - E chop builds to head to well overhead levels with a possible NE chop develping late.
Cape – E chop builds to head to well overhead levels with a possible NE chop.
S of the Cape – knee to chest S swell fades rapidly.
11 Sunday:
N of the Cape - knee to chest E swell with NE chop.
Cape – knee to chest E swell with NE chop.
S of the Cape – flat.
12 Monday:
N of the Cape - building SE chop to knee to chest levels with bigger sets.
Cape – building SE chop to chest to a little overhead levels.
S of the Cape – building SE chop to knee to chest levels with sets.
13 Tuesday:
N of the Cape - head to well overhead ESE chop transitions to swell.
Cape – head to well overhead ESE chop with SSE swell.
S of the Cape – chest to a little overhead SSE swell.
14 Wednesday:
N of the Cape - head to well overhead E swell fades with knee to chest NE chop.
Cape – head to well overhead E swell fades with knee to chest NE chop.
S of the Cape – flat, with knee to chest east swell for select spots.
15 Thursday:
N of the Cape - knee to chest E swell and NE chop fade to ankle to waist levels.
Cape – knee to chest E swell and NE chop fade to ankle to waist levels.
S of the Cape – flatness replaced with knee to chest SSE chop.
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COLOR LEGEND:
YELLOW: small or medium surf with less than ideal conditions.
GREEN: medium surf with good conditions.
RED: large surf that requires caution, or dangerous conditions.
Some color is an estimate of "when" the scale is applicable.
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SIZE LEGEND:
Tiny: ankle to waist high and rideability is debatable.
Small: knee to chest high.
Medium: chest to well overhead.
Large: double overhead plus.
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WAVE SOURCE DISCUSSION:
UPDATED AT 5AM ON MAY 9 2008
1. Ireland Storm: tiny background swell ~ Large long-lasting system between Ireland and Greenland generated seas in excess of 30 feet last week and long period swell of 6-8 feet at 12-14 seconds arrived at far eastern Nova Scotia buoys on Monday and became evident in the New England waters on Wednesday PM. Expect to see tiny & inconsistent background swell from the ENE/E with periods of 12-15 seconds on Thursday with best spots amplifying this swell to small levels.
2. End of Week Front: Low pressure north of Michigan on Wednesday night has a trailing cold front to low pressure near Arkansas. The northern low moves ENE and is over Northern Maine on Thursday night dragging the cold front across New England with the other low staying back in the central states. This should produce building SW wind chop for southern shores on Thursday with small leftovers on Friday that fade quickly.
3. Saturday coastal storm: Low pressure near Arkansas mentioned above moves slowly E and is near West Virginia on Friday morning producing a band of SW/SE winds off the mid-atlantic states. By Saturday morning the system intensifies to a 991MB system just near the benchmark (40N70W) with gale force onshore winds for the cape and northern shores and offshore winds for southern shores. Sunday morning the low loses steam and is well east of New England. ~ This should produce small S chop on Friday for southern shores, building E swell to medium levels on Saturday for cape and northern shores and leftovers on Sunday that fade to small levels by dark.
4. Monday coastal storm: Low pressure near Denver on Saturday morning takes a similar track to system #3 and the evolution of system #3 will provide key guidance as to the specifics for this system. However, as of now the thought process is that inland low heads toward D.C. area and then coastal center of about 992MB forms just east of Virgnia. System expands in wind coverage and slowly moves ENE and is about 200 miles south of Rhode Island on Tuesday morning and 200 miles east of Cape Cod on Wednesday morning ~ This sequence of events should generate building S/SE chop for most shores on Monday, low-end medium S south and building ESE swell to medium levels on Tuesday. Wednesday would have tiny S leftovers and medium E swell dropping with a ragged NE chop developing as well. * This system is a long ways out, it makes sense to plan for this event, but specifics are still questionable in terms of how the system actually moves past our area. *
5. Thursday System: Similar type of events as #3 and #4 is expected to unfold as the northern hemispheric remains in an active pattern. Expect to see onshore flow on Thursday as low pressure winds up to our South, then move east. ~ South swell, followed by East Chop, becoming E swell with NE chop.
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LONG TERM DISCUSSION:
UPDATED AT 6AM ON MAY 8 2008
Continuation of the active pattern with an average spacing of 3-4 days per event seems likely well into May. Typically as we head into Spring the intensity of systems will start to diminish, however overall hemispheric conditions support higher than average confidence for continued optimism.
It is possible that sometime in the next 2-6 weeks that a long period southern hemisphere swell will arrive in New England. Hopefully NDBC will finish its April maintenance in May so that we have a full fleet of buoys to capture this action.
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Current Observations
North of the Cape (For waves from S to NE and winds from NW to SW)
-Ogunquit, ME by Liquid Dreams Surf Shop
-Hampton, NH by Pioneers Board Shop
-Hampton, NH by Surfline
-Seabrook, NH - Zapstix's surf report: (603) 474 7873
-Good Harbor - Gloucester, MA by sUrfari
-Marblehead,
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-Hull, MA - Northeastsurfing.com
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The Cape (For waves from N to SE and WNW to SW winds)
-Nauset Beach to Cahoon Hollow, MA by Nauset Sports
-Lecount by Sick Day Surf
-Coast Guard Beach Cam
The Islands
-Cisco Beach - Nantucket, MA by sUrfari
-South Beach - Martha's Vineyard, MA by MV's Coastal Observatory
South of the Cape I (S to SW breaks - look for NW to NE winds)
-Second Beach - Middletown, RI by Elemental
-Second Beach - Middletown, RI - Waterbros' Surf Report (401) 848 WAVE
South of the Cape II (E to SSE breaks - look for WSW to NW winds)
-Town Beach - Narragansett, RI by Surfline
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| State |
Beach |
Surf Shop |
Report# |
Shop# |
| ME |
Kennebunk |
Aquaholics Surf Shop |
|
207 967 8650 |
| ME |
Wells |
Wheels
N Waves |
|
207 646 5774 |
| ME |
Ogunquit |
Liquid
Dreams |
|
207 641 2545 |
| ME |
Old Orchard Beach |
Huge Surf |
|
207 934 1382 |
| NH |
Hampton Beach |
Cinnamon
Rainbows |
603 926 9283 |
603 929 7467 |
| NH |
Hampton Beach |
Pioneers
Board Shop |
603 929 7433 |
603 964 7714 |
| NH |
Seabrook |
Zapstix |
|
603 474 7873 |
| MA |
Marblehead |
Brickhouse |
781 639 2947 |
781 639 4531 |
| MA |
Hull |
Wear & Tear |
781 925 9283 |
781 925 3666 |
| MA |
Scituate |
NorEaster |
781 544 4610 |
781 544 9283 |
| MA |
Marshfield |
Levitate
Surf & Skate |
781 834 2756 |
781 834 2755 |
| MA |
Orleans |
Pumphouse |
508 240 2229 |
508 240 2226 |
| MA |
Eastham |
Jaspers |
|
508 255 2662 |
| MA |
South Wellfleet |
Sick Day Surf |
|
508 214 4158 |
| MA |
Nauset Beach |
Nauset
Sports |
508 255 4742 |
508 255 4742 |
| MA |
Nantucket |
Indian Summer |
|
508 228 3632 |
| RI |
Newport |
Elemental |
401 841 5160 |
401 846 2280 |
| RI |
Newport |
Waterbros |
401 848 WAVE |
|
| RI |
Narragansett |
Gansett
Juice |
401 789 1954 |
401 789 7890 |
| RI |
Narragansett |
Warm
Winds |
401 789 7020 |
401 789 9040 |
| RI |
Westerly |
Ride A Wave |
401 596 0919 |
401 596 7722 |
Complete listing of Online
Store Wave Reports
Wells,
ME by Wheels N Waves
Ogunquit,
ME by Liquid Dreams Surf Shop
Maine by
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The
Wall - Hampton, NH by Pioneers Board Shop
Hampton,
NH by Surfline
Marblehead,
MA by Brickhouse
Good
Harbor - Gloucester, MA by N.E. sUrfari
Scituate,
MA (Various Breaks) by NorEaster
Marshfield,
MA by Levitate Surf and Skate
Wellfleet, MA by Mozzie
Nauset
Beach to Cahoon Hollow - Cape Cod, MA by Nauset
Sports
Cisco
Beach - Nantucket, MA by sUrfari
South
Beach - Martha's Vineyard, MA by MV's Coastal Observatory
Second
Beach - Middletown, RI by Elemental
Town
Beach - Narragansett, RI by Warm Winds
Town
Beach - Narragansett, RI by Surfline
Town
Beach - Narragansett, RI by Gansett Juice |
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