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[PT-First Contact]


Dropping in at Encuentro ... Hurricane Bill swell, 21 Aug© 2009 - SwellSC
 

Here's first contact for Hurricane bill at Encuentro on the Dominican Republic courtesy of the guys at Swellsurfcamp. Well overhead and a good indication of what the rest of the Eastern Seaboard can expect.
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BWS=MIA/NORCAL898 days ago +1 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
Surfed nsb friday night from 6-8 really started to see the size that night... woke up stoked at 5am for ponce... hit that up for dawn patrol it was going off a fog over the ocean with the sun rising really set off the morning!!!! it was like 7 and pitching on inside reeeeaaalllyy shallow and 8-10ft outside just peeling.. got one of the best barrels of my life on the inside it beats barrels i got in hawaii sooo im stoked!! can't wait untill next hurricane : )
Sneakybadger 800 days ago +2 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
hahahahahaha, nice story, glad you put it on every article for us!
Lantanasurfer16901 days ago +1 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
I drove 2 hours up to Sebastian from West Palm Beach and i got there around 7am ish. It was like 8-9ft rights going off with no current what so ever. There was such a large crowd but there was plenty of beach to walk down =]. But then the wind got to it and so did the tide in the afternoon and tore the swell apart. Close-outs everywhere. Went home stoked though! Im posting picks on the sebas surf report tomorrow and i may make a vid. Good luck to you guys up north! YEWW!
Kem McNair901 days ago +1 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
Ponce Inlet was 6 to 10 and 150yds long on sat. and Nsb Inlet was 5 to 8 ft on sun morn and epic. crowd was smaller because the tide was so high and the guards moved all the cars out of the inlet area. Great swell over all. Kem McNair
matt101901 days ago +1 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
I was at Wrightsville Beach NC yesterday and it was closed out. I went out at 3pm. Sucked
breakerbreaker901 days ago +1 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
Was out aT White piont nova scotia , yesterday . Got there a litte late , as tide was out more than what i would have liked . As expressedon here before lots of paddling and duck diving , all though little fog i could see sets coming building some excess of double overhead , but no wheres to really go , tide went out max and waves where left with nothing to do but close out . Did manage to get a few heart pounders . Water bloody freezing )
maimz901 days ago -1 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
Went to Hirtles beach in Nova Scotia(South Shore) yesterday at dusk...too foggy to go out much further than the shorebreak which was coming in at 4 - 6 ft...would have loved to been able to see and go out more and have seen the sets coming and been able to get on early enough to ride in...im guessing would have easily been head high + ...definitely cleaner at Hirtles than usual...tomorrow will definitely be the day for clean surf around here if all goes as planned...were getting off easy as far as the hurricane is concerned as i just got done my deckwatch on the boat im working on and its much less intense than predicted...
breakerbreaker901 days ago +1 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
Hi i found hurtles beach on the off chance one day driving around near rissers , took the road around and ended up going over the ferry there . someone gave us a panphlet on art work and the area , was one of the most secluded beaches i have found , been back for a board a couple times , no one around hum camped at the ovens lovely spot , does it go off much there . seems like it would i body surf boogie board so not perfect waves dont frustrat me , all in all cool peace
bait901 days ago Unrated Rate Positive Rate Negative
There won't be clean surf until tomorrow when the winds switch offshore. With yesterday's fog, it was more of a paddling/duck diving session...frustrating. You couldn't see the clean-up sets until they were literally breaking over you.
SurfDonkey901 days ago +1 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
Bill is in town now. Big rain just starting. Reports of 15-20 ft rolling breakers at main spots. The eye is about to pass by in a few hours. 9:15 AM Aug 23 Craig Moore Dartmouth, Nova Scotia http://surfdonkey.ca
warriorpoet902 days ago +1 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
I SURFED PIER TODAY TOO!! IT WAS ROCKIN!!
NHisthenewCALI902 days ago +1 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
the wall this morning was best in weeks possibly all year.
floridasurfer24902 days ago +1 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
Surfed cocoa beach pier this morning. DOUBLE OVERHEAD on the sets. Super mellow crowd, so much fun!!!
lluzzo902 days ago -1 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
from jersey: surfed today... just rode head high close outs pretty much. a few good rides but im expecting/hoping tomorrow will be better
surfnhogan902 days ago +1 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
its 4pm saturday and its flat as a lake here at jupiter inlet! now i know why i'm selling my condo in jupiter and moving all the money out to my main residence in cardiff. where's the surf?
Snuggs902 days ago +1 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
Rockaway Pk not epic this morning, but a solid 6 - 7' break and clean...broke my first stick after 20 years in the water...
Swell Surf Camp902 days ago +1 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
for those who have asked us; the surfer in the shot at Encuentro is Victor (Bobo) Peralta, once of the most well known and best Dominican surfers, loving his home break, Jim
Clague902 days ago +1 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
More hype than good surf. Mostly close outs. Sebastian 100 surfers out just sitting there. A hurricane needs to stall and sit still in the swell window in order to be any good. Bill's forward speed was much too fast. Granted there were waves but no where near epic.
pierceis007900 days ago Unrated Rate Positive Rate Negative
You were in the wrong place...it was called that Sebastian would get the lion's share, however in St. Augustine there were larger and cleaner waves than any I have seen posted anywhere. I have pics myself that I will be posting Weds. Solid 8 foot with 10 foot bombs.
bait903 days ago +1 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
I'm gitty like a little school girl. All packed up and heading down the south coast before light in the morning...hopefully to get away from the crowds.
nw-boardrider903 days ago +1 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
Hope you lot managed to get some sleep last night! Im buzzing for you. Stay safe and have a good day.
Snuggs903 days ago +1 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
Rockaway Pk, NYC - we're waitin. It's been wellin up, though. just left the h20, and it's solid chest now...dare i say which part of me is solid as a rock right now for 0600? b124, holla if yoiu goin out!
gstyles903 days ago +1 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
One of these a month would be nice..
bacon903 days ago Unrated Rate Positive Rate Negative
i agree
coldsurfer 8ft903 days ago +2 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
pray no one is harmed from this storm ! but loving feeling the exitment of all the wave riders watching the mood of the altantic ocean!such a powerful storm so amazing to see ! will be searching the exposed coast line in scotland !
andreo903 days ago -1 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
Hitting the road right now! first in the water 2morrow!
Firedog903 days ago +2 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
Might as well be Christmans time for us! No prob getting up tomorrow!
Aquaholics™ Surf Shop903 days ago +1 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
Here comes Santa!
petercude903 days ago +1 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
go left and head into the gulf!!!
bacon903 days ago +1 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
no
lluzzo903 days ago +1 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
hahahah jersey is gonna be sick too. been watching this for a lil over a week. cant wait
zacharee904 days ago +1 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
super stoked!!
shanzobonzo903 days ago +1 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
Bring it! Not that we need it - I had some severe waves today in North Donegal!!
ClownBaby904 days ago +2 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
Yeah, well. As of right now Magicseaweed isn't right. It's still small. Hopefully it turns out like they predict for Saturday. Of course if it does, no beach around here (VB) is going to hold it. We're thinking about surfing in the chesapeake bay. That would be an experience.
LongBoyBoard903 days ago +1 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
Hi Guys, go for it , have a great few days with this one,,, think of us in the canary islands (of afican coast) its been flat here for some days, do you think it could affect our conditions? i know your the other side of the world, but can you send some our way!!!
Duzak904 days ago +1 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
Pretty stoked as well, only thing is i dont know how im going to put up with the lifeguards man, just want to say everyone whos planing a family trip to the lovely shore well go to A/C or something
Barrel_Bra904 days ago +2 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
Bra, Bill's bringing serious wind, rain, and clouds. Won't be many families splashing the shore pound this weekend.
Snuggs903 days ago +1 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
Seaside's gonna burn this weekend...grew up surfing castlz in brig and made it up that way often. Tryin to convince my bro he should roll to stockton tomorrow, though...could be epic there
CoalFired904 days ago Unrated Rate Positive Rate Negative
The Whaling City is waxed up and ready. Calling in sick for this one. Shoot the curl!
lags904 days ago Unrated Rate Positive Rate Negative
$20 gas 2 1/2 hr. Drive A small price to pay for so much fun.
eggsandwhich904 days ago +1 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
I can feel the excitement across the Atlantic!!! have a good one lads! and come this way Billy boy , you know you want to....
Barrel_Bra904 days ago +1 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
To all the boys from Florida up to Maine, wax up those pin tails and get yourself some barrels!!!!! Stoked to get pitted and spitted!!! Whhhheeeeeewwwwwwweeeeeeee, get ready to throw some hoots and shakas! See you out the back boys!
lags904 days ago +1 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
6'5" Traveler Rounded Pin Ready to go :)
Amber Waves904 days ago -1 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
Good storm etiquette dictates that you never, I mean never, invite a storm into your neighborhood, even if you live across the pond. Dude, what were you thinking?
sir_hanky901 days ago +1 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
pin tail? i rode a 5'6" fish.
CamBarner904 days ago +1 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
Biggest SUrf Maine has seen in a long time!!!!! i cant wait, i got off work and everything.
ed2shred99904 days ago +1 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
reading all these posts make me even more stoked!!! i cant wait, its going to be huge....school bus barrels baby!, cant wait to make it out of a few in OCMD!!
Seán_Rusty905 days ago +2 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
Drive on up this way Hurricane Bill and smash the Irish coast... Woooo Hoooo
ajwhitewater905 days ago Unrated Rate Positive Rate Negative
Don’t forget to take a camera man, need to see some video or pictures of you guys surfing. Hope it all works out for you all.
berko905 days ago +1 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
the magic show will begin at 0600 hours
stchouey905 days ago +1 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
If I start driving from Seattle now, I might make it!
BraxtonBrawler911905 days ago +1 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
OH MAN!!! RI is going to get slammed by this. Second beach anyone?? Should be Packed.... at least the tourists will hopefully be cleared out by then.... DAMN THOSE ANNOYING KIDS!!! haha.
highlife4life904 days ago +1 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
Forget second... got a feeling P.J. is where it's at! Or if you have the means and the balls, elbow! Let's all just "Hope" it turns out to be as predicted and it's not TOO crowded. I myself am a bit jittery with anticipation. Everybody bring cameras!
BraxtonBrawler911902 days ago +1 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
Yea me and my buddy have decided not to be going to second but somewhere along the south shore line... Hopefully it stay nice enough to get some high quality rides in. Good luck to you!!!
catfish0110905 days ago +1 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
All swell models look great.... i am NOT working this weekend calling in dead
highlife4life904 days ago +1 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
Forgot to say, "Best of luck" to all!!!!!!!!!
oibsurfer905 days ago +1 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
So Stoked, been dreaming behind my desk for a week waiting for saturdays swell!! See you at the Water Tower!
doctorsurf905 days ago +2 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
If it does make landfall, it looks like smack dab in the middle of Nova Scotia. Just like Juan in 2003. Get out the chainsaws...
flash365905 days ago +1 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
yi ha best surf i a decade cant wait to plow down the face
dirk714905 days ago +1 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
East coast is stoked!
BLat905 days ago +1 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
Who wants to throw down on a helicopter to surf cape Canaveral point :X
MikeyWouldGo905 days ago +1 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
The perfect storm is tip toein past the east coast and I'm on the other side of the world now. :( Live it up bro's.
AE33905 days ago +1 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
I'm rock hard after that article. NE
PJ Smith905 days ago +1 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
Looks like the swell of the decade from what I remember. Right now Cocoa Beach is looking at 8.5 ft at 15 seconds...seems like wave faces in the 10-13 foot range on sets. I can't imagine NSB Inlet and what it's going to be like....that shit is at least 1.5 times the size of the beach break. noooiicee
BLat905 days ago Unrated Rate Positive Rate Negative
New Smyrna inlet is going to be closed out, this swell is way to big.
njsurfer14905 days ago Unrated Rate Positive Rate Negative
this could be the swell of my lifetime...im so stoked!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! come to b-town
Snuggs905 days ago +1 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
It's right about now we on one of the East Coast's few truly south facing shores are bursting at the seams...
southernswell905 days ago Unrated Rate Positive Rate Negative
I am stoked...north end @ carolina beach is gonna be crowded saturday!!! BEST SWELL IN A DECADE is what they are calling for!
Shred905 days ago +1 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
Most places will be maxing out with the extra long period (14-20sec) and wave heights. Your best bet is to go find a point break up north. (NE, RI) Some places may hold it, you will have to just look. You have to remember the east coast never see swell like this. Its mostly Short Period wind swell averaging a 10 second long period.
Surf Shack905 days ago Unrated Rate Positive Rate Negative
Please stay in Jersey
MantaWave905 days ago +1 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
Still flat as of Wednesday afternoon. Holding steady. Well, a bit anxious, I guess. Most of you guys just don't realize how bad the (U.S.) East Coast can be. (Hatteras is ok. I guess...)
Kkickass!905 days ago -1 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
Man so jelous of all you Floridians right now :( However rather glad im not in Bermuda..... THEIR F****D
AE33905 days ago Unrated Rate Positive Rate Negative
HAHAHAhahahahHAHHAh
costaricachica13905 days ago Unrated Rate Positive Rate Negative
Stay in Folly Beach...or head to St. Augustine? this is the question.
Akhyari905 days ago Unrated Rate Positive Rate Negative
Ready for this one at Folly Beach. Getting my boards nice and waxed right now.
OrchidSurf905 days ago +1 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
Awweee, so there is more to hurricanes than devastation. Have a good one and take pics please :)
Hart905 days ago +1 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
dun whos guna let me use der gun? i aint gota a board for 40ft im used to 3 foota's ...fock
OBXcharger905 days ago Unrated Rate Positive Rate Negative
cant beat the outer banks! swells gonna be siiickkk
Ricky Douglas905 days ago +3 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
ah yes. we should get a bit of that at some stage too. nice one
dingatwinfin905 days ago +1 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
its about time we've seen some solid swell on the NE coast!!! keep it comin!
jluthman905 days ago +1 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
FINALLLLYYYY. SO STOKED.
kooKFree905 days ago +1 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
Here we go! Hopefully, like in years past, the later the season the better.
austinbo905 days ago +1 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
I've been drooling over the reports in my office all week. So ready for this swell! OCNJ ALL DAY!
mills031491905 days ago +1 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
South Beach = killer wavess hahaha you're all jealous :) also, sebastian inlet is predicted to have 12 - 15 footers next weekend...crazyyyyy
Domesticfix906 days ago Unrated Rate Positive Rate Negative
Stoked !!!!!
HardR6n906 days ago -1 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
Hoping to make it to the jersey shore for this one if not... its surfing in the rockaways... gotta love taking the subway to surf ;) Come on bill im ready to take some days off work hook me up!!!
honduras 17906 days ago +1 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
cant wait saturday in nsb finally a swell
smakthelip906 days ago +1 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
ready in the obx!!!!
CoalFired906 days ago +1 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
Waiting for Bill up here in SE Mass. I can't wait too see the swells. The anticipation is killing me.
chma906 days ago +1 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
droool
Will906 days ago +1 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
IVE WAITED OVER 2 WEEKS AND I WONT EVEN BE BY THE WATER! EPIC FAIL on my part
wavedave906 days ago +1 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
'Waxed up & ready just waitin' for the surf to build up on the northern shore' - Bill New England is all yours!
rightcoastj907 days ago +1 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
I'm f'in geeked about this. I've been waiting all summer with nothing but one day semi decent swells. Sorry gulf coast...this one's not turning your way and is looking like the event all of us east coasters have been waiting for. I love being me right now!!!
surf772907 days ago +1 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
ive waited all summer for this moment
skulletchico907 days ago Unrated Rate Positive Rate Negative
F$#% the Gulf...come up north
mike1978907 days ago +1 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
I love hurricane season
rightcoastj907 days ago +2 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
Me too. I think we all do.
sueltosinchancleta907 days ago +1 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
Come to poppa big Bill!!
knightc87907 days ago +1 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
Turn into the Gulf!!! please
Aquaholics™ Surf Shop903 days ago +1 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
You've had your share of H'canes in the gulf. We've been waiting long.
rundropslide907 days ago +1 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
I'm ready for this!!!!
 
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