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- 2008 Surf Reports - Archived

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11.29.08
Saturday PM

Diminishing swell

There's been some good surf lately - had several sessions the last 2 weeks but didn't get around to documenting them here. One session had some waves that looked double up on the sets but maybe I overestimated them. This morning the waves were pretty consistent waist to chest and I shot a little video early before getting in the water for about 3 hours. Have been wanting to bring this site up to date for over a year now with more modern stoke sharing tools and that process has begun with the picture above and on the front page.

11.05.2008
Thursday PM

All points, reefs and breaks

Buoy was 15' every 11 seconds this AM so I did the reasonable thing: got wet for 3 hours! There were some great solid overhead sets, an occasional close out and a nice offshore breeze. There were a lot of guys out there but there were several breaks firing so it worked out. Outstanding session. Yesterday it was chest hi so warmed up for today in a short 2 hour gig. It's good to be back in RI for the winter season. No gloves or hood needed yet but boots are a plus.

09.03.08
Wednesday PM

We've been through a nice week long swell and South was firing for several days with that off shore breeze for most of the sessions. I got out for a real nice session early on Sept. 2nd. Sets were really decent and you had to be right on them to take the drop. Excellent session. I'm going to take another season away from any updates here until about mid-October but plan to rev it up again once we get past the summer crowds. Until then, Surf on.

08.27.2008
Wednesday PM

Oi veh

Updates here have been very few this summer. Haven't felt well since May and 8/25 had my second heart operation in 2 weeks after a near life ending heart attack previous to that. Have about 2 weeks more of recovery and hope to surf the winter season once again. It's all in God's hands (as it always was). Have gotten out for a few short sessions here and there but pretty laid back due to circumstances beyond my control! Hope you're having a great summer.

07.21.2008
Monday AM

Didn't get around to commenting on the surf this last winter as I usually do in the Spring. This has been one of the significantly better years in the last 10. We had a dry spell a few weeks ago but recently there have been consistent waves and for several daze coming up it looks good. In general the out of state crowds haven't been as large due to the cost of the commute so that is a big plus. I haven't been seeing a certain group of of locals - which makes me nervous . . . have they discovered a new break I don't know about? Horrors! I see there are 158 are currently hanging out at a local surf cam and that is a bearish forecast for low stress surfing. Well Fred, whereareyou? Oink, oink!

07.13.2008
Sunday AM

Had several 6 hour sessions in the last month with a few weeks of flat water in between. Yesterday was one of those 6 hour session days. The Haus was wall to wall bodies and the parking lot was full. However, 2 of us found another break that was really going off and we had it all to ourselves! Praise God. Life is good.

06.22.2008
Sunday AM

Was forecast 3-5, now, 2-4. I'm on the road.

06.17.2008
Tuesday AM

Flat as a lake out there for the last 2 weeks (for the most part). This last winter was one of the better ones for surf. Had a few sessions in the last few weeks. One of the good sessions happened the same day that the fishing boat broke up on the rocks at the light and spewed diesel oil up and down the shore line. What a mess that was! Looking for waves but it looks flat for the rest of this week.

04.04.2008
Saturday PM
- All points, reefs and breaks firing -

In the water at 7:00 AM until 10:30 in an excellent South swell. Sets were big and clean, even right through the tide change! This morning was supah. Think of your occasional superlative and that's the way it was! Seeing a lot of people who haven't been out all winter so that makes it a challenge. At our break there were maybe a dozen guys and sets were waist to solid head high plus.
Cool.

04.02.2008
Wednesday

Nice 5 hour session at 3 different breaks yesterday. Waited for the wind to drop and got wet around noon time. Tried out a new break that was shielded from the wind and it was . . . OK I guess. A couple of closeouts convinced me to move on so went to the Haus. As the afternoon went on the sets were really great! Fast, vertical and, occasionally, long rideable waves. I'm seeing alot of rubber-legs out there as guys who haven't surfed all winter get back in the water again. The last wave was probably the best - about a 1 1/2 rocket wave that was like the energizer bunny - it kept going and going. Excellent session.

03.26.08
Wednsday
AM

I'm on the road . . .

03.20.08
Thursday
AM
Posted Friday 03.21 AM

Excellent session in the morning but very challenging. Wind went NW for a while before going West. Gusts were very intermittent, strong and seemed to coincide with the set waves! What made the session a go was the wind diminishing and some really excellent waves. Nice solid head high sets.

03.08.08
Saturday
AM to noon

Posted Monday 3/10/08 AM

Very nice Saturday morning session. The big winds didn't arrive until the afternoon so the AM shift was supah! Light Easterly breeze. Started out as knee hi and grew in size over the next several hours. Sets became good size and it turned out to be a 4 hour session. I had it all alone for 45 minutes. It's great to surf with friends - that's the best! - but every now and then you get a world class break all alone and have the privilege of choosing whatever set wave you want. There's something to be said for that too! A wind shift to the south brought in a dense fog and after that it became "interesting" with the low tide closeouts. Very good session. Going flat for a few daze.

3.06.08
Thursday PM

Excellent session

Very nice swell from the South that went SE by noon. Nice set waves around 11:00 AM with long rides at the Haus. The remarkable thing was there were very few out there today. A few of us had it all to ourselves. There were a few close outs that kept you awake but it was goin' off! Wet from 9:30 to 12:30 and there was plenty more after that. Nice and clean!
This winter has been one of the better ones for surf after a few years of limited winter surf. Had a number of sessions that haven't had opportunity to post here in the last 3 months. FP where are ye? Today was the day!

02.27.08
Wednesday PM

Big Wednesday! Big swell that was good early. Saw one triple 'O that would have needed a tow in to catch unless you had a bad attitude about living long. Mostly 1 1/2 on the sets and really intimidating at times. Have you ever experienced a bit of hyperventilating on first paddling out? Today was the day for that! A couple of excellent rides on nice walls and thick waves at high tide. Takeoff was easy though. Not many out there today. Good 4 hour session.
Feb 18th PM and 19th AM were big also. Many hours wet but never got the update done here. Eric T. got wet after 3 months dry. Goes to show, there's even hope for Fred P. !

02.16.08
Saturday AM

Flat this AM. Yesterday there was a basic swell working but the trade off was the wind which was fairly intense, especially early on. Went out around 9 until a little after noon. As the wind dropped so did the waves but there were some decent rides during that time. When the waves slacked off so did the wind and as a set came the wind would howl, especially on the outside break. I never really understood why that happens but it does. My vote is for the wind to stop when the set arrives! Had the break all to myself for almost an hour!

02.13.08 Wednesday PM

Did a little drive around this morning at 8:00 AM but it wasn't rideable.

02.08.08
Friday noon

Surfed for a few hours at both Tunces (fairly small) and South Side (fairly big but rowdy). Good to get wet. Water is almost at lowest winter water temp. right now. posted 02.11.08

02.07.08
Thursday AM

Drove around this AM - excellent at South Side but the horn is blasting despite 9 mile visibility. Go figure. Small waves at other breaks and small groups of people here and there but not enough to get me in the the water. Lots of out of state license plates lately. URI? That's all the news for now.

02.06.08
Wednesday PM

Got down to the haus late this afternoon and saw some nice little sets coming in. Wind was very light. Fell for the scenario, got dressed and into the water at 3:15 PM. Two rides later the wind took a serious and sudden 180 degree shift from SW to NE and started to howl and the session was ovah! Oh well . . .

02.02.08
Saturday PM

"All P, R and B" alert!

Nice session today! Outer break was crashing, big wall of white water coming at you and the wave reforming on the inside. Very windy and meaty at first but by noon time things had cleaned up. For about a half hour there were just 2 of us out there and the crowd arrived at noon time. I'd call sets at overhead max. Decent session. Wo Wo.

01.30.08
Wednesday AM

Been focused on things other than surfing of late and sense that ole addiction acting up! I need waves. AAARRG! Did a drive around yesterday afternoon and there was a slight easterly swell but it was breaking almost on shore. Saw a few locals out but the knee hi wasn't enough to get me out there. Today looks promising if the wind doesn't howl too badly. I plan a check of the breaks around 8 AM. Interesting political season: a choice between Big O and Big Mac. Who could have guessed that? As for me, hold the cheese . . . and the onions.

01.18.08
Saturday PM

Nice waves yesterday afternoon and the swell continued this morning. Two good sessions. The challenge this morning for some was to get the gear dry enough to get it wet again! That's one nice thing about heating with wood - hang the gear in the rafters overnight and you're good to go in the AM. . . which is just what I did.

01.13.08 Saturday PM

excellent

In the water before sun up and out at 12:10 PM. Dr. Surf scores on a big day at the Haus. A little intimidating at first - it didn't look that big from the parking lot - but once everyone acclimated it was a good session. It was one of those days where you couldn't go to sleep out there. The sets were large. A big Coast Guard Cutter was bombing through the sets and messing up the wave pattern but after a while they left. Good. There weren't a lot of people out today. Around 10:30 I had much of it all to myself. That was weird because the waves were excellent. Had one looong wave that took me almost all the way to Pilgrim. Wo wo! Good stoke working tonight and tired!

01.09.08
Wednesday PM

Nice little waves yesterday afternoon and looks like we had some carry over this morning. Got out a little too early - it was wild and rough and mostly unrideable but eventually cleaned up in late afternoon and we ended up having a nice little session. One wave - not that big - but smooth as silk coming under the peak on a back side. Good 3 hour January session.