Actually liking the early high tide for this size and period

Hurricane Bill 2009 & Hurricane Katia 2011 are similar in strength and path. There are probably more but those two I've surfed both and are relatively recent on the timeline. Happy hunting everyone.

Ding Ding.... the track I posted above was from Bill.... and instead of Covid, that summer we had H1N1

Edited: 09/04/2021 at 09:59 AM by Plan B

From Surfline:

"Hurricane Bill (August 15th-26th, 2009)
August 2009 was a fantastic time to be an East Coast surfer. Peaking as a large, category 4 hurricane, Bill basically took an ideal track for East Coast swell production. Florida and New England were notable standouts, but the entire coast saw days of swell from Bill.

Similarities?

Spawned from tropical wave off Africa and developed near Cape Verde Islands
Became a long-lived, major hurricane
Favorable recurving track over the Atlantic
Differences?

Bill tracked further west between Bermuda and the East Coast; Larry forecast to remain east of Bermuda
Bill became a stronger and larger storm than Larry (so far)
Bill peaked with hurricane-force winds extending up to 115 miles from the center, Larry's currently slightly weaker with hurricane-force winds only extending 70 miles from the center
Hurricane Teddy (September 12th-24th, 2020)
During the hyperactive 2020 season, Hurricane Teddy stood out as the main event for East Coast surf. Once it tracked past Bermuda, Teddy evolved differently than most recurving tropical systems. Large high pressure to the north and northeast of the system effectively expanded Teddy's wind field, and also made it take a left turn to the northwest, two factors that greatly enhanced Teddy's swell production.

Swell Story: Teddy: The Most Popular Storm in Two Alphabets

Similarities?

Spawned from tropical waves off Africa and developed near Cabo Verde Islands
Long-life, major hurricanes
Tracked on the east side of Bermuda
Differences?

Teddy was massive, eventually becoming the fourth largest Atlantic hurricane on record
Teddy underwent extratropical transition upon passing Bermuda, allowing the wind field to grow as it took a favorable northwest track ahead of a Nova Scotia landfall. Larry will likely race off to the northeast with no high-pressure support, therefore no major reinforcing E/NE pulse, like Teddy helped provide.
So far, Teddy at 120 knots was stronger than Larry
The Takeaways: At first glance, Hurricane Larry looks similar to Bill and Teddy, but the devil is in the details. Bill was a stronger system with a closer track to the East Coast, resulting in more swell. Teddy was also a stronger and much larger system that underwent a favorable, swell-producing evolution in the Northwest Atlantic. While Larry ain't too shabby, it's no Teddy and it's no Bill."



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So if you are a surfer I wish you the prosperity that allows you more time to pursue the salt water dream, and the true happiness that comes from warm water, clean waves and the companionship of your fellow surfers. If you are an internet troll just spewing bs then f off.

I hope this doesnt F- us up here in NE FL..... I drove enough last weekend chasing swell: almost guarantees SW winds for you guys

TODAY
West winds 5 knots becoming northwest late in the
morning, then becoming southeast in the afternoon. Seas 1 to
2 feet with a dominant period 15 seconds.

WEDNESDAY
Southwest winds 5 knots becoming southeast in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 feet with a dominant period 14 seconds.


THURSDAY
Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet.

FRIDAY
West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast in the
afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 feet.

SATURDAY
Southwest winds 5 knots becoming east in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet.

I went to the Kiddie Pool. Block long close outs. Few and far between corner slides. Nice day, good water. About 7a to 1030a.

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So if you are a surfer I wish you the prosperity that allows you more time to pursue the salt water dream, and the true happiness that comes from warm water, clean waves and the companionship of your fellow surfers. If you are an internet troll just spewing bs then f off.