The big swell
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Troy Johnson
Jun 12, 2012, 5:55:42 AM6/12/12
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Morning 1: The biggest storm I have seen since I moved her a year ago blew in last night at about 10 pm. It was still raining when I woke up at 5:30 am. Today the ocean was a mess about 18 mph onshore wind. Maybe this afternoon will be better.
Nathaniel Calhoun
Jun 12, 2012, 7:11:05 AM6/12/12
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That sounds about right.
I'd love updates on how this swell shakes out for you all. Mamba point may be a bit sheltered from your winds if you are willing to surf it. Know, however, that you *can* catch typhoid from swimming in salt water very close to sewage outlets . . . c.p. at Mamba Point.
We're getting the frontrunners of the swell here in Dakar 1.5 feet at 19 seconds. Our little reefs are gonna start blowing up
I'd love updates on how this swell shakes out for you all. Mamba point may be a bit sheltered from your winds if you are willing to surf it. Know, however, that you *can* catch typhoid from swimming in salt water very close to sewage outlets . . . c.p. at Mamba Point.
We're getting the frontrunners of the swell here in Dakar 1.5 feet at 19 seconds. Our little reefs are gonna start blowing up
On Tue, Jun 12, 2012 at 9:55 AM, Troy Johnson <tjohns...@gmail.com> wrote:
Morning 1: The biggest storm I have seen since I moved her a year ago blew in last night at about 10 pm. It was still raining when I woke up at 5:30 am. Today the ocean was a mess about 18 mph onshore wind. Maybe this afternoon will be better.
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Troy Johnson
Jun 14, 2012, 6:37:51 AM6/14/12
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Here is the big swell update from Monrovia:
Yesterday morning was still pretty rough, but we got frustrated enough by the afternoon and tried to paddle out at Kendaja anyway. We could not get past the whitewater, and even if we had the waves looked big, blownout and messy.
We then tried at Fisherman's Point, but the huge swell created very poorly formed waves, so even if you did take off in the whitewater, there was really no where to go from there. the waves were just to mushy.
On to a la lagoona, it was on the way home, we could not get out again. at both Fisherman's Point and a la lagoona, I have never seen so much kelp. the beaches are full of it too.
I am curious to know if Kramer had luck today???
This morning it looked great in sinkor. organized swell with a 14 or 15 second period. It was even slightly offshore, much to my surprise. The waves were at least head high. I paddled out at Mamba Pt at about 6:30, which should have been about mid-tide. This was only my 4th or 5th time surfing Mamba Pt and i definitely do not have the place wired. The current was so strong, it was like trying to surf in a river. The swell was good, but again, the waves were poorly formed, soft and mushy. I got a couple little waves left disappointed. Maybe I was there at the wrong time?
Again, any advice on Mamba Pt would be appreciated. When have people had luck in terms of tides and swell direction?
Troy
Yesterday morning was still pretty rough, but we got frustrated enough by the afternoon and tried to paddle out at Kendaja anyway. We could not get past the whitewater, and even if we had the waves looked big, blownout and messy.
We then tried at Fisherman's Point, but the huge swell created very poorly formed waves, so even if you did take off in the whitewater, there was really no where to go from there. the waves were just to mushy.
On to a la lagoona, it was on the way home, we could not get out again. at both Fisherman's Point and a la lagoona, I have never seen so much kelp. the beaches are full of it too.
I am curious to know if Kramer had luck today???
This morning it looked great in sinkor. organized swell with a 14 or 15 second period. It was even slightly offshore, much to my surprise. The waves were at least head high. I paddled out at Mamba Pt at about 6:30, which should have been about mid-tide. This was only my 4th or 5th time surfing Mamba Pt and i definitely do not have the place wired. The current was so strong, it was like trying to surf in a river. The swell was good, but again, the waves were poorly formed, soft and mushy. I got a couple little waves left disappointed. Maybe I was there at the wrong time?
Again, any advice on Mamba Pt would be appreciated. When have people had luck in terms of tides and swell direction?
Troy
Matthew L. Cramer
Jun 14, 2012, 9:45:52 AM6/14/12
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Good God Mamba was exploding right at low tide. Surfed until 11am and got some epic waves. Like Troy said, currents were crazy but well worth all the paddling!
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Troy Johnson
Jun 14, 2012, 12:55:56 PM6/14/12
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That is good information to know. thanks. It looks from the report like the swell peaked today at about noon.
I will probably try Mamba Point at low tide on saturday. the swell will be smaller, but it may be worth a shot.
I will probably try Mamba Point at low tide on saturday. the swell will be smaller, but it may be worth a shot.
john.e...@gmail.com
Jun 15, 2012, 1:45:50 PM6/15/12
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Man I miss Mamba.
And for the record, I used to surf there all the time and never once got typhoid. You just gotta eat your vegetables Nate and then disinfect with a Dark and Stormy. Easy as that.
And for the record, I used to surf there all the time and never once got typhoid. You just gotta eat your vegetables Nate and then disinfect with a Dark and Stormy. Easy as that.
Matthew L. Cramer
Jun 15, 2012, 3:09:05 PM6/15/12
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Here, here.
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Michael Albert
Jun 15, 2012, 11:37:23 PM6/15/12
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You may or may not get typhoid at poopy point... aka Mamba point, but if you exit via the beach (Westpoint's public toilet) you will probably have nightmares. Does not mean the waves are not epic, but...
Nicholai Lidow
Jun 16, 2012, 12:19:27 AM6/16/12
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I've never gotten typhoid from surfing poopy point... but my friend Chris got typhoid once just from *watching* me surf it.
True story.
Nicholai
Andrew Tedesco
Jun 16, 2012, 8:37:47 AM6/16/12
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Poopie point is glorious. Don't listen to the ninkom-poops. I miss those big lumpy waves and picking plastic bags out of my fins. =)Andrew Tedesco
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john.e...@gmail.com
Jun 16, 2012, 1:03:40 PM6/16/12
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He probably didn't disinfect properly.
john.e...@gmail.com
Jun 16, 2012, 1:04:22 PM6/16/12
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He probably didn't disinfect properly.
On 6/15/12 11:19 PM, Nicholai Lidow wrote:
Keith Chapman
Jun 16, 2012, 4:45:40 PM6/16/12
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The intense current usually happens around low tide when the swell is 9 ft +. Usually under 9 ft there’s not as much current, and is usually better waves, too. Some of my best waves there (not the longest, but the best quality) were a bit more mid tide, when they could hug the side a bit more and get some steeper sections when rounding the corner. Low tide there doesn’t necessarily mean better waves, and often means the first section won’t link up. Over 9 feet usually means they break farther out and the shape really sucks. They’re practically head high, but you almost always have to do a whitewater take off they’re so flat.
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