This will be an installment posting( going to put parts up at a time but it will make a complete posting)
As I lazily wandered through the forums on Localswell one in particular piqued my interest. end of flat spell. I looked through it because like every other New Jersey native I am awaiting the arrival of something in the ocean to get excited about aside from throngs of tourists. Well I am not that thrilled about them either to be fair, but it at least gave me something to look at for a while. It seems as though we have been a bit wave starved lately, and not a record drought, but long enough to be antsy about when the next swell is coming. According to the posting and several “reliable” websites there were going to be waves on Tuesday. Thank god! Should I call out of work, extend my long weekend? We all waited and hoped. Then today came and went without much relief and the wait continued. Any true Garden Stater knows that patience is a virtue when waiting for waves but I cant help starting to get the “we aren’t getting any waves any times soon jitters.” After getting skunked for a few weeks one of the most frequently uttered phrases in New Jersey surfing is often not to far behind. “It wasn’t like this when I was younger. Why are there so many less swells now?” Come on, aside from me how many of you have found you or your friends uttering that phrase? Is there any truth to it what-so-ever? Yes.