110000%, looks like time that would be better spent in a museum (and I haven't been in a museum in 20+ years, just figured Boston probably has some). That or better idea hit Notch, Trillium and other breweries in the area (and send me cans?)
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Boston, MA - Nahant Beach (wetsuit suggestions)
- Thread starter ReForest
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there's a live cam. It's better there now than my local. It's sunny.
If the op is desperate to surf Mass there are better waves north of Boston.
Here too. Never really got below 59-58. Comfy-warm in a spring suit yesterday. I remember years it was still under 60 after St. Patrick's Day. Wearing a top into early May.
Not to derail this nice thread, but as a bitchbreak expert I will say this place is perma-trash. The bay makes the waves bend outwards and not even a nice tidal swing can sort it out.
Not a big tide swing in Mainland Mexico. Not a big tide swing at Ehukai. I wonder if there are any decent beachbreaks there.
Let's see what a beachbreak with barely 4' of tide swing looks like compared to more than 2x at the famed and mighty banks of Nahant Beach:
Just wanted to say that I have a huge respect for east coast surfers now, and I have a new understanding for the definition of "small" waves.
The east coast is crazy cold, the wind is gnarly, and the waves are teeney tiny! There were wind surfers out off Nahant causeway in some crazy cold and windy ass conditions this past week. The big tide swings was another factor. There was a short 30 min window to maaaaybe ride some rideable waves and then it was gone. I'll never complain about small SD conditions ever again.
It would be sick to score some good waves off the east coast though. Looks like it could get good in Boston with the right swell. Does anyone know if they get sharks there in the winter? Our Uber driver said they get bullsharks in the summer, but i dont know how accurate that is?
The east coast is crazy cold, the wind is gnarly, and the waves are teeney tiny! There were wind surfers out off Nahant causeway in some crazy cold and windy ass conditions this past week. The big tide swings was another factor. There was a short 30 min window to maaaaybe ride some rideable waves and then it was gone. I'll never complain about small SD conditions ever again.
It would be sick to score some good waves off the east coast though. Looks like it could get good in Boston with the right swell. Does anyone know if they get sharks there in the winter? Our Uber driver said they get bullsharks in the summer, but i dont know how accurate that is?
Great whites are the problem, I think you are safe in the winter due to migration patterns and water temp. Bull sharks are coming further and further north but I tend to doubt that far north. Anything is possible though
Where did you surf. Winthrop which is essentially at Logan Airport gets waves and can get kinda fun on a Nor'Easter. Never epic though. Sharks aren't really a concern at except for the Cape, which is loaded with them but prolly not in winter like Mundus said. Plenty of grade-a beacbreak there on the right day too.
Used to be whiting(NJ) and cod(NE) but the unregulated industrial fishing took care of that.