Hurricane Bill Sending Solid Surf to the East Coast

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BILL SET TO LIGHT UP EAST COAST

First Solid Tropical Swell for 2009

FORECAST Hurricane Bill Sending Solid Surf to the East Coast

August 20, 2009

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Hurricane Bill has been trekking across the Atlantic Ocean over the past few days. This system sent a solid round of swell to Barbados on Wednesday with light winds there.

The swell is currently propagating into our neck of the woods as East Coast surfers are jumping out of their skins for some solid surf. But what can we expect? Click on the video to find out...

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Mike Watson 08/24/2009 09:25 AM * PREMIUM MEMBER - Real Name

Thank you everyone for your comments. I hope everyone scored some great surf! Until next time... Best, Mike Watson and the Surfline Team

Jim 08/22/2009 10:36 AM

First waves of bill in the Caribbean: http://www.globalsurfers.com/uploads/20090821_3237.jpg

vero 772 08/21/2009 07:00 PM

there probley just gonna close the public beaches. but if you hit up like sea grove it should be stight and it can handle big waves there

GT 08/21/2009 05:48 PM

It's gonna be pumpin in da mornin!!!

fattuberipper 08/21/2009 05:31 PM

Ya surfed vb today was easily 7 foot at my break.checked some other places like dam neck and fortstory but there were to many kooks so i packed it up and went south. i saw the nugs rollin in around 49th street at 3pm. Got some solid surf. i got pitted like 14 times. im really super duper stoked with this forcast and its mellow that you guys are doin this. get out there and show up and blowup everyone!

adam zorski 08/21/2009 02:57 PM

sure a lot of hype for a one maybe two day swell that will probably max out every beach break on the east coast!

claire 08/21/2009 01:07 PM

psyched up here in maine!

Beau Thebault 08/21/2009 12:54 PM * PREMIUM MEMBER - Real Name

LI looks like it will be HUGE. LOLA says 23' avg, 33' max!

DrayHill 08/21/2009 08:26 AM

Surfed Cocoa for last years Ike Swell...Easily Overhead...Picnic Tables can hold a swell this big...anything S of the Pier...I usually surf at S 14th...its a hell of a paddle tho...the lineup spreads out good

Nick 08/21/2009 06:21 AM

Thanks Sean. Will be surfing Smyrna! Hope it's not too big!

Nicholas Carrasco 08/20/2009 09:29 PM * PREMIUM MEMBER - Real Name

Best swell of the summer get amped east coast. Lets Dooooooo this!

Sean 08/20/2009 08:22 PM

Go to Cocoa.

alex martinez 08/20/2009 07:50 PM

Yeah I also herd something about a couple beaches being closed in montauk but im surfing anyway. I hope they dont close the beaches, and great forecast thanks alot

Bret Warren 08/20/2009 07:34 PM * PREMIUM MEMBER - Real Name

Thanks Mike as always you rock..... www.southfloridasurfing.blogspot.com

russell bonanza 08/20/2009 06:50 PM * PREMIUM MEMBER - Real Name

thanks for the time spent on this one. Maybe this will pick up the business for the local shapers because of all the broken sticks.

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