South Shore Beach Break - Off the Lip!

Somewhere on the South Shore

April 28, 2013

Local ripper gets a piece of a nice floater while the lobster boats set pots in the distance.  The sand bar is back at this local spot, providing a nice right from time to time...if you know where/when to look.  My lips are sealed.

Spring surfing, one of my favourite times of the year.  Empty lineups, lots of daylight hours in the evening.  Now if only that darn ocean would warm up.....it was ~ 6 C the day I shot this pic.

Another day in paradise

South Shore, NS

April 28, 2013

Local ripper spotted this afternoon.  He makes it look easy.

More June-uary surfing

Another shot from this past Sunday, what a glorious day it was!

June-uary Surfing

Yesterday was an afternoon for logs.

Here's one of the local winter surfing faithful (or is that 'crazy'?) in the pocket on little peeler.

Don't you hate it when you miss the big set?

Jay knows what I'm talking about.

Almost!

I wonder if he knew there was a mini barrel just behind him?

Hazy daze

Waiting for a set, watching the sun go down...

The things dreams are made of

Great light, offshore wind, no crowds. Ah, bliss.

Crowded?

Depends who you ask. Locals who love this spot died a little inside Nov. 11th when upwards of 15 people descended...things were quieter when I arrived.

Crowded? Perhaps by South Shore standards, anywhere else in the world, eh-no.

Magic hour

More gorgeous magic hour light shining through the waves, it was easy to get nice shots that evening!

Coach said stay low

We affectionately refer to it as the poop stance, right Sandro? ^_^

Sunny waves at sunset

The setting sun created some gorgeous backdrops for the two surfers in the water that afternoon. Magic hour was in full effect that day.

Swell's a comin'

It's that time of the year again, fall surf season is upon us.

I get twitchy this time of year. Every vehicle with something on the roof gets me anxious.

"Who is that? I don't recognize the boards..."
"Are they heading to the secret spot!?!"

True, there are more surfers from the city showing up at our local spots. But in the grand scheme of things, there are still plenty of waves to go around.

I captured some nice evening light in the above shot, more shots from this location to follow later this week. Enjoy!

Slow ride

Alan catches a fun one.

Splash!

No, not the Darryl Hannah "Splash!".

Shot last night...some of the boys, out at the spot, trying to catch the shoulder, and avoid the big seal that was lurking in that area. Word is, the ocean is warming up, almost time to shed the winter suit and don the 4/3's!

I am happy I captured the seaweed getting tossed up in the air in this shot. I missed a bunch of other opportunities, so I'm glad at least one turned out. ^_^

Searching

A sloppy and foggy 'ole day.

You meet the nicest people at the beach

Sandro, heading in

....I hear a new South Shore shaper crafted that board...

I'm goin' in...

It doesn't look like there are any waves out there...looks can be deceiving...

True Blue

The many fins atop the van...

It's surfin' weather out there...

This mild weather is threatening to ruin my winter fun!

Oh well, maybe we'll get more conditions like this instead...Another video of my buddy havin' a cruise back on January 4th: