Surfline feature on the Ida/Noreaster swell

http://www.surfline.com/surf-news/hurricane-ida--super-low--blocking-high-pressure-conspire-to-send-buckets-of-surf-to-ec_38816/1/

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Jon Cohen ESPN feature on the Ida/Noreaster swell

Check out the ESPN feature on the Ida/Noreaster swell by Jon Cohen:

http://espn.go.com/action/surfing/blog/_/post/4663150

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Transworld Surf photo feature Jonathan Hoover

Transworld Surf just posted a feature of LBI's very own Jonathan Hoover's photos of the recent Ida leftover/Noreaster swell:

http://surf.transworld.net/photos/photos-ida-better-take-this-one/?pid=51958#ngtop

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Virtual Tour of the Noreaster thus far

Jumped in the Cherokee to take a look around on Friday afternoon (11/13/09):

Lavallette walkway:




Lavallette surf:



Looking North:


Looking South:


Drove to northside Casino Pier:










Then to southside Casino Pier:







Looking towards Funtown Pier:




Decided to run to Manaquan Inlet (good excuse to pick up some Surf Taco on the way home):

Manasquan Inlet, Point Pleasant Beach side:




Manasquan north jetty from PPB:




The drive to the Manasquan side of the inlet (lots of interesting flooding and debris (including a small boat halfway in the street) that I had planned on photo-ing on the way home, but the cops closed down the road while I was there and I had to detour up East Main Street):






The cove point (looking back towards Point Pleasant) and Dog Beach:







A few pics of Main Beach in Manasquan (can see the north jetty in the first pic):

Surfer drowns in Rockaway Beach, NY

http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/queens/2009/11/12/2009-11-12_surfer_drowns_in_choppy_currents_off_rockaways_despite_firefighters_effort.html


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