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re: Which coastal region of the continental US has the roughest seas?
Posted on 7/25/20 at 3:10 pm to Penrod
Posted on 7/25/20 at 3:10 pm to Penrod
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It was a question to Ferdinand Magellan who named it “Pacific” because because it was so calm. Ferdinand just did not get a good sample.
I thought Balboa named the Pacific which would more explain the name. Even without the waves, that was not pacifistic journey over that ocean for Magellan. Maybe he meant it ironically.
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Posted on 7/25/20 at 3:21 pm to GentleJackJones
These waves in Washington state look pretty dramatic. LINK
I remember touring some lighthouses on Vancouver Island along the west coast trail and seeing the pictures of winter storm waves. Not US but that whole region gets some real storms particularly in the winter that throw some big surf.
I remember touring some lighthouses on Vancouver Island along the west coast trail and seeing the pictures of winter storm waves. Not US but that whole region gets some real storms particularly in the winter that throw some big surf.
Posted on 7/25/20 at 3:47 pm to OMLandshark
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It’s the Pacific and isn’t really even a question.
Easy coast off AK.
Posted on 7/25/20 at 4:49 pm to SippyCup
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Yep! I lived in Cocoa Beach Florida from age 9-14 and that’s where I learned to surf. The pacific kicked my arse the first time I tried to surf out there.
The time between sets out west is amazing. So much easier to paddle out than our Florida washing machine days. But I still remember a few mornings in California looking over the edge saying fuuuuuuuuuck that and pulling out
Posted on 7/25/20 at 5:01 pm to GentleJackJones
The Columbia River Bar is the most treacherous marine intersection of U.S. coastline.
There are only about 10-15 calm days there per year, one at a time.
The tide changes and it’s dangerous again.
There are only about 10-15 calm days there per year, one at a time.
The tide changes and it’s dangerous again.
Posted on 7/25/20 at 5:13 pm to OMLandshark
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I thought Balboa named the Pacific
I could be wrong. In fact, if you were a betting man...
Posted on 7/25/20 at 5:20 pm to GentleJackJones
Just off the coast of Biloxi Mississippi. That's why no one goes to the beach there... Afraid they gonna get sucked into the rough ocean
This post was edited on 7/25/20 at 5:25 pm
Posted on 7/25/20 at 5:22 pm to OMLandshark
I think y'all are confusing shore waves and sea swells. The op asked about roughest seas. I would think that means swells at sea. Maybe I'm wrong.
Posted on 7/25/20 at 5:47 pm to Globetrotter747
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I drove the Oregon coast this summer and spent a few hours at Cannon Beach
One of the most beautiful places I've been. We only spent two days there, but I wish we could have stayed more.
Posted on 7/25/20 at 5:49 pm to OMLandshark
The biggest waves I've seen were at Cape Disappointment, Washington. I'm pretty sure those are some of the biggest ones in the lower 48.
Posted on 7/25/20 at 5:52 pm to GentleJackJones
North Atlantic can get squirrelly
Alaskan coast takes the cake though
Alaskan coast takes the cake though
Posted on 7/25/20 at 5:53 pm to yatesdog38
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Just off the coast of Biloxi Mississippi. That's why no one goes to the beach there... Afraid they gonna get sucked into the rough ocean
Didn’t know the riptide in Biloxi could carry someone 2000 miles....
Posted on 7/25/20 at 5:57 pm to Cool Hand Luke
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I think y'all are confusing shore waves and sea swells. The op asked about roughest seas. I would think that means swells at sea. Maybe I'm wrong.
My sub drove under a hurricane. Hurricane Floyd in 1999. Cat 5. We were off the coast of the Bahamas.
Our original depth was 500’ but we had to dive to 900’ before we couldn’t feel the swells.
Mother Nature is a scary bitch
Posted on 7/25/20 at 5:57 pm to GentleJackJones
I've been to the coast of Maine many times. There was never a storm going on though. Not as rough as you would think. I'm sure it gets crazy during a noreaster. The most surprising thing to me was the severe tides. It will come in fast and take all your beach stuff. Lol
Posted on 7/25/20 at 6:25 pm to Penrod
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Good grief! I thought that was a weird looking cliff behind him.
It’s one of the heaviest looking waves I’ve ever seen. They have some slabs like that in west Australia where the bottom of the wave is significantly lower than the surrounding water line. Very little margin of error
Posted on 7/25/20 at 6:32 pm to Tigeralum2008
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Our original depth was 500’ but we had to dive to 900’ before we couldn’t feel the swells.
Mother Nature is a scary bitch
That is wild. Never would have thought this.
Posted on 7/25/20 at 6:36 pm to GentleJackJones
Growing up I always heard the best surfing was on the west coast.
I would assume it is out there.
I would assume it is out there.
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