Southeastern Massachusetts Magazine

  No hurricanes offshore today, just a vicious SW wind that worked up the seas on the South Coast. We had to get up early, but we saw what there was to see. Why not start in Westport. at Horseneck Beach? With the exception of hurricanes, much of the South Coast gets rotten surf. Martha's Vineyard is a fine blocker. We go to Westport so much because Westport is the one exposed shoreline on the South Coast.  We were there around the 7:47 AM high tide, and the worse winds were a few hours earlier. Nothing terrible, but there was a full moon and a big wind.  Westport is funny, in that they have beautiful shoreline frontage that is filled with mansions trailers and shabby cottages. You can't build real houses here... they tried. Hurricanes, when they come, wreck everything on East Beach Road or whatever they call this street. With this C- of a storm washing waves into the houses, you can imagine what a 10 foot storm surge might do to the area. I had a cool angle here, the cur...

  Hurricane Teddy was 400 miles offshore on Tuesday, but the waves made it to the Cape. Our people went out to stalk surf.  We started out in Truro. The waves were huge, but they were very messy. No slow rollers, more like roller derby. If the man is properly insured, I'd like to come back with a gang of folks and try to roll that house down that hill. Truro is a long haul for me, I started in Bourne this morning, worked a day shift, then made it to the Baller by 3:30. High tide was 4:30, but I can never stick in one spot too long. The locals were also telling us that where we parked would be flooded well before high tide. We hung out a while, anyway.... ... took a few pictures ...and a few measurements. Ex beach to the next beach.... Newcomb Hollow, in Wellfleet. I'm pretty sure that's a kid, and if she is, that should be her yearbook photo unless she grows up to be really pretty.  Seas just offshore were in the 20-25 foot range, but things got mighty messy when they got...