Surf Check, South Shore, 2/2/21

 

A nor'easter threw some very large waves at Massachusetts today.


We started off in Hull.




Hull was still getting hit by the storm when we were there at high tide. By contrast, our next stop- Duxbury- was almost sunny.



Hull had let school out early and blocked off Nantasket Beach parking, so I had to park near L Street Pizza and walk over.

According to the wave buoys, Hull has having 15-18 foot waves just offshore.





I was freezing, so we did a quick couple of shots, a movie, a FB Live and we were Audi like motherlovin' Curt Gowdy.



We may have gotten out while the gettin' was good. Unfortunately, Duxbury Beach was just as dangerous.


The seas were angry that day, my friend. The roads were also flooded, so my Toyota simply wasn't making it to my usual Ocean Road North vantage point. We made it as far as the old Gurnet Inn.


Sorry about the cussin' in the video below, both of our shutterbugs got soaked a few times.






Aiming towards Marshfield...





I rapid fired this set of waves, like BAM!

BAM!

BAM!

Duxbury's new seawall sections got a test.

We didn't get to Duxbury until an hour after high tide, and it was worse than Hull at high tide.

We'd have stayed longer, but we had to make a car wash after driving through a salt water puddle... every 20 yards on Gurnet Road.

It was worth it, though. I love nor'easters.



"Turn around, bright eyes, or else your Subaru will fall apart..."




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