If mixed meteorology messages disrupted the traditional end-of-season weekend in Ocean City, you certainly couldn’t tell on Sunday as surfing enthusiasts and spectators were making the most of the situation.
With Hurricane Hermine continuing its eastward travels over the North Atlantic and away from the Jersey coast, she left a nice gift to wave riders: a terrific swell.
“This is the best day of the summer, for sure,” said Sobe Gall, a resident of Delancey place. “It’s a lot of fun. I’ve had some long rides, and some short, fast ones.”
Gall, a contractor who is a native of Hungary, said he has been surfing for about 15 years.
“The surf is awesome, today was a big day,” he said. “Today is the day we have been waiting for all summer. I’m stoked.”
Surfers on the 4th St. beach said the ocean was crowded most of the day, and that large groups of spectators were also on hand to catch the action.
Bob Super, a chiropractor from Collingswood who owns a home at 3rd and Central, said he took advantage of the waves on Thursday but wanted to watch his friends on Sunday. Wife Gwen and daughter Lexi were among the other family members taking in the scene.
“I set my personal record Thursday,” said Super, who didn’t take up the sport until he was in his 30s. “I got 11 rides in, including a long one from the jetty all the way to the pipe (at 4th Street).
Ted Hein caught a nice ride and echoed Sobe Gall’s sentiments.
“It was the best day of the year and a lot of fun,” he said. “There’s really not much more you can say.”
