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Teiki Mathieu Baillan surfing a self-made Alaya surfboard in Macaroni, Mentawaï, Indonesia. Photo by C. Naslain, 2009.
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Fishermans Island
USA, North East, Virginia
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Datum: WGS84 [ Help ] |
Latitude: 37° 5.282' N |
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Delmarva Peninsula in Northampton County . By Boat Only, or sketchy paddle for the brave. DistanceDay trip WalkLong walk (>30 mn) Easy to find?Hard to find Public access?Private access Special accessPaddle > 20mn or Boat |
Surf Spot Characteristics
Surf Spot Quality
Wave qualityWorld Class
ExperiencePros or kamikaze only...
FrequencyRarely break (5day/year)
Wave
TypePoint-break
DirectionLeft
BottomSandy with rock
Power
Normal lengthLong (150 to 300 m)
Good day lengthExceptional (>500m)
Tide, Swell and Wind
Good swell directionSouth, SouthEast
Good wind directionNorth, NorthWest
Swell sizeStarts working at 2.5m-3m / 8ft-10ft and holds up to 5m / 16 ft and over
Best tide positionMid and high tide
Best tide movementRising tide
More details
Week crowdEmpty
Week-end crowdEmpty
Dangers
- Rips / undertow
- Sharks
Additional Information
There is little known about this island. Surfline claims the left point breaks for 300 yards all the way under the bridge. It supposedly rarely breaks, but looks like it has potential to produce some of the best swell the east coast has to offer.
Atmosphere
I started this spot to hopefully gain information about it. I want to take a trip but need information on access...etc
General
not worth unless its a cranking SE swell....closing out in vb status
Author: Zansurf Contributors (5)
Comments
By Anonymous , 06-04-2010
it pays to wait - I was flying into Norfolk last September and flew over this break, it looked liked it was working. While driving across the bridge tunnel to the Eastern Shore I stopped to check it out. It WAS working! I only checked it for a few moments...I didn't want to get busted stopping on the bridge. It was only about 4-5 feet but it was perfect with the winds blowing off shore...Damn wish I could surf there.
By Anonymous , 14-07-2008
fishermans to Nautalius shoal - I was fishing out at the shoal Sat jul 12th 2008. Fishermans island was definatly going off. But there is another break offshore fishermans island on nautilus shoal. It was a beautiful swell. I wished I had my board. Im planning on going back. Its only accesible by boat.
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By Anonymous , 26-05-2010
sharks!! - i went here during hurricane bill (august 09) and the waves looked good but there were sharks everywhere! i always heard rumors but they aren't rumors.. we saw some big boys swimming around and decided that it wasn't worth getting snacked on...