August 29, 2015 - The Wall, Hampton Beach, NH

Tried to get it before high tide, but it didn't really matter.  Waist-chest clean long lines, but total closeouts.  Used my WRV, which felt like a short board compared to the long boards I've been riding. This was the right board for this surf which would have been hard and potentially dangerous with a heavy long board.  The rides were total frantic paddle ins where you had to make split second decisions to catch a short, wild ride.  By the time you paddled into the wave, it was already closing out.  Best bet was to catch the edge of a long line and take a left, so it didn't close out on you.  I did get a few good rides and more once I moved south on the beach to any open area with less surfers.  Surfed for 2 hours until high tide and the tide didn't really affect the quality of surf.    Some woman was creating these huge bubbles in photo.