How good are you at surfing two foot slop? That's pretty much all you get in Virginia Beach. A long continental shelf makes for weak surf. Basically terrible surf until you get a hurricane. Low tide is your best bet here. Usually, when the weather is warm (like today), it's pretty flat. Surfers call it Lake Atlantic. Surfing Virginia Beach is like eating at a cheap buffet. There are a lot of options but none of them are top notch. Honestly, this is pretty typical of Virginia in general. We don't have the tallest mountains or the best surf. The waves are short but they do exist. You just cross your fingers and keep a close eye on Surfline.
If you live where I do, you have to drive 3 and a half hours one way to get to the beach. Thankfully, today the waves were pretty decent.
The air and water temps both were perfect (water temp = 70 degrees; air temp = 70 degrees with NO humidity).
The beach was deserted. Maybe I should have worn deodorant today.
I waxed down my board and got right at it.
Two hours later I was zonked. Here I am after returning to my car. You can stick the fork in.
As you know, I grew up in a surfing town. Our high school football team was called the Kailua Surfriders. However, today I live literally a world away from the beach. Virginia Beach can be okay and the crowd can be mellow. Today I paddled out and it was fun. It's almost enough to make you want to move to VB. And then I got back on 64 and some nut job decided to cut in front of me. Still, I enjoy Virginia Beach. Today's session in perfect weather with the dolphins was really nice. Located roughly in the middle of the coast, Virginia Beach is a great spot for anyone wanting to surf a "wave pool." Get a longboard or a soft-top board. And go out on every small day to get the hang of paddling and catching waves.
See ya tomorrow!