Wave O Saurus - Connecticut River
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It rocks- no other surfers, permanent wave: doesn't get any better.
Atmosphere:
Ride till your legs fall off. Pretty rippable wave at higher levels. I am riding it on a 6'6' fish, thick and bouncy.
Additional Info:
Paddle out a hundred feet upstream and line up carefully, wait for the whitewater to push you out onto the face before you try to stand up. It's a one-shot thing at high water (90,000 cfs) but at lower levels (40-50k) you can wade up behind the wave and jump over into it on your board.
Exit river right: there is a big eddy with some car-sized boils that take some paddling to hit the back eddy...or walk back on the tracks.
Location
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Park at Dinosaur Footprints park on Rt. 5 between Holyoke and Northampton...
Walk | Don't know |
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Public access | Unknown |
4x4 required | Unknown |
Boat required | Unknown |
Wave Characteristics
Type | Reef (rocky) |
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Direction | Right |
Bottom | Flat rocks |
Power | Fun |
Frequency | Sometimes breaks (50 days/year) |
Normal length | Very Long (300 to 500m) |
Good day length | Exceptional (>500m) |
Ideal Conditions
Wind direction | Unknown |
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Swell direction | Unknown |
Swell size | Don't know - Don't know |
Tide | Don't know |
Tide movement | Don't know |
Crowd
Week | Don't know |
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Weekend | Don't know |
Dangers
None
Videos
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