[SeaCliff]

Hard to believe it's been since years since the famous March 11th swell - damn, time flies.

I know what it looked like first hand, and first hand I've never seen anything like it around here in my lifetime, but I dont recall what the buoy numbers were for the day. Anyone know how it "officially" stacked up?

[kookymonster]

Buoy 44065's data doesn't go back that far, but 44025's does. 
 
http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/station_history.php?station=44025

[Northstreet]

I had just started surfing regularly in NY.  I was thinking, wow, It really does get super good in NY.....I know Little Nasty has all the stats for that day.......I recall that the Rocktober swell was pretty close, but not as long period.

[HydroGlide]

What, was 3 years ago St Patty's Day chopped liver? 
 
Erin Go Braless.

[Northstreet]

[RayG]

I'm still waiting for someone to repost the pics from their place that showed the bombies towards the inlet.

[Dorado]

Bitter memories , 1 Mar 11 ( today ) is my birthday , and at the time my wife worked full time and my son who was barely 2 at the time was really sick ( uggh I missed it and every yr my BDAY is bitter sweet for having missed it )


Rocktober not even close but pretty big

Nov 10 2006 also pretty big and uber clean but still no cigar

[Dorado]

Killarney's wave as Photo'ed by Nellie out East possibly as big as famed 3/11 swell . I'll spare you the gratuitous pic of that swell but the west end was also super clean and sick but nowhere near as big as Killarney's east end beach break Pipeline lookalike

[senorstoked]

Got the best barrel I've ever gotten in NY on that day.  Kicked off the back and there were about 8 more double O plus headed straight for me...
 
I will never forget that day, that wave, or that swim.
 
 

[Dorado]

2 G has some of the sickest footage I believe of the swell . Like I said I was home misserable with a 2 yr old with a high fever watching the surfline cam and weeping , but i believe the swell came up so quick i heard in rockaway it was impossible for anyone to get out.

[UNCLE!!]

2 G has some of the sickest footage I believe of the swell . Like I said I was home misserable with a 2 yr old with a high fever watching the surfline cam and weeping , but i believe the swell came up so quick i heard in rockaway it was impossible for anyone to get out.

I was trying at first light that day. Not cool.. Shallow right next to the rocks with an inpenetrable wall of waves pushing thru. I got out to about waist deep and then just waited for a lul that never came. Then I had to go to work. Only time I ever got denied there.

[Shacky]

Spot where NorthStreet and I surfed. I was somewhat new to New York at the time. 
 

 
 
 

[Dorado]

I was on the east end during BILL this yr and has far as height , tallness etc maybe it stacked up close but Nowhere near as hollow as those classics pics you guys are posting ...

[Dorado]

I was waiting for this thread to come always bums me out that I missed the arguably " biggest surfable day in Memory " and on my BDAY no less ... hahaha oh well for those that scored it KUDOS


( ive since been on just about every " next 3/11 challenger " I believe since then but I dont think they measure up

[Jack Crank]

Holy brown trout is that huge.