Surf Check; South Coast, 1/24/19

South Wind = South Coast for the Surf Check people.

Brutal south winds, gusting over 60 mph, were pushing the surf ashore.

All of the pictures are from Westport. All of the videos are also Westport, save this one below of a New Bedford wind station near Carney Academy.

Westport has a few different places to check surf. Horseneck Beach was very choppy, as the winds were piling up water and messing with the surf.

One of the few waves that would hold still for a shot.

The road will be needing a good sweep once Mister Tide recedes.

Bad rock for a surfer to get surprised by...

If this storm hit a few days ago with the supermoon...

You can visit Westport in a storm and immediately know why they have quite a bit of undeveloped coastal property.

I get soaked less often than you'd think that someone with my job would get soaked. I grew up on a beach, and have a sixth sense about where to hide from the surf and spray.

The road to Gooseberry Island was closed, so this is the best I could do.

Westport must get trounced by hurricanes.

Duxbury residents who don't favor seawall repair should envision this as Powder Point.

I was in Westport at high tide, this part was getting it worse than anywhere else in town that I saw.

Westport is the only south facing town that isn't heavily protected by Martha, Elizabeth and the Grey Lady, our southern islands.