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44. Wow! 25 feet!

Tue Oct 30, 2012, 01:14 AM

Oct 2012

Never been surfing. But I've lived in HB and am now in the Southbay. I know PCH floods all the time in HB from storm surges.
I guess I was saying was that...Lake Michigan is a Lake and I was shocked that the waves would be so high. I wasn't too familiar with beach wave heights in my area.
Awesome photo, by the way.

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Warnings: Monster storm may take Great Lakes wave heights to 33 feet [View all] Bozita Oct 2012 OP

Latest forecast: jsr Oct 2012 #1

Boy-wolf hype kiri Oct 2012 #10

Did anyone ever mention GliderGuider Oct 2012 #14

Yes, in "the Boy who cried Wolf" we are all reminded that hype kills KurtNYC Oct 2012 #18

We're also reminded that there are real wolves. Uncle Joe Oct 2012 #31

Yeah, dammit! We were promised a FrankenStorm, and dammit, I want to see one! AAO Oct 2012 #20

Um, Sandy has not yet arrived. She just starts turning left toward the coast today. magical thyme Oct 2012 #21

There's a difference between hype and this thing called a forecast Roland99 Oct 2012 #25

Uh, temp is not 60. louis-t Oct 2012 #29

July 4, 1969, Lake Erie. Ikonoklast Oct 2012 #33

Still feel she was hyped, O wise one? GliderGuider Oct 2012 #48

We're expecting 20' waves on Lake Michigan here in Chicago on Tuesday. BVictor1 Oct 2012 #2

Is this unusual in the fall? We had some gusts up to 40 mph yesterday on the west coast with rain. freshwest Oct 2012 #3

Occasional waves 33 feet Tue morn. All the way over to Lake Michigan! Festivito Oct 2012 #6

here is what 18-25 footers do at the breakwater in MKE... Evasporque Oct 2012 #16

Wow! lexw Oct 2012 #9

Um! You Think... Ever been surfing in Southern California? mrdmk Oct 2012 #41

Wow! 25 feet! lexw Oct 2012 #44

"the edmund Fitzgerald" song is running thru my head. dixiegrrrrl Oct 2012 #4

guess the Witch of November is a few days early.... flowomo Oct 2012 #5

Exactly what I thought when I posted the OP Bozita Oct 2012 #7

Me too! llmart Oct 2012 #23

Years ago we were at a Lake Superior museum in the U.P. & that was the only song they played.... rzemanfl Oct 2012 #8

We visited there as well, it's an interesting place Sherman A1 Oct 2012 #12

Yes. I am sorry I didn't see your reply earlier. We vacationed in the U.P. for several summers rzemanfl Nov 2012 #49

I was a kid the last time I heard it--had to find that song! :( DianaForRussFeingold Oct 2012 #11

Yet another ship abandoned at sea dipsydoodle Oct 2012 #17

Who said there's no surf in cleveland USA WRH2 Oct 2012 #13

I'd really like to see any photos spiderpig Oct 2012 #15

Same here...... llmart Oct 2012 #24

If the Browns make it to the Super Bowl, is it a sign of the apocalypse? spiderpig Oct 2012 #26

Oooohhhhh..... llmart Oct 2012 #30

People don't realize how COLD Cleveland can be spiderpig Oct 2012 #32

Ah, Lakewood....... llmart Oct 2012 #37

Cleveland had 2 daily papers back in the day spiderpig Oct 2012 #39

Too funny. llmart Oct 2012 #40

I'm older than you, llmart! But we have to LOL over our shared memories. spiderpig Oct 2012 #43

Yes, we do. llmart Oct 2012 #45

I'm sure you experienced the ruse of looking through your desk drawer for a pencil or something spiderpig Oct 2012 #46

I didn't experience that one...... llmart Oct 2012 #47

If you get any photos of people surfing on lake Erie, I'd love to see them! AAO Oct 2012 #22

UPDATE FROM USCG: HMS Bounty has sunk... Cooley Hurd Oct 2012 #19

"Strawberries...STRAWBERRIES!"...... dixiegrrrrl Oct 2012 #35

Thanks for the info - most of the info has been focused on the DelMarVa peninsula and the hedgehog Oct 2012 #27

If this gets up to the Niagara River, there's gonna be trouble TrogL Oct 2012 #28

Oh......had no idea that was a possibility. dixiegrrrrl Oct 2012 #36

Robert Moses Art_from_Ark Oct 2012 #38

Boaters beware and get into safe harbors, please. cbayer Oct 2012 #34

Just got back from Lake Ontario Beach Park pier in Rochester, New York... Earth_First Oct 2012 #42