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Topic: Going to start surfing in Washington. Im moving 2 Forks soon

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Justin

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Going to start surfing in Washington. Im moving 2 Forks soon

« on: December 05 2008 18:12:00 »

I hear that La Push is an awesome surf spot and itll only be like 30 minutes from where im moving but I hear that they have a shark problem there? Can anyone whos been or goes there tell me if its totally safe to surf there or should i watch out and pay attention and try not to get eaten?



By:

ken rutkowski

RE: Going to start surfing in Washington. Im moving 2 Forks soon

« Reply #1 on: January 29 2009 02:01:00 »

i've never seen or heard of any shark problelms around la push.  there are more sightings, south, in oregon.  one sketch place to surf, is the hoh river mouth. river mouths are notorious as shark hangouts.  i grew up surfing in and around santa cruz, ca., where hwy 1 north is as sharky as it gets and i've never fel t uncomfortable at la push.  anyways, have fun, good luck, and la push is a fun beach break. hit up the straights off hwy 112 in the winter, though.  there are no sharks and the waves go off, if you can figure out the tides and landscape.  la push is for the summer. best of luck.

By:

Lower Bogie Local

RE: Going to start surfing in Washington. Im moving 2 Forks soon

« Reply #2 on: June 16 2009 00:06:00 »

Last time I surfed at La Push I saw a huge dorsal fin swim by just past the break.  I told my self it was a whale at the time, but my friend saw it too and it was definitely a shark, probably a great white judging by the size of the fin (about 2ft, out of the water)

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Sam

RE: Going to start surfing in Washington. Im moving 2 Forks soon

« Reply #3 on: August 03 2009 11:08:00 »

Seen 8ft sharks here and all over the NW tip of WA. As a Fisherman, I've pulled out 9ft Blue Sharks sharks right of the rocks (on both sides).

The warnings are not a joke - these guys just don't know it well enough. There's a hike on the south side of town that gives you a great view of whats outside the bay and sharks can be seen quite regularly from land.

Good luck.

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Sam

RE: Going to start surfing in Washington. Im moving 2 Forks soon

« Reply #4 on: August 03 2009 11:08:00 »

Seen 8ft sharks here and all over the NW tip of WA. As a Fisherman, I've pulled out 9ft Blue Sharks sharks right of the rocks (on both sides).

The warnings are not a joke - these guys just don't know it well enough. There's a hike on the south side of town that gives you a great view of whats outside the bay and sharks can be seen quite regularly from land.

Good luck.

By:

Bob

RE: Going to start surfing in Washington. Im moving 2 Forks soon

« Reply #5 on: August 03 2009 11:08:00 »

Gotta agree with Sam on this one. Been living out here for 15+ years - it aint a joke, although the sharks have not killed anyone like in Santa Cruz.

BTW - yeah enjoy the winter if you like 2ft waves. La Push is where it's at ALL YEAR long.

Best Surfing in WA is in Westport, La Push and in Northern Oregon.

Bob

By:

nunya

RE: Going to start surfing in Washington. Im moving 2 Forks soon

« Reply #6 on: February 10 2010 19:02:610 »

Dude, there are PLENTY of spots besides La Push.  People that get skunked on the Strait go to LaPush as a default.  Check it out:

Pretty much any spot on the Strait works on a NW swell of 9 feet plus, or a bigger west will work at some spots.

The Wedge, a big left peak near Neah Bay.

Westport is south of LaPush, and is probably the most consistent spot in the state.  It has a long jetty that holds big swells, a small man-made bay that is protected and hollow, and 5 small finger jetties (groins) that are protected and have good shape.



By:

pharaoh

RE: Going to start surfing in Washington. Im moving 2 Forks soon

« Reply #7 on: January 17 2011 14:01:00 »

so can u surf the hoh river mouth or not i have a property rt on the river mouth of the hoh or can u walk up the beach is there a break just got the property and was wondering how bad it could be it looks awesome from the trail head

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pharaoh

RE: Going to start surfing in Washington. Im moving 2 Forks soon

« Reply #8 on: January 17 2011 14:01:00 »

so can u surf the hoh river mouth or not i have a property rt on the river mouth of the hoh or can u walk up the beach is there a break just got the property and was wondering how bad it could be it looks awesome from the trail head

By:

William

RE: Going to start surfing in Washington. Im moving 2 Forks soon

« Reply #9 on: June 11 2013 19:06:00 »

Check out this article. It will put your mind to ease: http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19980507&slug=2749259

If you were EVER attacked by a shark in WA you'd be, like, famous. Worth it.


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