I've seen bigger waves during the day of the perfect storm, but I'm not sure they packed the punch that these babies did.

If you know the cliffs at Ft. Wetherill (according to RI parks they are up to 100 feet high in places) than you can estimate how high these waves were crashing.

So how high do you estimate the reach of these waves?

Mike

Id say 100 feet plus-

check this one out mike. Woody from the narragansett surfcasters took this one- can you guess where it is?

Nebe,

I need a password to check out that shot -- it must by Cutty...make that Narragansett :)

Mike

The spray from the impact of the waves might be almost 100 feet but the waves look to be only 20-25 feet?:huh:

worth seeing large

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c66/ravenob1/Hazardwave.jpg

Looks like a very hazardous stretch of coastline :hihi:

-spence

A very short dead end street.................

i think i can make out an avid fisherman on that rock. maybe im just quinting too hard ;)

Indian Rock...one of the spots I filmed during the "Perfect Storm" and I can tell you from first hand experience, the wave captured in the above shot surpasses anything that hit Narragansett on that October day. Back then there was a 60 mph wind that was blowing down the bay and cutting down the waves.

Great shot..I took the liberty of enhancing it a bit in Photoshop.
Good going Woody.

Mike

wow

glad i'm not on that rock

the power of the sea in full force

3 years ago i got taken out on that rock. If i hadnt shoved the butt of my rod into a crack in the rocks on my way down to green water i would have been a goner for sure... I was wearing waders :crying:

Fisheye, is there any truth to the tales of 'caverns' beneath that rock that fishermen gut stuck in?? I asume you've dived around that place.

Nebe,

No caves, just a gully. The danger lurks in the sheerness of the rock face at the base of the rock; when big waves are the order of the day, you get pulled away from the rock but into the curl of the next wave, it's sort of like being set up for a spike in a volleyball game.

Best suggestion for somebody that falls in is to immediately swim away from shore and then shed boots or waders and look for a lobster pot and hang on. On most days you can almost always make a safe exit on the north side of the rock, but you have to approach it on a diagonal course cutting your way into shore at an angle that tucks you behind Indian Rock. It's actually a pretty lackluster spot with many better areas to the south, especially off the reef known as "The Brothers" and between that reef and shore.

The one thing that spot offers is a good casting platform to get you into deeper water where you might find some transient fish.

interesting.. thanks for confirming what i figured was a 'gansett urban legend'

I wont even set foot on that rock anymore and i agree with your thoughts on fishing around there, however that fishtrap has been my friend a few mornings... :faga:

I have 2 rotator cuff surgeries attributed to my being at this spot and not paying enuff attention....

thanks Mike for enhancing that photo I have to say the spray from that wave was 60' awesome shot I must say.:kewl:

thanks Mike for enhancing that photo I have to say the spray from that wave was 60' awesome shot I must say.:kewl:



Woody - how many scup rigs do you think were in the air in that shot? :huh: :laugha: