Alberto wasn’t anything special, but it was just what a New Jersey and/or New York surfer needed at this time of the year. Right before Summer begins…
For more about Hurricane Alberto, check out Thomas Petriken’s Letter to Alberto.
Welcome, Tropical Storm Alberto
Tom, Monmouth County, N.J. Image: Incitti
This is a tube that Tom got earlier in the week before Alberto came. Image: Incitti
Tom during Alberto's first signs of rideable surf. On it. Image: Incitti
Tom in New York. Take two. Image: Incitti
The color of the water changes as the seasons change in New Jersey. This was taken about a week and a half before Alberto. Image: Incitti
Local New Yorker to show us around, Joey Parrino. Image: Incitti
Luke Ditella, NJ. Image: Incitti
Joe manages a pizza restaurant which is open until 4 a.m. and is next to a bar. If this kid is not working, he is surfing. I'm not sure about his sleep schedule. Image: Incitti
Tom Petriken. Monmouth County. Image: Incitti
This is a shot of Tom Petriken with Luke Ditella paddling. These two surf a lot together and like to find big jetties to themselves. Image: Incitti
Brendan Tighe, N.J. Image: Incitti
Tom Petriken during the best hour of Alberto. Image: Incitti
8:33 p.m. Tom Petriken surfing in the dark. Image: Incitti
Here is a line up from Alberto. The waves were nothing special but it had size. Just like any other pre-hurricane surf session. Image: Incitti
The fog was pretty overwhelming the day after the last shot of Tom, but the surf I got was fun. Image: Incitti
This was New York during Alberto. The waves look much better from this high angle. Don't let these high angles get you. This was taken right before I took the drive back home, leading up to this photo of Brendan Tighe. Image: Incitti
