I was wondering where on earth you were surfing in ohio. lol. but as a girl who grew up in southern california, I'm also wondering what kind of surfing there is in nj? (j/k)
East coast surfing in general is nowhere near the quality of southern California with the exception of maybe Florida, but on occasion, they do get some perfect swells. August through November is probably peek time. Of course, Oct through November, your wearing a wetsuit, hood, booties, & gloves which is foreign to souther cal surfers, but those are peek times, so you have to adapt.
They do get those occasional Hurricanes a couple of hundred miles off the coast and the wave action really gets exciting during those times, but it's rare.
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