Surf: Heavy erosion here means you could end up riding underneath a house at high tide. On the outside bar, bigger swells will provide steep, crumbly waves that are easier to get to via the abundant channels and rips. Good, sucky peaks close to shore on small days. Northerly swells and all tides. Environment: Parking is a hassle, which is probably why it is often less crowded than the two piers at either end of this beach. Surf: General: Upon leaving Milepost 2, you won't have to drive too far south before seeing waves breaking between two clearings of cottages that fell to northeasters of years past. This clearing, and the wide area of beach that stretches to the north and south of it, is one of town's more popular surfing beaches and turns on with any swell of significant size; however, north swells at high tide tend to hold up a little better. In the old days, the spot was referred to as Old Station, but the collective beach area now is referred to as Laundromats. The expansive area spreads surfers out across the beach, and there is usually no definitive lineup but a series of peek-a-boo bowls that plow shoreward regardless of where the pack sits, so it's possible to stroke into a good wave, snake-free. You can't drive on the beach road without glancing at the conditions here, so be sure to peek: when the place is cooking, you'll know; and if it sucks, you'll know to keep driving. Tides: Low to mid tide Size: Head high-double overhead Wind: Southwest Swell: SE, NE Bottom: Sand Paddling: Normally not bad but the right south swell will make it tough to stay next on the peak. Spot Rating: Historically a spot that could handle whatever size nor'easters and hurricanes throw at it. Access: Park at the Bath House south of the Black Pelican or in the parking area of Lillian. Park on the side of the road and you will undoubtedly get towed. Crowds: Crowd Factor: Big parking lot = lots of people in the water. Local Vibe: Fine if you don't mind being surrounded by SUPs. Environment: Leaky septics, especially after big storms. Hazards: Pieces of the road and old houses. Season: Storm dependent: tropical cyclones in the late summer and fall with frontal activity and nor'easters in the late fall and winter.