ATLANTIC CITY----Folks along the boardwalk in Atlantic City were definitely drawn to Hurricane Earl and the 10 to 20 foot waves that came in early Friday morning.

Right in front of the Showboat Hotel and Casino, people had their cameras out, taking pictures of the biggest waves.
NBC 40 even caught a surfer out in the water.

Laresa Moore from New York took pictures of the unidentified surfer and said, "First of all that's bold and crazy because in this type of weather I wouldn't be out here so I give him credit for that."

Although Hurricane Earl was at least 150 miles off the New Jersey coast, businesses took precautions and laid sand bags out to keep water from getting inside their buildings.

In fact, officials expressed concern about the boardwalk especially near Revel Casino because it may not survive the rough waters.

Tom Foley, the Director of Atlantic City Emergency Management, said, "Unfortunately we're probably going to lose it, a lot of it."

The last hurricane to directly hit Atlantic City was in 1915.