3 mins ago | Updated 1 min ago Facebook Twitter Google+ Surfline Forecast Team There’s a lot to live up to when a break is called Supertubes, or Supertubos. A name like Supertubos should be earned. And this famed spot in the fishing village of Peniche, Portugal has earned its moniker over decades of pleasing Europeans and world-traveling surfers before it was unveiled to the masses during the 2010 Rip Curl Search event. Supertubos isn’t your average beachbreak down the street — its open swell window to the powerful storms raging across the North Atlantic, protection from northerly winds that often plague the coast, and unique bathymetry all come together to make Supertubos one of the best beachbreaks in the world. Photo: XXXX Swell Sources · Strongest swells from October to April when intense mid-latitude frontal lows track eastward across the northern Atlantic, interacting with adjacent high pressure. Swells are often consistent, range from short to long period, and take one to five days to arrive. The more southerly the storm track, the more swell energy for Supertubos. Check: Supertubos Spot Forecast · Hurricane season runs June 1st – November 30th, peak season mid-August through mid-October and can offer a range of westerly swells. […]
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Breaking Video Chronicling highlights and lowlights of Parko’s path to his 2012 world title 2 weeks ago Facebook Twitter Google+ [embedded content] Joel Parkinson announced his retirement a few months ago at J-Bay. We launched the 2012 world champ’s Last Lap Episode 1 from Tahiti, one of his favorite spots on tour. This new episode takes a longer, narrative approach: “In a career spanning two decades, you’re bound to have some wild highlights. Lowlights too. Many you’d rather forget. But a true champion embraces those dark moments, using them to learn hard lessons. In 2009 when Joel Parkinson came out of the gates with back-to-back wins, it looked like a lock to be ‘his year.’ “But a mid-season ankle injury opened the window for his best mate, Mick Fanning, to go on a tear, winning Trestles, then France to set up a title showdown at Pipe. After a narrow loss, Parko was filthy. He was punching walls to get out his anger, furious at the world. Then, he sucked it up and chaired his mate up the beach, after Mick’s next heat win sealed the deal. “’I look back and go: That was a test,’ Parko reflects. ‘It was the right […]
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6 days ago | Updated 5 days ago Facebook Twitter Google+ Kevin Wallis As is typical with East Pacific swell-producing hurricanes, Rosa threw some curveballs at us. The tropical cyclone blew up on Thursday the 27th, strengthening into an upper end Cat 4 storm with 130-knot sustained wind. However, Rosa was on a less-than-favorable track at that point, moving to the W/WSW around 9-10 knots, which limited SoCal swell potential. Lead: Joel Tudor, Newport. Photo: John Lucarelli LA County. Photo: Matt Kurvin By Friday, Rosa shifted to a much more favorable track to the NW/NNW in response to low pressure approaching the West Coast — but also weakened quite a bit through the day and looked less than impressive on satellite imagery by Friday afternoon. Rosa proved to be surprisingly resilient, however, and re-strengthened overnight Friday into Saturday while taking an ideal track to the north. This is when it produced the majority of swell for California, which was on the rise all day on Sunday, peaking late Sunday into Monday. Teddy Navarro, Northside HB Pier. “Swell was good,” he said. “Monday morning had so many good waves. And a lot of waves — you could really see that short period. […]
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2 weeks ago | Updated 1 day ago Facebook Twitter Google+ Surfline Forecast Team The name Leslie has to be the best name ever for swell-producing tropical systems in the Atlantic. In 2012, Hurricane Leslie produced days of waves due to its very slow track just SE of Bermuda. In 2018, Leslie has done it again, but has probably outdone its 2012 counterpart. We’re now on roughly day 13 of the swell, and it looks like there will be at least five to six more days of waves from Leslie (although not quite like earlier iterations), depending on your location. If that doesn’t sound good enough, many spots along the East Coast have basically had waves since September 1st. As of 5pm on Monday, Tropical Storm Leslie is roughly 1090 miles west of the Azores with winds of 50kts. Leslie is moving SE at around 12kts. Leslie is expected to strengthen some over the coming days, but the track away from the East Coast isn’t ideal for swell production. Regardless, Leslie is a very large storm and will continue to produce significant winds in the East Coast and Caribbean swell window over the next several days. This will set up continued […]
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2 weeks ago | Updated 4 days ago Facebook Twitter Google+ Surfline Forecast Team The name Leslie has to be the best name ever for swell-producing tropical systems in the Atlantic. In 2012, Hurricane Leslie produced days of waves due to its very slow track just SE of Bermuda. In 2018, Leslie has done it again, but has probably outdone its 2012 counterpart. We’re now on roughly day 13 of the swell, and it looks like there will be at least five to six more days of waves from Leslie (although not quite like earlier iterations), depending on your location. If that doesn’t sound good enough, many spots along the East Coast have basically had waves since September 1st. As of 5pm on Monday, Tropical Storm Leslie is roughly 1090 miles west of the Azores with winds of 50kts. Leslie is moving SE at around 12kts. Leslie is expected to strengthen some over the coming days, but the track away from the East Coast isn’t ideal for swell production. Regardless, Leslie is a very large storm and will continue to produce significant winds in the East Coast and Caribbean swell window over the next several days. This will set up continued […]
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Breaking Video Kai Hing and Shaun Manners, far, far away from any wavepools 6 days ago | Updated 5 days ago Facebook Twitter Google+ [embedded content] Big blue barrels. Big green forests. Wide open spaces. This is Western Australia, celebrated here by Sunshine Coast shredder Kai Hing who was recently shown around by West Oz local Shaun Manners. Vid: Luka Raubenheimer
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Good-Epic: Raglan, September 19 September 19 Presented by: “Traditionally, spring is the worst season for surf in the Raglan,” explained New Zealand photog Rambo Estrada. “Often it’s howling onshore for months. But this week, we had amazing surf with offshore winds every day. I took this photo this morning on the fifth day in a row of really good waves. Everyone was pretty surfed out and only a handful of guys were out enjoying the glassy perfection.” Photo: Rambo Estrada. Full forecast here. CLICK ICON ABOVE FOR SWELL SIGNATURE CLICK ICON ABOVE FOR SWELL SIGNATURE Good to Epic
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Breaking Video Best loggers in the world, modern and classic divisions, perfect Lowers 6 days ago | Updated 3 days ago FacebookTwitter Google+ [embedded content] Watch the replay of final’s day, and some of the best longboarders in the world doing battle at perfect Lowers. This included guys like Alex Knost, Harrison Roach and Taylor Jensen as well as gals like Honolua Bloomfield and Soleil Errico.
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2 weeks ago | Updated 3 days ago Facebook Twitter Google+ Matt Pruett AMATEURS Now over a half-century old, the Eastern Surfing Association — the largest amateur surfing organization in the United States — continues to summon the coast’s top ams and associated dad-bods to Jennette’s Pier, Nags Head, NC, for their marquee event, the Eastern Surfing Championships, September 16th-22nd. Aside from a week’s worth of heats for (gasp!) 26 divisions, ESA Executive Director Michelle Sommers and her trusted army of volunteers have a plethora of sideshow attractions planned, including a screening of Andy Irons: Kissed By God on the 18th. More here. [embedded content] BELMAR PRO New Jersey’s longest-running and most-prestigious pro event posts up between 16th and 18th Avenue in Belmar, September 7th-9th. The Monster Belmar Pro comes without the WSL points of years past, but with the undying support of Eastern Lines and a $20,000 prize purse to be distributed amongst the Pro Men, Pro Women, Pro Longboard, Pro Masters and Pro Legends competitors. There will also be live music on the beach, surfboard raffles, ragers galore and the chance to lose to South Jersey stud Rob Kelly, who won last year’s event in pumping surf. More here. […]
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