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Plus, an official premiere date! cinema // Jan 16, 2021 Tune by our friend, Walterwarm. Stab in the Dark (Arts) with Taj Burrow is almost here. In fact, episode one of our four-part series drops next Thurs, Jan 21 (PST). In 2020, we weren’t only putting individual shapers to the sword but placing a whole new type of technology on trial too. Carbon wrapped and vacuum packed, the Dark Arts crew took control of the entire finis...

About That Nor’easter… New York. Photo: Mike Nelson Matt Pruett Link copied to clipboard The thing about nor’easters is they don’t happen all the time. The real-deal ones are rarer than you might think. Especially when compared to 2020’s record number of hurricanes, and particularly during a La Nina. (This isn’t exactly breaking news: We did happen to cover last week’s swell in realtime right here. And published Balaram Stack’s Wave of the Day. And posted Ryan Mack’s video f...

Realtime, Dec 17: Scenes From First Big Noreaster on the East Coast After an intense day of cold, windy and absolutely bombing surf from New York to New Jersey, the swell moves on... Mid-morning, December 17th, New Jersey. Photo: Pat Nolan Surfline Forecast Team Link copied to clipboard The first major nor’easter of the winter had its way with the Northeast today. And all the classic elements were in place for a respectable realtime update: snowfall, raging currents, maxed-out conditions earl...

Wave of the Day: Balaram Stacks New York Keg, Dec 17th New York pro raps out about yesterday’s nor’easter surf, choosing a ‘snowy barrel-fest in my backyard’ over a Tahiti swell — and charging alongside Action Bronson. Matt Pruett Link copied to clipboard that it was too big in the morning, and straight-up perfect thereafter. Balaram Stack: Yeah, I was on it at first light, because I’d missed that early session with Rob Kelly in New Jersey that last swell. But the buoys were massive...