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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...