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In a La Nina year, January defies the odds with classic winter storm pattern

Biggest Swell of the Season Kisses the Caribbean Tres Palmas takes center stage, assorted shallow reefbreaks provide encores. Mikey Wright. Photo: Darren Muschett Matt Pruett Link copied to clipboard Puerto Rico has always existed on the fringe of American society. Not a state — although many argue it should be — the Connecticut-sized tropical island is an outlier. A commonwealth. A territory. But when, say, the biggest NNW swell of the season stampedes toward the Greater Antilles all juiced up by 50-foot seas and 65-knot winds, Puerto Rico becomes the boss dog of the boneyard. The Hawaii...

Multiple Wave-Makers in Store for the Caribbean and East Coast A series of storms, high pressure and other features keep the swell flowing into next week Charlie Hutcherson Link copied to clipboard UPDATE: The latest readings confirm that the largest NNW swell of the season so far is due for the Caribbean this weekend. The storm that moved off the East Coast on Thursday morning intensified overnight, generating 50-foot-plus seas along with 45-knot winds aimed at the region. Islands in the Western Caribbean like Puerto Rico will start out Saturday morning with overhead to double-overhead surf,...