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Europe’s Most Memorable Named Storm Swells

In 2014 the Met Office and its Irish counterpart hatched a wild new initiative, inspired by their friends at the US hurricane centre across the pond. Instead of letting social media and newspaper hacks name weather systems set to wreak…

By Luke Gartside

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Four Places In England You Never Knew Had Waves

Although the idea that Britain has no waves at all is starting to fade worldwide, coverage of our beloved surf scene is still very much focussed around a few key areas. Accordingly, you’d be forgiven for thinking very little surfing goes…

By Luke Gartside

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All Time Lineups From Around England’s Coastline

The surf snappers of yesteryear often lament the current state of affairs in which surf photography finds itself. The age of Instagram, of camera phones, of cheap equipment, of dwindling print rates and an ever-decreasing number of publications has understandably…

By Luke Gartside

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