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Home » GALLERY: The First Swell Of 2018; Storm Eleanor & The Pumping Aftermath

GALLERY: The First Swell Of 2018; Storm Eleanor & The Pumping Aftermath From Bracklesham bay to Nazare, it's been absolutely pumping everywhere this past week. Dive in for some of the highlights from Britain and beyond, here:

Luke Gartside

8th January 2018

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Twenty Eighteen has been off to a pretty incredible start for Europe’s Atlantic facing coastlines.

First came Storm Eleanor, bringing with her a few days of howling winds and giant waves. Then, she was followed closely by a perfectly groomed ground swell, which saw all-time surf grace the south coast of Britain and beyond.

It was a beautiful week for the formerly hard up surfers of the south west. The options were plentiful. There were the go-to spots, where crowds perched atop our coastlines natural amphitheatres, exchanging quick greetings, wet hand shakes and hooting for every head dip. Or, for those who cared to look, rare, fun and fickle peelers tucked away in coastal crannies, with no one in sight.

Whichever you chose, this week saw the days when the grass isn’t greener and the grumbles melt away.

Here are some of the highlights.

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Sunshine and beautiful waves greeted an elated crowd on Saturday morning. Photo @lugarts

Porthcawl storm

Porthcawl harbour taking a pasting in the eye of Storm Eleanor. Photo @adschooly

Ben Skinner cornwall

Ben Skinner slots in during his second surf of the day. Photo@lugarts

Mike Lay

Mike Lay dancing between swell and squall during Storm Eleanor. Photo @gregwdennis

Porthleven

Ritchie Mullins lining up for a perfect tapering drainer. Photo@lugarts

Angus Scotney

Angus Scotney found shelter and punt sections as the west winds howled. Photo@lugarts

Irish corners. Photo @garymccall

Adam 'Bearman' Griffiths

Adam ‘Bearman’ Griffiths cruises through a glassy nug. Photo @lugarts

Marcelo Luna drops in to a huge new years day Nazare bomb. Photo Photo @maquinavoadora

porthcawl

An empty one at dawn in Wales. Photo @timboss81

Aritz Aranburu

Aritz Aranburu stands tall during an incredible Mundaka 2018 season opener. Photo @ata_alikate

storm eleanor

Stormy skies and sunlit corners. Photo @lugarts

Jayce Robinson

Jayce Robinson pulls in to a wind whipped drainer. Photo @lugarts

mullaghmore

Mullaghmore was big and scary during the height of Eleanor but seasoned Irish waterman Ian Mitchinson ventured out none the less. Photo @ianmitchinson

jurrasic coast

The Jurrasic coast was as good as it gets on Saturday with picture perfect waves breaking under Cretaceous cliffs as far as the eye could see. Photo @sincadam

Bearman

Bearman again, snagging one of the waves of the day and sending the assembled pack scrambling for the shoulder. Photo @lugarts

Rhys Barfield

Rhys Barfield and a long hollow drainer at Wrestles. Photo Cam Wickins

Angus Scotney

Angus Scotney finds a sun drenched barrel alone amongst the wedges. Photo @lugarts

Ishmael Hamon

Ishmael Hamon stands tall in a perfectly groomed emerald keg as it drains across the reef at low tide. Photo @lugarts

wedge wales

Wild wedges in Wales. Photo @jackabbottfilm

james parry

James Parry slots in to one of the waves of the day on this particular patch of reef on his 70’s creamed honey single fin. Photo @jasondreyerimages

jurrasic coast surf

More Jurrasic coast reelers. Photo @sincadam

Max Payne

Max Payne charging in North Cornwall. Photo Jonathon Payne

Offshore groomed canvases. Photo @alexchittock4

Sam Lamiroy

Sam Lamiroy snags one last barrel as the sun disappears below the horizon on Saturday evening. Photo @lugarts

 

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