Noel was easily the best swell all summer/fall. Maine was fun too, but never got super huge.
This is a photo of me from Saturday at a reefbreak before the NE winds kicked in too hard. It was chest-head with some bigger sets but really nice shape. Sunday was bigger and cleaner, with SW winds, which killed this spot but others went off.
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Photo props to Eugene Cole photography.