Video: Humpback whale feeding in mouth of manasquan inlet

Video: Three Days in the Mid-Atlantic

Check out this video by Rick Starick:

3 Days in The Mid Atlantic from rick starick on Vimeo.

More Surfline NJ coverage: Mikey Ciaramella

Mikey Ciaramella scores a great barrel on Surfline's Sequence of the Week:

http://www.surfline.com/surf-news/sequence-of-the-week-mikey-ciaramella--jersey-teen-scores-long-sand-bottomed-shack_50114/

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Surfline Feature: Fall Perfection

Dark Fall Productions was there to capture our killer South Swell in early November. Featuring Andrew Gesler, The Kelly Brothers, Zack Humphreys, Jamie Moran, Sam Hammer and more:



http://www.surfline.com/video/featured-clips/fall-perfection_50020



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Surfline feature on NJ: Pre-Thanksgiving Feast

Solid article/slideshow on last weekend's south swell.

http://www.surfline.com/surf-news/pre-thanksgiving-feast--areas-of-east-coast-sees-weekend-of-pumping-surf_49828/

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Grudge Match Video and Coen article

Fresh video from the Garden State Grudge Match:



Jon Coen's article can be read at:

http://espn.go.com/action/surfing/blog/_/post/5765971/holding-grudge

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Punt of the Month- Balaram Stack

NY's Balaram Stack received "Punt of the Month" honors from Surfline. Not a bad representation of the Northeast (surfers and waves) considering this is a global contest.

http://www.surfline.com/surflinetv/punt-of-the-month/balaram-stack_49745

10/6 Report and prediction

Saturday 6 November 2010

Report: After near-epic (only issue was the drained-out low tide, which filled in sufficiently before dark) OH freight-train barrels last night, we have smaller conditions plagued by N-NNW winds putting a little side-chop on it. More South-facing and protected breaks will hold the best waves today, but even exposed beaches may produce decent surf as well.

Prediction: The groundswell should continue, in some form, through today and into tomorrow. We are likely looking at continued North winds for the remainder of today. Winds currently look like they should take a more NNW-NW tilt tomorrow. Extreme tides are running, so you will have to strike a balance between lots and little water. Monitor sources of local weather for up-to-date wind reports and predictions.

Extended Forecast: Significantly smaller leftovers on Monday, possibly with more-favorable NW winds. Again, monitor sources of local weather for up-to-date wind reports and predictions. Check back here (first reference the Surf News section, above, since I can get updates posted there much quicker) for and update late-weekend or early work-week.

Andy Irons passes away

Normally I stick to local surf-related news, but...

By now, you have surely heard that 3x world champion Andy Irons has passed away. The cause of death is to be (officially) determined, but it appears he succumbed to Dengue Fever. Yes, there are other questionable circumstances, but I will not speculate on them.

You can visit Surfline, Transworld surf, the offical ASP website, and Billabong (among many others) for more info.

You may recall Andy and some of the Billabong crew visited our area last summer during Hurricane Bill and put on one hell of a demonstration of world-class surfing. If I can, I'll dig up and link some pics and post/link them here in the near future.

RIP Andy.