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A Gathering At The Cliffs: Big Barrels in Ireland

Last week, an El Niño fuelled active jet stream in the West Atlantic sent a very solid shot of swell all over Western Europe. Ireland was one of its beneficiaries, as evidenced by this very cold, clean and large session at at a popular slab beneath Ireland's cascading cliffs.

“It’s always cold,” local surfer Taz Knight said, “when those winter high pressures sit over head, dragging the cold down from the north. The week had been pretty baltic. There was a bit of cloud cover on the day to hold off the nip, but not enough to stop the hands freezing on the walk down.

“The swell didn’t quite show up as hoped, but it had been down-grading in the days leading up to it, so it wasn’t unexpected. It was still pretty pumping. One wave sets every 20 minutes made for some long cold waits.

“There were plenty of medium-sized fun ones, but it always feels slow when there are so many heads in the water. The crowd was pretty relaxed, all the usual suspects having the craic. It’s hard not to just sit in awe under those cliffs. The boogs put on a clinic as always. Jack Johns probably got wave of the day from what I saw. Crazy, big long tubes and just got munched at the end. Anyways — overall a good session, nothing ground breaking and kinda slow, but always good craic under the cliffs.”

Full story here:
https://www.surfline.com/surf-news/a-gathering-at-the-cliffs/194481

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One Last Look At The Epic Surf Videos Of 2018

Join us for a final look at one of the most exciting years in surfing. 2018 was packed with epic moments in surfing, from Indonesia to Portugal, and everywhere between. This pure action highlight reel proves it.

We know that 2019's already in full swing, but why not let the past linger just a little bit longer, especially 2018. Remember Chumbo backdooring those mutant lefthand barrels at Nazare? Or Cloudbreak going XXL after going only XL for the last six years? What about Indonesia’s Century Swell, and that poor little boat that took one on the head at Nias? We went from the World Surf League coverage to just pure fun in the waves...
With so much epic, things can start to blur. So, as you settle into another year, we suggest you suspend the next five minutes of life to relive some of the best moments from Red Bull Surfing in 2018. Get a refresher on those sessions mentioned above, and rediscover all the others you might have forgotten.

As you probably know, 2019 is off to an incredible start. Hawaii has been getting blitzed by swell, and things are heating up over at Nazaré. California's been drenched by fun surf, and soon the World Tour will be back – and we know there's no shortage of gold there. Here's to another 365 days of epic surfing. Enjoy.

West Oz's Infamous Slab "The Right" Rages Again. | Sessions

As the Southern Ocean's 2018 winter wave season goes full tilt, big wave rider Ross Clarke-Jones heads to West Australia's infamous slab, The Right, for a tow session that won't soon be forgotten.

From Nazaré to Waimea, Shipstern to The Right, no matter how quick in succession the swells may be, there's a chance you'll see Clarke-Jones out there, getting crazier waves than almost anybody else.
But let's not forget the locals, who always lead the charge when The Right comes alive and rages. Guys like Jake Osman, Brad Norris and Zac Haynes have logged some of the craziest barrels we've ever seen, and their performances in the edit above is no exception by a long shot.

Surfing the Big Waves of Winter | Nazaré 2017 Reel

After the big-wave season of 2015/16 – thanks to El Niño – we were honestly expecting a bit of an oceanic hangover come this winter. Well, turns out the party just kept right on raging into 2017 at Europe's favourite mutant, Nazaré.

Just the begining

My past year, from towing some slabs at home in West Oz to paddling Nazare.