Repost This ArticleHurricane Irene brought the biggest swell of the summer (so far) to the Atlantic, stoking East Coast surfers. Even though New Jersey Governor Chris Christie demanded people “Get the hell off the beach” these folks got out and got waves.
IRENE’S SWELL WAS A SOLID six to eight feet in many parts of Florida and even bigger in North Carolina and points further north, such as the Jersey Shore and New York’s Long Island.
Please enjoy these pics, but note that they’re used with permission from the photographers and should not be reproduced. 
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Palm Beach, Florida
August 26, Palm Beach Florida, looking super fun. Photo: Zenon Toczek
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Folly Beach, South Carolina
Folly Beach, South Carolina, local photographer, Dustin K. Ryan, shot surfers on August 26th / Photo: Dustin K. Ryan
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East Hampton, New York
Zack Dayton carving. Georgica Beach, East Hampton, New York on August 25. Photo: Nic AlegreIntermission
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Virginia Beach, Virginia
It's not really the size of the wave but where on the wave you can get to on it. Jarrett Williams in Virginia Beach mini-barrel on August 28th. Photo: Eddie Williams
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Jacksonville Beach, Florida
Setting up backside. August 26th, Jacksonville Beach, Florida / Photo: Amanda Carta
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Virginia Beach, Virginia
August 26, Virginia Beach, Virginia / Photo: Jason McNulty
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Manasquan, New Jersey
Doesn't look easy to get out here. Duckdiving some full on barrels August 28th, Manasquan, New Jersey. Photo: Trish Brown Photography
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Asbury Park, New Jersey
August 27, Asbury Park, New Jersey. Nice open sections. Photo: hpaich
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Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina
August 27, Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina looking somewhat blown out, but still fun. Photo by Louis Shackleton
Morgan deBoer
Morgan deBoer is a writer spending two years in Japan. She is a staff writer for Matador and blogs at Hello Morgan. Follow her @morgandeboer.
so sweet. i remember surfing hurricane bill in 2009 while staying with my parents in florida. warm water, clean, head high. crazy how it trasforms everything for a few days, makes it seem like florida could actually be a good place to live.
Folly Beach is in South Carolina, and the link to that photographer’s site is not working.
@6d9f44d0f1f30259b4849c513b7a8b51:disqus – thanks! location and website (Www.dustinkryanphotography.com) have been updated.
This makes a lot of sense dude. I never thought about it like that.
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Crazy World, Awesome People!
I have on my FB page from NJ –v
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.2139096211301.114102.1663027027&l=b619c31b63&type=1
fixed. thanks for heads up.