Strong Winter Storm Brings Snow, Offshore Winds and Solid Surf to the East Coast – Surfline.com Surf News

For the past week, weve reported on a series of weather systems that conspired to deliver solid surf to the Caribbean and the East Coast. Over the weekend, the islands saw their largest waves of the season so far, plus a reinforcing pulse keeping the surf well overhead to start the week. Our attention now shifts back to the mainland, where a large storm system is swallowing the East Coast. This same system is already helping to improve the conditions down in the Caribbean, while also dumping snow in the Northeast and brewing surf from the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of Maine.

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No snow spotted on Saturday at Tres Palmas. Photo: Darren Muschett

On Monday, while Florida and the Southeast enjoy clean, offshore conditions set up by this large storm centered just off the Mid Atlantic coast, the system simultaneously funnels in moisture thats now precipitating as snow across Long Island and the rest of the Northeast. This is forecast to become the biggest snow event in years for this region, since the system wont really move much over the next day or two. Expect the snow to continue through Tuesday, and even into Wednesday morning across northern New England, before the system finally lifts north and exits through Canada on Wednesday. But amongst the flurries, there will be waves.

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This week, waves reach from the warm, blue waters of the Caribbean to the cold, snowy beaches of the Northeast. Watch more live streams from around the Northeast.

Look for a solid, well-overhead mix of southerly and easterly surf to come up in the Northeast on Monday and into Tuesday. The south-facing beaches of Long Island and Rhode Island are the prime locations on Tuesday as stiff, northerly offshores settle in for the day. Portions of the Mid Atlantic that face more south than east will be working, as well. Easing but fun surf continues on Wednesday far less challenging than the pumping, snowy surf thats on tap Tuesday. Breaks in northern New England should turn on midweek as the winds trend more northerly once the system is on its way out.

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As noted above, this massive system spans the length of the coast, and Northeast surfers wont be the only ones to benefit. West Florida (in the Gulf of Mexico) sees a few days of head-high and even bigger surf from strong NW flow set up by the system, while East Florida sees easing, long-period swell. Portions of South Florida will also see some quality shorter-period waves generated by the same NW winds that send waves to the Gulf.

Were also watching for a couple more systems to move off the East Coast between now and the start of next week. Stay tuned to your Regional Forecast to see how this activity will affect your surf.

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