Although it never got an official name, Potential Tropical Cyclone 10 and the low-pressure system it eventually morphed into delivered what many East Coast surfers called the best week in ages to close out August 2017. With epic conditions on tap everywhere from the Carolinas to New Jersey, New York, and New England, for three straight days, along with super-fun leftovers on either end of the swell event, this one’s going down in the memory banks (even if we don’t quite know what to call it). Of course, let’s not forget that the system can on the heels of Hurricane Harvey, which devastated Texas with record-breaking rainfall, catastrophic floods, and countless lost lives, homes, and livelihoods — as everyone who’s witnessed the damage in and around Houston has said, the recovery from Harvey will no doubt take years, not weeks of months. And next up, all eyes are on Hurricane Irma, which became the earliest storm on record to become a major hurricane east of 35°W and could threaten the Eastern Seaboard as a Category 3, 4, or 5 storm by late next week. So we’ll take the cornucopia of fun that Tropical Cyclone 10 delivered this week — warm water, sunny skies, light winds, and consistent swell is the perfect cap to any East Coast summer. These photos are too damn perfect to adulterate with captions so enjoy ’em in all their big bright, glory.
New Hampshire. Photo: Tim Fater
Aaron Cormican, North Carolina. Photo: Bob Hovey/DVO
Conor Willem, New Jersey. Photo: Kyle Gronostajski
New York. Photo: Corey Stanton
Laird Myers, North Carolina. Photo: Kristen Myers
Robbie Goodwin, Massachusetts. Photo: Robert Goodwin
Raven Lundy, Delaware. Photo: Brandon Robidoux
Andrew Slaughter, North Carolina. Photo: Brett Henninger
Jayce Amneus, Central Florida. Photo: JJ Tondo
New England. Photo: Colby DeGrecherie
Oliver Kurtz, North Carolina. Photo: Nick Steben
Pat Parenty, New Jersey. Photo: Bobby Siliato
Chesapeake Bay, Virginia. Photo: Josh Logan
North Carolina. Photo: Dawn Moraga
Jude Clark, New Jersey. Photo: Ben Currie
Maine. Photo: Vic Brazen
Chauncey Robinson, North Carolina. Photo: Jon Carter
Nick Caruso, New Jersey. Photo: Joe Schondel
Massachusetts. Photo: Ryan Prentiss
Jeff Myers, North Carolina. Photo: Adrian Dillenseger
Dave Wheatley, New Hampshire. Photo: John Adams
North Carolina. Photo: Cal Ramsey
Alex Manso, New Jersey. Photo: David Nilsen
North Carolina. Photo: Kathryn Harms
Shane Moyer, New Jersey. Photo: Dan Przygocki
New York. Photo: James Parascandola
Evan Miller, North Carolina. Photo: Brett Henninger
New Jersey. Photo: Sean Hoffman
Steve Fitzpatrick, Rhode Island. Photo: Steve Melidossian
North Carolina. Photo: Cody Hammer
New Jersey. Photo: Justin Curtis
Simon Hetrick, North Carolina. Photo: Raven Lundy
Chris Williams, New York. Photo: Thomas LaGrega
North Carolina. Photo: Shaun Devine
New Hampshire. Photo: Broc Harzinksi
Logan Kamen, New Jersey. Photo: Mary Dunham
Ryan Leopold, North Carolina. Photo: Jade Anjelique
New Jersey. Photo: Shawn Casey
Corey Senese, New York. Photo: Erik Schwab
Chris Hunter, North Carolina. Photo: Nick Steben
New Jersey. Photo: Hunter DeNicola
Nick Fulbright, North Carolina. Photo: Jordan Nason
South Carolina. Photo: Wil Mayfield
Quint Galelucia, Maine. Photo: Jim Ready
Grady Kenner, North Carolina. Photo: Robbie Vallad
Clay Pollioni, New Jersey. Photo: Michael Guccione
North Carolina. Photo: Woody Harris
Carter Walsh, New Hampshire. Photo: Ralph Fatello
Jack Richards, New York. Photo: Will Skudin
