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I freaking love Wetsand’s State of Surf report. The newest one just came out for July and in it, Nathan Cool explains recent weak southern hemis with the two words every west cost waverider wants to hear most. El Nino. Now, every surf forcasting site on the planet knows that El Nino can boost pageviews (and advertising revenue) more than a Pam Anderson home movie, so a little extra research is in order.

NOAA’s prediction? Normal conditions for the next three months, with a week El Nino forcasted for the winter. It should be noted though that NOAA has labled this prediction with “considerable uncertainty”. It’s bad news for the summer, but good news for the winter.

As for the East Coast’s hurricane season, Cool enlightens us to a variable everyone missed when predicting the severity of the season. Africain dust storms. It seems a drought in Africa has caused greater than normal dust plumes branching out into the Atlantic. These plumes are keeping water temps low over the major storm formation areas. Good news for home owners, bad news for Home Depot’s profit margins and surfers.

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Teaser for Brian Conoly's, My Eyes Won't Dry 3. I hope he mixes it up with some B roll and 2nd angles a bit on this one, but even if he doesn't, it's gonna be amazing.
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I completely, totally forgot about hurricane season.
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Get Dorked. Some old rad Ed Roth stickers.
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