2018 pipelinetv Top 5 Swells

2018 pipelinetv Top 5 Best Swells

Hurricanes, waves, ripping surfers and surfer girls… we had a full year of swell…?

… and here is the 2018 pipelinetv Top 5 Best Swells to prove it…! We know you didn’t ask for it, but we’re givin’ it to you anyways…!

This Top 5 list is based on the breaks we visited (and photographed) over the last year…

Our ‘Panel of Judges’ worked for days and days scoring the galleries… and at week’s end, this is what they told us…;)

Take a look at our 2018 pipelinetv Top 5 Best Swells and let us know if you agree with our findings…:

#5. Winter Storm

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180129 So. Florida Surf Gallery C

180129 So. Florida Surf Gallery B

180129 So. Florida Surf Gallery A

180128 Ponce Inlet Surf Gallery

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#4. Winter Storm Riley

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180306 Central Florida Surf Gallery - Riley B

180306 Central Florida Surf Gallery - Riley A

180306 Monster Hole Surf Gallery - Riley

180305 Lantana Beach Surf Gallery - Riley

180305 Delray Beach Surf Gallery - Riley

180305 Cocoa Beach Surf Gallery - Riley

180301 Ponce Inlet Surf Gallery B

180301 Ponce Inlet Surf Gallery

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#3. Hurricane Bud – West Coast

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Manhattan Sunset Zuma Beaches CA

Trestles San Clemente CA

The Wedge Newport Beach CA

Rockpile Laguna Beach CA

Trestles San Clemente CA

San Clemente State Beach CA

San Clemente Pier CA

Sunset Cliffs - San Diego, CA

Ocean Beach Pier - San Diego CA

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#2. Hurricanes Florence Leslie and Oscar

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180914 Ponce Inlet - Florence

180916 Kelly surfs Daytona - Florence

180928 East Coast Florida - Leslie

180930 East Coast Florida - Leslie

180916 Kelly surfs Daytona - Florence 2

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180915 Ponce Inlet - Florence

180912 Ponce Inlet Florence

180911 Ponce Inlet - Florence

180911 Bethune Beach Florence

180910 Ponce - Florence

180910 NSB - Florence

180909 Ponce - Florence

180908 ESA Contest Ponce - Florence

181031 Halloween Session - Oscar

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181026 Volusia County - Oscar

181020 East Coast Fla - Leslie

181011 East Coast Fla - Leslie

181005 East Coast Fla - Leslie

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#1. 2018 Danksgiving Swell

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181124 Thanksgiving Swell Sesh 2

181124 Danksgiving Sesh 3

181124 Danksgiving Sesh 4

181124 Danksgiving Sesh 5

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2018 pipelinetv Top 5 Best Swells

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Check out our California sessions!

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180609 Ocean Beach

Pacific Beach - San Diego, CA

Ocean Beach Pier - San Diego CA

Sunset Cliffs - San Diego, CA

San Clemente Pier CA

San Clemente State Beach CA

Trestles San Clemente CA

Rockpile Laguna Beach CA

The Wedge Newport Beach CA

Trestles San Clemente CA

Manhattan Sunset Zuma Beaches CA

USA Surfing Lowers

NSSA Nationals HS/MS Boys

180617 NSSA Nationals HS - MS Finals

NSSA Nationals HS - MS Mids Quarters

NSSA Nationals HS / MS Finals

NSSA Nationals Girls / Longboarders

NSSA Nationals Boys HS/MS

NSSA Collegiate Nationals MID

NSSA Collegiate Nationals AM

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200921 Coronavirus Sessions - PR - Middles - Paulette / Teddy

200920 Coronavirus Sessions - PR - Middles - Paulette

200920 Coronavirus Sessions - PR - Wildo - Paulette

200918 Coronavirus Sessions - VC - Paulette

200915 Coronavirus Sessions - VC - Paulette

200914 Coronavirus Sessions - VC - Paulette

200913 Coronavirus Sessions - VC

200905 Coronavirus Sessions - VC

200826 Coronavirus Sessions - PCB - Hurricane Laura 2

200826 Coronavirus Sessions - PCB - Hurricane Laura

200801 Coronavirus Sessions - VC - Isaias

200727 Coronavirus Sessions - Volusia

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***New Episode Premiers Tonight 7pm***
Swellosophy Episode 107 featuring #hurricane #paulette #teddy #swell that @hector__santamaria @rickslim & lots of #local #surfers #ripped for days premiers Wednesday night 7:00 sharp - we change things up a bit and chase some swell all the way to #puertorico🇵🇷 #puertorico #pr #aguadilla #surfersbeach #wilderness #middles it’s basically #15minutes of #pro #surfers #ripping #waves in #paradise - 🤙🏽🤙🏽🤙🏽🤙🏽 @pipeline_tv and @burgnerandfries present #pipelinetv Swellosophy

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***New Episode Premiers Wednesday 7pm***
Swellosophy Episode 107 featuring #hurricane #paulette #teddy #swell that @hector__santamaria @rickslim & lots of #local #surfers #ripped for days premiers Wednesday night 7:00 sharp - we change things up a bit and chase some swell all the way to #puertorico🇵🇷 #puertorico #pr #aguadilla #surfersbeach #wilderness #middles it’s basically #15minutes of #pro #surfers #ripping #waves in #paradise - 🤙🏽🤙🏽🤙🏽🤙🏽 @pipeline_tv and @burgnerandfries present #pipelinetv Swellosophy

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A podcast presented by pipelineTV (in association with element media).

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