Last October, Steve Shearer wrote an article asking 'Is October the new March?' following an improbable run of spring swell on the East Coast.

Traditionally small and windblown, the spring pattern had been bucked, though Steve couldn't pin down one cause, nor explain how long it may persist.

Well, the new trend has continued as this year a very quiet winter gave way to a more active spring, particularly late in the season.

Craig Halstead shot D'Bah, Snapper, and Greenmount, gathering his best waves of the season.

And while we're on the topic, Craig Brokensha will shortly have a season review with an explanation of a puzzling but largely welcome spring season.