Surfing news roundup 10/16/2025 - Nor'easters, 14-year-old pros, and bachelorette surf trips

Not all surf news makes the cut. Some of it is just… meh. But not this week. We've got a jam-packed roundup featuring: Nor'easter madness on the East Coast, where 10–15 foot waves hit NYC and surfers paddled out into the slop like storm-chasing sea gremlins Tya Zebrowski, a 14-year-old phenom who just qualified for the WSL Championship Tour (Teahupo'o at age 8? Okay then) Surfing bachelorettes, because hangovers are out and Costa Rica is in—wellness is the new wild Kai Lenny's secret slab discovery in El Salvador, described as "Mundaka-style" barrels (and yes, we explain what the hell that means)