--- title: Surfer Surfs in Storm Stella Blizzard VIDEO description: Reporters discovered a surfer making the most of winter storm Stella off the coast of Long Beach, New York. canonical: https://time.com/4703790/winter-surfing-long-beach/ author: Raisa Bruner article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-03-16T19:40:38.000Z article:modified_time: 2024-01-17T15:36:44.000Z og:title: Intrepid Surfer Braves Waves in Middle of Blizzard og:description: Reporters discovered a surfer in the middle of winter storm Stella. og:url: https://time.com/4703790/winter-surfing-long-beach/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Intrepid Surfer Braves Waves in Middle of Blizzard twitter:description: Reporters discovered a surfer in the middle of winter storm Stella. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # This Intrepid Surfer Decided a Snowstorm Was the Perfect Time to Hit the Waves > Sponsored content. 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Every edition is assembled by TIME editors rather than generated automatically.  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Updated: Jan 17, 2024 3:36 PM UTCPublished: Mar 16, 2017 7:40 PM UTC  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Updated: Jan 17, 2024 3:36 PM UTCPublished: Mar 16, 2017 7:40 PM UTC This week, [winter storm Stella](http://time.com/4700918/what-is-thundersnow-winter-storm-stella/) left much of the Northeast snowbound and frozen, with [high tides and flooding](https://weather.com/storms/winter/news/coastal-flooding-winter-storm-stella) in some coastal areas as well. The unusual conditions inspired some cold-weather activities, including—for one New York man—surfing. While turbulent weather can be ideal for long-boarders, surfing is not usually [considered a “winter sport”](http://time.com/4076877/success-leadership-books/item/let-my-people-go-surfing-the-education-of-a-reluctant-businessman/) per se. That didn’t stop one bold Long Beach, N.Y. resident from [hitting the waves](http://pix11.com/2017/03/14/noreaster-causes-flooding-high-tides-and-inspires-1-man-to-surf-for-the-very-first-time/) to see what he could shred in the midst of the stormy conditions. “I heard that offshore winds were good for waves, so I figured since New York’s south-facing the north winds would be offshore,” [he told a PIX11 Morning News](http://pix11.com/2017/03/14/noreaster-causes-flooding-high-tides-and-inspires-1-man-to-surf-for-the-very-first-time/) reporter, decked out only in his wetsuit. He also told the reporter it was his first time surfing. “You thought this was the best day to go out surfing as a first-timer?” she asked, incredulous. It turns out the [the local legend](http://www.liherald.com/stories/local-surfing-legend-trolls-news-crew-brilliantly,89206) was just joking; he’s been surfing [for years](http://www.surfline.com/surf-news/surfer-trolls-local-news-during-winter-storm%5F146068/). Note to other aspiring surfers: it’s safer—and warmer—to wait for summer. **Correction:** The original version of this story incorrectly described the surfer. 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