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I named this image Jersey Moon Landing. I'm not quite sure but that's what came out when I needed to give it a name. Do you feel the same way? I love the light that New Jersey gets. They get some serious current just like in NY and it can be a pain in the ass to swim there, especially with a 6/5/4 booties and gloves on. Photo: Matt Clark
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I envisioned this image in my head as soon as I came across this location. After many early mornings, it all finally came together. Hard to believe this is New Jersey. Photo: Christor Lukasiewicz
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New Jersey, post Hurricane Sandy. This area got so destroyed by Sandy it's incomprehensible to people who haven't seen it first hand. This was 3 months later and still debris is laying around from Day 1. The deck of this house was actually really broken apart and I was scared to even stand there for too long. I love this image because while it shows a small bit of devastation in the foreground, there is something to be happy about on the horizon. Photo: Trevor Moran
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My winning photo for February this year on Surfline. I picked a different photo because I thought this one was a little too pretty and was only meant to be seen on my site. Billy Watts thought that this one was a better shot to go with and of course I agreed. And it won. I gave away my prize which was a Billabong wetsuit – a gesture to give back for all I have been giving. I will never let attention get to my head ever. We are all equal in God's eyes so why should we be any different in mine? Photo: Ben Currie
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Here's my brother, Jamie, deep in a cold barrel at home in New Jersey. I enjoy how the wave seems to be bending away and has created a bubble around him. Take him out of the photo and chances are it would take a minute to figure out this is a photo inside a wave. Photo: Trevor Moran
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Luke Ditella. Photo: Ryan Struck
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This is the most important photo that really got me recognized and still is a lot of people's favorite shot of New Jersey. It's the best picture I've ever taken in regards to surfer's position on the paddle and the perfect form of the wave. I took this not long after we were able to move back onto the island after Hurricane Sandy hit. This was taken in Midway Beach, NJ. Photo: Ben Currie
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Morning Session in Monmouth County, New Jersey. Photo: Robert Siliato
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One of my favorite photos along my journey to becoming a better photographer. Photo: Ben Currie
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Rob Kelly at dawn in New Jersey. Rob's been a willing guinea pig for a lot of my photo experiments so whenever an idea starts to develop, I make sure to get him the credit he's due for being there from the start. Photo: Trevor Moran
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Sometimes the best days are the coldest. Photo: Jeremy Hall
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I took this photo with my first DSLR three years ago on Easter Sunday. One of the first photos that got me recognized as an up-and-coming photog. Still had a ton of work but was told that I had a great eye for photography and to keep at it. Taken with a 60d and a canon 70-300 4-5.6 which I learned the hard way that, at 300, was soft no matter the aperture. Bought the 70-200 2.8is soon after seeing too many good photos getting trashed because they were too soft for my liking. Photo: Ben Currie
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Pat Schmidt at his home break. Photo: Jeremy Hall
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A Deal, New Jersey, landscape with a backwash wave opening up. Photo: Christor Lukasiewicz
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Someone just scored wave of the day. Photo: Robert Siliato
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The best one always comes after you get out. Photo: Jeremy Hall
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"Tell me again how we are supposed to get out there?" - Classic New Jersey winter swell. Photo: Robert Siliato
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Another great shot from this winter in December. -8 degrees with absurd wind chills. Not a great day for my eyes, face and extremities, but well worth capturing this lighting. Magical. Photo: Ben Currie
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Serenity amongst the devastation - Such is the case along the New Jersey Shore since Hurricane Sandy hit. For a brief moment, NJ surfers we able to forget about the devastation. Photo: Robert Siliato
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Liam O'Donnel trying to get down under. Photo: Jeremy Hall
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Unridden perfection. Photo: Ryan Struck
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Frigid morning at the Inlet. Photo: Jeremy Hall
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Perfect day in New Jersey. Photo: Ryan Mack
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Jon Smyth, wave of the day. Photo:Ryan Struck
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Glorious winter surf in New Jersey. I love when there's snow on the beach and surf in the water. I took this photo, then sprinted out for a session all alone. Photo: Steve Coleman
With a highly active coastline come hurricane season, New Jersey is one of the brightest strips of east coast surf. Especially this winter when swells wouldn’t quit, temperatures refused to rise and snow dumped the entire northeast region of the country. New Jersey surfers, at least the diehards, celebrated as their stoke was satiated all season long. Myriad beaches mean no shortage of options to choose the site of your morning barrel.
That said, the state does get a bad rap. Given its plentiful and quality of surf, it’s not exactly fair. Called “The Armpit of America” by some, it’s actually not all bad. In fact, it has numerous bright spots. Here are 25 reasons why New Jersey is underrated.
