These 20 Photos Will Make You Yearn for Winter Waves

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Craig Anderson (pictured), Dane Reynolds and Brendon Gibbens spent a few weeks feasting around Portugal this winter. They were not disappointed. Pedra Branca, Portugal. 2/17/17. Photographer: LineUp Photography

Yes, there is surf in Israel. And yes, there are barrels to be had. Unknown surfer enjoys the cylindrical fruits of the Mediterranean Sea. Ashdod-Hshover, Israel. 1/29/17. Photographer: Maor Ban Namo.

Lucas Godfrey is a young underground North Shore charger who had a breakthrough winter. Remember the name. This mutant was captured by none other than the photog legend himself, Brian Bielmann. Pipeline. 12/26/16.

Does it get any more classic than this? Derek Ho hand-jiving his way through what is almost certainly the wave of the day. Pipeline. 1/26/17. Photographer: Pedro Miranda.

Morocco = perfect right points. This shot captures the perfect point break bottom turn while also inviting us to mind surf the groomed canvas that lays ahead. Anchor Point, Morocco. 1/20/17. Photographer: Luke Dawson

Great lighting. Great surfer. Great photo. Yago Dora at Rocky Point. 1/23/17. Photographer: Hanna Hancock

Lovely sunset shot of Brisa Hennessy by a true legend behind the lens: Pete Frieden. Off-The-Wall. 12/12/16

A classic Christmas time left at Huntington Pier. Unknown surfer feeling the holiday spirit. 12/21/16. Photographer: Justin DeLand

Walking on water in the freezing Baltic Sea. Weissenhaus, Germany. 1/2/17. Photographer: Christoph Pless

Nic Lamb going all in during the 2016 Nazare Surf Challenge. Hell raising drop. 12/20/16. Photographer: Jop Hermans

Traveling charger Tom Lowe got absolutely blasted out of this wave. Portugal doing its damn best Pipeline impersonation. Supertubos, Portugal. 3/4/17. Photographer: Monica Santos

Chocolate kegs with a bunch of rubber on? Must be New Jersey in the winter. Bay Head, NJ. 3/14/17. Photographer: Gavin Tormallan

Setting up a filthy one down under. The moment of uncertain anticipation captured perfectly by photographer Dan Bielich. Cronulla, Australia. 3/3/17

$Who doesn\'t love a dreamy little warm water wedge? Mathew Davies enjoying some off season magic while local lensman Gerardo Antonio gets the shot. Santana, Nicaragua. 2/21/17$

Who doesn't love a dreamy little warm water wedge? Mathew Davies enjoying some off season magic while local lensman Gerardo Antonio gets the shot. Santana, Nicaragua. 2/21/17

The master at work. Brian Bielmann always capturing the goods. Backdoor. 1/27/17

Three guys, three different situations. Heavy traffic at one of Lisbon’s best beach breaks. Carcavelos, Portugal. 3/4/17. Photographer: Alvaro Fr

Beautiful backdrop for a nice little tube in central California. Carmel, California. 4/14/17. Photographer: Bill Cornick

Great style, great composition. Photographer Luis Rodrigues knows exactly where to sit to get the best shots. Crazy Left, Portugal. 3/9/17

Who said German’s can’t surf? Lennart Girard rushes dreamy tubes like this for breakfast. Santo Amaro, Portugal. 2/8/17. Photographer: Helder Nogueira

Sick angle and nice backdrop compliment this little drainer perfectly. Playa del Orzan, Spain. 2/9/17. Surfer: Jos Kelly. Photographer: Gabriel Pacheco

With summer on its way in, let’s take a few minutes to reflect on the northern hemi winter that has just passed. While some places pump harder than others, every dog has its day. By the looks of this winter’s Surfterra uploads, there were plenty of tasty treats to feast on all over the world.

The slideshow above is a selection of 20 of our favorite shots uploaded this past winter season from around the world. All of the shots are labeled with spot and date, so feel free to go to surfterra.com and view the whole session! Big thanks to all the photographers who uploaded sick sessions on Surfterra, you made this a winter to remember.

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