Empty Canadian grinders, leaving nothing to be desired. Photo: Scotty Sherin

"We don't have the consistency that exists in other parts of the world," photog Scotty Sherin laughed. "But when it's on, there is nowhere else I would rather be. And this fall/winter it was definitely on!" Photo: Scotty Sherin

"How lucky am I? This question seems to pop into my head a lot when I'm sitting in the lineup," Canadian transplant Dean Petty explains. "Oftentimes moving away from your local break is a scary mission. But I was welcomed with smiles, sick waves and some of the most beautiful terrain on the planet. I have never once regretted my decision to go Canadian." Photo: Scotty Sherin

For West Coast Canadian's like Peter Devries, Eastern Canada is a surf trip in and of itself. "The variety of good waves is unreal but the only thing lacking is consistent swell," Devries said of the Canadian Martimes. "The fall is so nice and warm but the winter has the coldest water I have ever touched. The crew out there are super cool as well. We stay with Nico Manos who has a house overlooking numerous surf spots and is completely dialed in to the conditions." Photos: Scotty Sherin

New Jersey standout Mike Gleason was in town for this swell. "Eastern Canada is awesome," Gleason exclaimed. "The waves are sick, the scenery is incredible with point after point waiting to be surfed. I can't wait to go back." Photo: Scotty Sherin

"The Northeast is one of the most beautiful surf locations in the world," Santa Cruz's Josh Mulcoy stated. "Empty land with so many points that you can't even count them all." Photo: Scotty Sherin

Local Neal Durling setting his line at one of the spots he helped pioneer. Photo: Scotty Sherin

"This was the best fall/winter I've been around for," Eastern Canada local Nico Manos admitted. "Seems like there has been waves everyday. It actually feels like a real surf place, not just another stretch of novelty spots." Photo: Scotty Sherin

Manos has this region pretty much dialed, and it shows with his superior wave selection. Photo: Scotty Sherin

"I love going to the East Coast," Canadian Raph Bruhwiler admitted. "There are so many breaks to choose from. And compared to the West Coast, they're super-easy to access if you know what road to go down. I was able to roll with Nico Manos, Scotty Sherin and the boys -- those guys know every nook and cranny along that coastline. Last fall I went there during a hurricane and we got four days straight of pumping surf. It was some of the best waves I have surfed in Canada." Photo: Scotty Sherin

Nico Manos, undercover in Canada. Photo: Scotty Sherin

"Canada in the fall is the best," Noah Cohen frothed. "Chasing a swell up there is just icing on the cake. Best of all, I don't even need to pull out my passport to get there." Photo: Scotty Sherin

Sure, it's cold. But you're threshold for what's tolerable seems to go right out the window when faced with a bomb like this. Photos: Scotty Sherin

Josh Mulcoy, enjoying one of Eastern Canada's many wide-open spaces. Photo: Scotty Sherin

"That spot was insane," Ben Bourgeois remembered. "Before we paddled out, I was on the beach trying to get my fins in as fast as possible and I saw about five perfect six- to eight-foot A-frames that looked just like Backdoor and Pipe! I couldn't believe it. It didn't last long, though. It pretty much shut down 30 minutes into our session. Luckily, we each got one or two." Photo: Scotty Sherin

Nico Manos, right at home in this Canadian pit. Photo: Scotty Sherin

"When I think of the Northeast, this is it -- super-fun pointbreaks all over the place," Bourgeois explained. Photo: Scotty Sherin

Local Nico Manos is holding more than rail turns and barrels in his arsenal. Photo: Scotty Sherin