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19 Degrees: For Some, A Perfect Day For Surfing
Resume![In 19-degree weather, Tony Sanchez and Pat Falco head out to surf on King’s Beach in Lynn on Nahant Bay. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)](https://wordpress.wbur.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/0304_winter-surfing12-1000x666.jpg)
Most of us around Boston are pretty tired of this winter weather.
But there is a certain community of locals embracing it, because powerful winter storms can bring big waves — and those bring out the surfers.
A few days ago, we met up with two year-round surfers, Tony Sanchez and Pat Falco, for some North Shore surfing. The day was sunny and the water was bright blue, but the temperature outside was just 19 degrees.
![At his place in Swampscott, Sanchez gets into his winter-weight wetsuit. It's 5 millimeters thick, to keep him warm in extremely frigid water. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)](https://media.wbur.org/wp/2015/03/0304_winter-surfing05.jpg)
![Falco, left, and Sanchez load up their surfboards. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)](https://media.wbur.org/wp/2015/03/0304_winter-surfing06.jpg)
![Tony Sanchez putting on his gloves on Lynn Shore Drive before heading to the beach. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)](https://media.wbur.org/wp/2015/03/0304_winter-surfing08.jpg)
![Pat Falco puts on his hood. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)](https://media.wbur.org/wp/2015/03/0304_winter-surfing07.jpg)
![(Jesse Costa/WBUR)](https://media.wbur.org/wp/2015/03/0304_winter-surfing09.jpg)
![Sanchez and Falco carry their surfboards down the stairs at King’s Beach. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)](https://media.wbur.org/wp/2015/03/0304_winter-surfing10.jpg)
![Falco waxes his surfboard before going out to meet the waves. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)](https://media.wbur.org/wp/2015/03/0304_winter-surfing11.jpg)
![Sanchez paddles out from the beach. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)](https://media.wbur.org/wp/2015/03/0304_winter-surfing03.jpg)
![(Jesse Costa/WBUR)](https://media.wbur.org/wp/2015/03/0304_winter-surfing04.jpg)
![Falco rides a wave. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)](https://media.wbur.org/wp/2015/03/0304_winter-surfing02.jpg)
![Despite the 19-degree outdoor temperature, Tony Sanchez rides a wave at King’s Beach in Lynn on February 27, 2015. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)](https://media.wbur.org/wp/2015/03/0304_winter-surfing01.jpg)
This segment aired on March 5, 2015.