The toughest thing about holding a surf contest is getting waves. You can have nice weather, a crowd and great surfers, but without waves, the event just doesn’t have the same draw. When last weekend’s summer nor’easter coincided with the ninth annual Jetty Coquina Jam, it made for a more interesting event for sure.

An unusually strong low-pressure system came through Long Beach Island on Friday night, kicking up chilly northerly winds on Saturday.