South x Southeast

Photos by Steven Stohrer, Candace Streit, Jacob Kattan & Brian Kelley. Though we are in the midst of our small-wave season of summer, steady southerly windflow has seen rideable surf -- pending equipment...

Through The Fog

Words by John Streit. Photos by Streit, Lisa Milspaugh & Lexie Hand. While most of the area was bathed in radiant sunshine on Saturday, April 18, a thin band of ghostly fog hugged the coast of the Outer ...

The Best Barrels of 2014

Words by John Streit. Photos by Shaun Devine, Daniel Brittain, Mickey McCarthy, Jon Carter, Billy Ficke, Colin Breland, Matt Vaughan, Jennifer Phan, Harrison Whittaker, Justin Rienerth, Jordan Bartholomew &...

December Drainers, Part 2

Words by John Streit. Photos by Shaun Devine, Mickey McCarthy, Jon Carter, Jeanine Montgomery, Jennifer Phan, Jessiah Rudolph & Billy Ficke. All good things must come to an end. East Coast surfers are un...

Against the Grain

Words by John Streit. Photos by Mickey McCarthy, Daniel Brittain, Colin Breland, Allen Harcourt & Billy Ficke. This time of year, I love these kind of days. A steady southerly wind flow pushed up warmer...

Afternoon Delight

Words by John Streit. Photos by Colin Breland. "Should we go for it? It looks like it could be pretty good, but man that's a long haul." And so began the conversation that so often accompanies the prospe...

Autumn Wins

Words by John Streit. Photos by Mickey McCarthy, Colin Breland, Justin Rienerth, Jennifer Phan & Austin White. Of all the seasons, Autumn wins on the Outer Banks. Why you might ask? Well, the autumn wind...

Hollow Gonzalo: Part Three

Words by John Streit. Photos by Shaun Devine, Justin Rienerth, Jennifer Phan and Allen Harcourt. Video filmed by Elliot McCallister. We bid Hurricane Gonzalo adieu with this third and final swell recap galle...

An Ode to Virginia Beach

Words by John Streit. Photos by Heather Bautista, Colin Breland & Ethan Micele. I humbly submit to you, the reader, "An Ode to Virginia Beach." Time and time again, our hometown is listed online as "O...

September Ends, Fall Begins

Words by John Streit. Photos by Jonathan Breedlove, Jon Carter, Shaun Devine & Billy Ficke. Almost on cue, the winds of fall began blowing just ahead of the autumnal equinox; signaling the official end ...