While most people on the Outer Banks were donning green and gathering along the “Beach Road” for the St. Patrick’s Day parade this past Sunday, a hearty crew of surfers were taking advantage of some stellar spring surf conditions along the OBX.   

A  low pressure system moved off the OBX coast on Friday/Saturday and hung long enough create some decent swell, and by early Sunday the wind had calmed and swung around out of the west to pepper the swell with some light off shore breezes. 

To his credit, local photographer and surf enthusiast, Matt Lusk, was in the right spot at the right time to score some great pictures of the action.  Matt’s post highlights some great images from the day.  Here’s an example:

Matt Lusk - No Place Like Home, Brett Barley

Some of the Virginia Beach crew made the trek south to capture some of the OBX surf magic, and here’s a great post about the importance of research and preparation in order to be in the right place at the right time…there’s a lot of luck involved with surfing, but some good research sure helps.