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\"Surf<\/a>

Surf from Hurricane Katia<\/p><\/div>\n

I decided to work remote from the Outer Banks during Labor Day week. I got lucky with a plethora of surf. I was hoping for it, but didn’t expect the surf to be this good. On Friday, September 9th, Katia delivered. In the morning, it was head to 3-foot overhead. (6-9 foot surf.) By the afternoon, the swell had dwindled, but it was still 6-8 foot surf.<\/p>\n

MB, Zander, and I headed to the Outer Banks on Sunday (9\/4), after the NC State season opener against Liberty. The football game was a blast and the Wolfpack won. We arrived at the beach around 2pm. All of our friends were hanging out on the beach and there were a few waves out there. I surfed for about an hour.<\/p>\n

On Monday, MB, Zander, and I beached it for most of the day. The surf was decent and I got a good session in. Zander got to watch too. I squeezed another session in with Tony and Brad in Kitty Hawk later in the evening.<\/p>\n

On Tuesday morning, I surfed with Tony and Eric at Hayman Street. It was chest to head and windy. There were a few good waves to be found and it was a nice to be in some hurricane swell.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, Wednesday and Thursday didn’t produce any decent surf. It was windy, big, and drifty. Thursday was big (double overhead) and tempting\u2014and the drift was chaotic. I decided to save my energy for Friday, when the winds were going offshore.<\/p>\n

Katia delivers – barrelicious<\/h2>\n
\"Surf<\/a>

Surf on the Outer Banks<\/p><\/div>\n

I was up early on Friday, but saw there was still some morning sickness. I got some work done, then was in the water by 8:00am. I surfed for 2 hours. It was head to 3-foot overhead. I described my session as barrelicious. I caught so many good waves and tucked into so many barrels that it was unreal. The surf was cranking. I got worked a few times, but I was willing to pay that price for the waves that delivered. A few stand up barrels, a few close-outs. It was all good.<\/p>\n

I got out of the water and watched the surf with the peanut gallery (i.e. Mike Rowe and crew), and got some great pictures<\/a>. My arms and shoulders were already feeling it. I wanted to save some energy for an afternoon session.<\/p>\n

Katia delivers – addicting<\/h2>\n

I went back to the beach house and worked for a few hours. Catching up on email, tickets, and drafting an article for opensource.com. Just before 2pm, I headed back out to meet my new friend Katia. She was kind this morning, but would she be as kind this after a tide change?<\/p>\n

I surfed at Hayman Street. The first 15-20 minutes was frustrating. Thank you high tide. Swells were coming in, but nothing was breaking in the surf zone. I saw a lot of good, potential waves pass by. Then…it started firing.<\/p>\n

It went from frustrating to 5-star. The word I used to describe this session was addicting. These gentle swells were rolling in and easy to catch. And it was still overhead. I caught one that was 8-foot, connected on the inside, and was an awesome rush. I was in the tube for several seconds. Unbelievable! I just happened to be in the right spot with the right stroke. Keep it coming! These waves were addicting.<\/p>\n

Just when I thought I was tired and wanted to head in, I wanted more. My mind told my body that it could rest later. After 2 hours in the water, I was exhausted. My neck and shoulders could have used a massage, or at least a chiropractor. The surf was the best I’ve had all year. Especially that 8-footer.<\/p>\n

Katia delivers – purple haze<\/h2>\n

I love surfing evening sessions. Probably because I worked in restaurants growing up and didn’t get to surf many sunset sessions. For about 15-20 minutes, the ocean turns this amazing purple color during the sunset. It’s breathtaking. I got about an hour in the water, catching a few waves before the end of the day, watching the sunset from the ocean.<\/p>\n

That made it three sessions, totaling over 5 hours of surfing logged today. Katia was very kind. Hopefully, there will be some leftovers on Saturday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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