Outer Banks, March 11th. "There were quite a few spots working, so the crowds were thin and the vibes were good," said photog Matt Lusk. "Everyone was stoked. You'd be on the beach and see people getting barrels left and right. Tons of waves coming in." Photo: Matt Lusk

"I got back home from Hawaii a couple weeks ago and everyone was saying it was the flattest winter in years," says NY charger Will Skudin. "So when these two back-to-back swells popped up on the charts, you can tell it was much needed. New York surfers count on their good winter surf days to stay sane." Photo: Matt Clark

"That wave was on Saturday morning," explained Brett Barley. "Lighthouse was soooo fun. It was really glassy, green, and little barrels and air sections. The best waves weren't the sets -- and I was sitting inside when this little guy snuck by everyone and doodled up right on the bar. It was nothing amazing, but the way it hit the bar was so sick. Inside nuggets were where it was at!" Sequence: Daniel Pullen

Brendan Tighe, hoping against hope on one of the thicker waves we've ever seen come out of New Jersey. Photo: Mike Incitti

NJ surfer Tommy Inkhen has spent the last month on the road for various reasons. He happened to be in Puerto Rico for last week's swell -- and his timing was impeccable. Photo: Osiris Torres

PR fly-by, March 10th. "This swell has been the cleanest in months," explained photog Osirus Torres. "We were all kinda sick of the strong winds, day after day after day." Photo: Osiris Torres

"It was almost 70 degrees in Buxton," smiled photog Lusk. "And the wind stayed offshore all day. The period was a little bit longer than we like, but the steady offshore winds made for barrels up and down the Outer Banks." Mike Remige soaks it in. Photo: Matt Lusk

The end of winter in Puerto Rico means different things than the end of winter on the East Coast. There's not a 6/4/3mm to shed, for starters. Osirus Waldermar. Photo: Osiris Torres

Jamie Moran has had a damn fun run of surf. He nailed last week's Sequence of the Week for a long, technical New Jersey tube. And here he is again, negotiating a fine section, also in New Jersey. Sequence: Mike Incitti

Here's a satellite image of the front that set up the S/SE windswell on Friday.

Roger Torres sticks his arm in to slow down -- this kind of surf won't last through summer in PR. Photo: Osiris Torres

Tommy Inkhen, straight off the plane from PR to chilly NJ. "The transition is definitely hard," he said. "I had 8 mil boots on, and it felt like I was jumping on a mattress. But the more you do it, the easier it is to transition -- I was back into it after the first five waves." Photo: Carter McCoy

Raven Lundy went to Ocean City, Maryland instead of his old Outer Banks stand-by. And ended up wishing he didn't, as it was only good for the morning -- and blew out just as it was getting good. Here he takes out his frustration on an unsuspecting closeout. Photo: Eddie Compo

Rob Kelly tucks into a thickie in Ocean City, Maryland. Photo: Joe Reighn

A moment of Outer Banks solitude. Photo: Benton Sampson

"So, uh, you think there's a channel there?" "Uh, hold on, this 6/5/4mm is from like 1987." Between sets, New Jersey. Photo: Carl Poster

Florida saw some damn rippable surf from these swells, too. Oliver Kurtz shows his fins off at Spanish House. Photo: Chris Clemente

Ya think Kyle Garson has done this before? Only like 30 million times. Sequence: Chris Wilson

Dalton Johnson pulls up on his inside rail and heads for daylight in New Jersey. Photo: Mike Incitti

What's with the saunter, dude? We'd be RUNNING to that. Photo: Mike Incitti

Here's Ocean City Maryland again, providing a perfectly fine punt section for Kevin Richards. Photo: Joe Reighn

Al Pollini, perfect timing across a perfect sandbar. Sequence: Mike Incitti

Of course countless barrels do end up having their price: Clay Pollini, Al's brother, mourns a fallen soldier. Photo: Mike Incitti

The far Northeast had a couple fine moments as well. Photo: Luke Simpson

Remember before, how Lusk said there were "peaks everywhere"? This is what he meant. Photo: Mickey '2M' McCarthy