"Heavy, draining barrels are something you forget about from May to August," giggles Outer Banks pro Brett Barley. "But this summer is proving to be different, considering we've gotten three days of spitting barrels in June. Although, yesterday was by far the best." North Carolina, yesterday -- the best day of the summer...so far. Photo: Brad Styron

The Wrightsville/Ocean Isle crew came in hot: Ben Bourgeois, Ross Stevens, Nick Bland, Ben Powell...and this guy, Nick Rupp. Once Debby spotted the boys in North Carolina, flirting with her only required a mere tickling of the wall. Photo: Brad Styron

Guion Lee has an eerie connection with this spot. Six hours of tubes like this resulted in a grotesque gash on his big toe. As he limped back to the boat, assisted by a buddy and his foot sealed in a plastic bag, Debby started disappearing. Photo: Matt Lusk

"It was well worth it," laughed Guion, who would've been skipping had he not been limping. Photo: Brad Styron.

Oh, you better believe there were rights, too. Nick Rupp leaves his rails alone for a moment. Photo: Brad Styron

Ben Powell thought he was gonna get doughnuts on this wave but only got the creamy filling instead. Sequence: Erik Schub

"This was the first 'real' waves in months for South Padre," said Texas photographer Erich Schlegel. "I drove into the night, got to Port Isabel from Austin at 1:00am, slept in the car and was at the jetties by 6:00am. The first three waves made the drive worth it!" Rachel Gore. Photo: Erich Schlegel

Tropical Storm Debby on Sunday morning over the NE Gulf of Mexico. Debby managed to bring copious amounts of rainfall to the state of Florida. Fortunately, the tropical storm was also a swell producer that set up waves for both the Panhandle and West Coast. Image courtesy of NRL

"At this one Panhandle spot," said local photog Cameron McNeill, "there was two other guys out with these lefts were wrapping in, hitting the sandbar and barreling down the beach. It looked like a pointbreak, with three to four barrel sections on each wave. It would crumble on the outside and just drain on the inside sandbar for about 100 yards. We surfed it for eight hours with no drift. One of the best days I've surfed in Florida!" Photo: Leon Legot

"I wasn't expecting much with the ever-changing forecast," added Barley. "I was planning on doing turns all day. So when it turned into a barrel fest, I was psyching to say the least." So were the locals. Kiley Hanford. Photo: Brad Styron

No one surfs this spot as well as Fisher Heverly. Okay, maybe Ben Bourgeois could. But no goofyfoot surfs this spot as well as Fisher Heverly. Good enough claim? Photo: Brad Styron