Rip Curl's yearly Grom Search series has become quite a big deal for young guns around the globe trying to make a career out in the ocean.

In the USA, there are 4 regional events, California, Hawaii, Florida, and North Carolina, followed by the national championships to be held during the Rip Curl Search WCT event, at Ocean Beach in San Francisco in early November.

The last of the 4 regional events went down last weekend on the Outer Banks in NC, check out more photos from Surfing magazine's Daniel Pullen here.

And here are the highlights from the East events in New Smyrna Beach and the Outer Banks, in video form, below...