O’Neill team rider Axi Muniain and friends towed into some of the biggest waves of the 2011 at Agiti, Spain. Peep the video to witness the madness and hear what Axi has to say as he waited anxiously for the swell to hit.
Hainan Island, China – Day 1 of the inaugural Hainan Classic, an Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) 4-Star World Tour event, has been a clear testament to the fact that any preconceptions about what the country couldn’t or wouldn’t offer as far as waves were entirely incorrect.
At first call, the sets were being estimated in the three- to five-foot range, but with the swell still filling in, the final heats saw waves with solid six-foot faces. As Dane Jordan, the general manager of ASP Australasia, put it: “It’s safe to say it’s pumping out there.â€
Battling rain and mud to enjoy some waves down south, from the holidays through the weekend, when the big surf hit.
Last weekend’s large surf capped three-weeks of clean consistent surf, the best run of waves in over a year. The past weekend we experienced one of the largest northwest swells in about three years.
Many surfers took advantage of the swell to experience pristine waves and wilderness south of the border.
The inaugural Billabong Mundaka Challenge is set to bring back the world’s best tuberiders to Mundaka, one of the world’s best waves. A three-month waiting period starting from 15th January 2012 has been put in place to ensure the one-day event will score flawless conditions and a minimum wave size of 6 to 8 feet.