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Dee Why: Blown flat and stormy

The day started off nice enough with 25C and sunny skies. Since then, it’s deteriorated significantly with 30+knot westerlies blowing things nearly dead flat and a big storm passing overhead at 1415hrs. Looks like not much of anything likely for at a least a few days unless you are a diehard rider of big foam.

Cronulla report by Aquasea Wetsuit Repairs

Some tiny 1footers at best on an outgoing tide, a bit smaller than yesterday, suit beginners. NNW wind swinging around to N and gusty later.
WIND: NNW at 25kph. WATER TEMP: 18 degrees.
FORECAST: Chance of a shower around the middle of the day, otherwise fine with
lengthy sunny periods. West to northwest winds becoming strong and gusty.
MAX AIR TEMP TODAY: 21-22 degrees.
SWELL: ESE 1-2m at 8 seconds.
TIDES:     HIGH: 17:51      LOW: 11:31
WINDSURFERS: Good conditions today.
BOAT DIVING: Good sea conditions outside, vis around 10m+ on the TUGGERAH and Kelloe, 10m  at Barons Hut, thanks to www.seatamerdive.com Sydney Scuba Diving Boat Charter and Ian Griffiths “Griffiti”.
SHORE DIVING: 6 metres vis at Oak Park. 5+ metres at Shiprock.
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De Souza Takes Inaugural ASP World Tour Win at Billabong Pro Mundaka

Adriano de Souza (BRA), 22, collected his first ASP World Tour victory today at the Billabong Pro Mundaka, bolting up to 3rd on the ASP World Tour ratings. photo: ASP/ CI/ SCHOLTZ via GETTY IMAGES

SOPELANA, Euskadi/Spain (Tuesday, October 13, 2009) – Adriano de Souza (BRA), 22, claimed his inaugural ASP World Tour win today, taking out the Billabong Pro Mundaka, eliminating fellow Finalist Chris Davidson (AUS), 33, in punchy two-to-three foot (1 metre) waves at the backup venue of Sopelana.

Stop No. 8 of 10 on the 2009 ASP World Tour, the Billabong Pro Mundaka experienced an array of conditions for the event, from clean surf on the opening day at Mundaka to a lengthy seven-day wait before a marathon 24-heat session yesterday, culminating into today’s dramatic finale.

De Souza, who had previously experienced in the ASP World Junior Championships (winning in 2003) and on the ASP World Qualifying Series winning in 2005), was rapt with his inaugural ASP World Tour victory.

“I don’t have words to express how happy I am right now,” De Souza said. “I have been working so hard for this ever since winning the ASP World Junior Championships and the ASP WQS. To finally win here in Mundaka, where the culture is so rich and the people love surfing so much, is an incredible thing. This is the most special day of my life.”

The young Brazilian dominated the crumbling lefthander of Sopelana, racking up an insurmountable 16.40 out of a possible 20 to overtake his Australian opponent, resulting in his history-making win as the first South American to take out the prestigious event win.

“The conditions have been hard for this event but we surfed the best waves that were available to us,” De Souza said. “Davo (Chris Davidson) is such a strong surfer and he has been going after a win for so long. When he beat C.J. (Hobgood) in the Semifinals, I knew it was going to be a battle. I was able to get the better waves today and that’s why I won.”

The victory rockets De Souza into a solid 3^rd place on the 2009 ASP World Tour ratings, putting him within striking distance for a shot at the ASP World Title.

“I’m not thinking about the world title right now,” De Souza said. “I am just enjoying my win. This is the biggest win of my career and have a lot of confidence heading into the next events.”

Davidson, who’s storied career amongst the world’s best surfers has seen him qualifying and falling off tour multiple times, secured his best ever result today with his Runner-Up finish at the Billabong Pro Mundaka.

“Everything has felt special at this event for some reason,” Davidson said. “Everything has clicked and I’ve felt confident in every heat. Couldn’t find the waves in the Final, but congrats to Adriano (de Souza) – it’s a truly deserving win.”

The win vaults Davidson into 20^th position on the 2009 ASP World Tour ratings, well within the requalification cutoff for 2010.

“It was a really crucial event for me in terms of the ratings,” Davidson said. “I was on the bubble heading into this event and knew I needed to pull something out of the bag. I’m frothing for the next event and the rest of the year.”

C.J. Hobgood (USA), 30, former ASP World Champion (2001), matched his best result today, finishing equal 3^rd and solidifying his position at 4^th on the ASP World Tour ratings.

“I’m really stoked for Davo (Chris Davidson), but it’s disappointing at the same time,” Hobgood said. “I’m happy that I matched my best result this season, but was hoping for better. I felt like I prepared well and surfed conditions similar to this most of the week, but in the end, I couldn’t edge into the Final.”

Kelly Slater (USA), 37, reigning nine-time ASP World Champion, was in stunning form throughout the event despite nursing an Ilio-tibial band strain in his knee, only losing to eventual winner De Souza in a tightly fought Semifinal bout.

“The knee felt okay today,” Slater said. “It was sore walking downhill but felt okay out in the lineup. I guess I’m still in contention (for the ASP World Title), but we’ll see how it pans out.”

The race for the 2009 ASP World Title is far from over and the world’s best surfers will battle it out in the remaining two events.

Highlights from the Billabong Pro Mundaka will be available via http://www.billabongpro.com/mundaka09/

Next stop on the 2009 ASP World Tour will be the Rip Curl Pro Search in Peniche, Portugal from 19 – 28, 2009.

For more information, log onto www.aspworldtour.com

BILLABONG PRO MUNDAKA FINAL RESULTS:

1 – Adriano de Souza (BRA) 16.40

2 – Chris Davidson (AUS) 11.83

BILLABONG PRO MUNDAKA SEMIFINAL RESULTS:

SF 1: Chris Davidson (AUS) 13.84 def. C.J. Hobgood (USA) 10.53

SF 2: Adriano de Souza (BRA) 16.00 def. Kelly Slater (USA) 15.93

BILLABONG PRO MUNDAKA QUARTERFINAL RESULTS:

QF 1: C.J. Hobgood (USA) 14.00 def. Bede Durbidge (AUS) 10.97

QF 2: Chris Davidson (AUS) 13.40 def. Drew Courtney (AUS) 10.10

QF 3: Adriano de Souza (BRA) 16.33 def. Fredrick Patacchia (HAW) 10.67

QF 4: Kelly Slater (USA) 14.33 def. Taj Burrow (AUS) 10.60

BILLABONG PRO MUNDAKA ROUND 3 RESULTS:

Heat 1: C.J. Hobgood (USA) 8.00 def. Kekoa Bacalso (HAW) 6.17

Heat 2: Bede Durbidge (AUS) 14.93 def. Jordy Smith (ZAF) 10.90

Heat 3: Chris Davidson (AUS) 14.73 def. Bobby Martinez (USA) 14.17

Heat 4: Drew Courtney (AUS) 13.26 def. Kai Otton (AUS) 10.74

Heat 5: Fredrick Patacchia (HAW) 14.44 def. Mick Fanning (AUS) 12.10

Heat 6: Adriano de Souza (BRA) 14.16 def. Taylor Knox (USA) 11.44

Heat 7: Kelly Slater (USA) 12.93 def. Tom Whitaker (AUS) 9.26

Heat 8: Taj Burrow (AUS) 14.60 def. Kieren Perrow (AUS) 11.43

CURRENT ASP WORLD TOUR TOP 10 (After Billabong Pro Mundaka):

1 – Mick Fanning (AUS) 6350 points

2 – Joel Parkinson (AUS) 6306 points

3 – Adriano de Souza (BRA) 5773 points

4 – C.J. Hobgood (USA) 5748 points

5 – Bede Durbidge (AUS) 5524 points

6 – Kelly Slater (USA) 5514 points

7 – Taj Burrow (AUS) 5149 points

8 – Bobby Martinez (USA) 4914 points

9 – Taylor Knox (USA) 4816 points

10 – Damien Hobgood (USA) 4794 points

Narrabeen Rpt

Lovely day, but the waves look very small & not very powerful either

Not a lot of size or energy

C C Smooth & Small

Fine, dry and mild on the Central Coast this Wednesday morning.  The swell smooth and small at 1 – 2 feet from the east southeast.  There is no breeze at the moment but forecast to go west northwest and strengthen later.  High tide 0545 and low tide around 1130.  Local barometer 995 hpa, 12 degrees C. 72% humidity.   Have a good one.

In soCal

Hello Friends,
Back from a trip to the high desert of California. Apparently I missed no waves.

Sydney for Weds is looking like a case of desperate conditions for desperates only. Swell’s down around the one metre mark at about 9 seconds from the SE. From over the horizon I’m guessing knee to waist high at exposed spots – before the wind blows it flat.

Outlook is for smallness until the weekend when, with luck, we might get a little pulse happening in Sydney.

What the Bureau says
tides: L@1030, H@1650
Wednesday until midnight: Wind: W/NW 15/25 knots, increasing to 25/33 knots during the morning.Sea: rising to 2 to 3 metres. Swell: E/NE about 1 metre.
Thursday: Wind: W/SW 20/30 knots.Sea: 2 to 3 metres. Swell: S 1 to 1.5 metres.
Friday: Wind: SW/S 15/25 knots.
Chance of a shower around the middle of the day, otherwise fine with
lengthy sunny periods. West to northwest winds becoming strong and
gusty.

Got a couple

Granite Mountains scenery, Mojave Desert, CA

Typical rock formations in the Granite mountains.

Hurrying past on the freeway, micro line suggesting all is in order for the arrival of winter swell.

shots to share from the desert…

Most Popular Photos, July In Byron Bay Today.

Most Popular Photos July 09 In Byron Bay Today. What can I say; from a photographer’s perspective July in Byron Bay this year was a stunner. From a surfers perspective July in Byron is Logger season, sure we get a few good days around the open side when the westerlies blow for the little whiteboard set. But in the bay it’s often logger heaven. This year, July was almost too beautiful for words. We had warm weather for winter, sweet little lines sweeping into the bay and Huey provided us with just amazing lightshows every evening to top off the day. By now we all know I love Byron Bay, but there’s something special about July. The light is different, the weather seems to settle into a steady rhythm and those that are still around in town are here because it’s beautiful, rather than anything else. The days start late and finish early with stunning sunsets across the bay. These are the photos you guys clicked on the most during July, In Byron Bay Today.