Atrocious, just atrocious. That'd be the best way to describe the surf for the finals of the Quik Pro France. A freshening northerly seabreeze whipped up the small beachbreaks putting paid to barrels and opening up the air game. Fitting then, that Gabriel Medina made it to the finals - his best result of the year - by going left and punting into the wind.

"The direction the wave comes in just won't allow them to peak up anywhere," said Kelly Slater of the closeout conditions on Day 4 of the Quik Pro France. "It's just a flip of a coin and hoping that something happens out there for you."

After a four day interlude filled with pastries, wine and not much surfing, the Quik Pro France kicked back into gear. The surf at La Graviere was a clean and punchy 4-6 foot with barrels a'plenty. Surprisingly, all the locals and the near-enough-to-locals were ousted. Jez Flores, Aritz Aranburu and Ramzi Boukhiam all came undone in Round 3.