Pumping pre-contest surf last Saturday with the pros getting some great warm up waves in.

Dave Rastovich performing in backlit, bowly rights, captured and edited beautifully by Nathan Oldfield.

We're looking at a favourable outlook into the middle to end of the waiting period after a dicey first couple of days.

With the Indo season kicking into gear, here's a flashback to a pumping session last year.

Mikala severed his femoral artery and suffered significant blood loss.