Pumping beachies from first light on the Sunshine Coast.

Well, only the southern half to be specific, but still, Tom Healy put in the highway miles during the recent East Coast swell and the effort was worth it.

Entrants in the Aloha Manly Style Pro show their competitive grit surfing in some of the wildest conditions ever seen for a Sydney competition.

Early season Indonesia was steady, few mid-range swells, few small spells, however the intensity has ramped up the last three weeks. 

Once the size died down the sheer perfection of the East Coast swell shone through. And nowhere was better than this place which was doing a fair impression of Kelly's wavepool in a mirror.

It's Red Bull's own highlight reel including a few new angles.

Lachlan Rombouts' North Avalon behemoth could well be the defining image from the recent East Coast swell.

Swellnet caught up with Lachlan between sessions to talk about that morning.