A moderate to highly absurd multi-craft pilgrimage exploring the upper echelons of cool...and by cool I mean ice-freaking-cold.

It was the morning of the finals and the conditions were similar to what they'd been all contest: 4-6 foot, windy, and shallow...

Like the waves, today's action at Teahupoo was a mash up. After seven consecutive lay days the WSL sounded the hooter and the remaining surfers paddled out into sideshore wobbly, but occasionally barrelling, 4-6 foot surf. 

It's been a quiet couple of months in Indonesia since the incredible 'Muzza Swell.' But finally, heading into the first month of spring a couple of large and powerful groundswells are brewing in the southern Indian Ocean.

Too often the Maldives is seen as the thin-lipped little brother to Indonesia, but recently a week of sustained perfection saw the mid-Indian archipelago come into its own. Click for photos and videos from the swell of the season.