It was a fitting opening day for the final comp of the year. The comp that will decide the 2012 title. Starting out undersized and inconsistent the north-west swell just kept getting bigger as the day progressed with semi regular sets breaking on second reef by the time the sun went down. Meanwhile, on first reef there were some wild barrels and acts of bravado as the back-22 surfers of the WT surfers threw caution to the wind and wildcards claimed a few scalps.

Tomorrow should resume with the swell similar size as late today before tapering throughout the day.

For a full recap click here or simply enjoy the photos below. All photos ASP/Cestari, Dunbar, Kirstin.