Fishy forecast for the Billabong Pro
Friday 20/08 49
It's not the synoptic chart we wanted to see.
In surfing, as in most physical endeavours, the boundaries of performance creep, rather than rush, forward. Just as Olympic world records are ticked off by mere hundredths of a second, so too are the criteria for surfing - higher, faster, deeper - broken in increments.
The exception to this rule occurred over the course of one hour in January 1990.
Next week Teahupoo is expected to receive a series of very strong groundswells