Swell Saturdays: 2013 Billabong Pro Tahiti Day 1 & 2 Highlight Videos & Photos The Billabong Pro Tahiti at Teahupo’o is happening right now. Well, today is actually a down day with waves at only 2-4 foot. But yesterday conditions were perfect for day 2 of the comp. The sea was a sheet of glass, there was no wind and the tubes were perfect and overhead. We definitely stayed up way too late watching […] Surf SwellBrains | August 17, 2013 1 Comment
Swell Saturdays: How NOT to Surf Teahupo’o, Tahiti Teahupoo in Tahiti is a fiercely heavy wave. You don’t want to fall, period. But, if you’re gonna fall, there are some guidelines to follow. Billibong interviews some of the world’s best surfers for some tips on how to stay off the reef at Teahupoo. Some of the video footage of these wipeouts will make you cringe. “Teahupoo is one of the […] Surf SwellBrains | August 10, 2013 1 Comment
NOAA ENSO Update December 2023: 54% Chance El Niño Will be “Historically Strong” in Top 5 on Record El Niño is zipping along in the tropical Pacific. There’s a 54% chance that this El Niño event will end up “historically strong” (more details below), potentially ranking in the top 5 on record. Looking ahead, it’s likely that El Niño will end and neutral conditions return by April–June. Sail across the Pacific El Niño is associated with specific changes […] Weather WeatherBrains | December 14, 2023 0 Comments
Patagonia Backcountry Report: This Place Is Getting Too Filled In With Snow | Mini-Spines & High Tower Chutes Are Buried Report from September 12, 2023 Tuesday was the last sunny day of the week most likely. A large, wet, warm, Tahiti Express storm is clobbering us right now. Lotza rain, wind, and hopefully in the end – snow. Tuesday held dense, wind-pressed, and sun-kissed snow. There were quite a few people in the zone this day so I laid back […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | September 14, 2023 0 Comments
NOAA ENSO October Update: 75% Chance La Niña Will Last Through Winter For what seems like the 247th month in a row, La Niña is still in charge in the tropical Pacific. It’s really only been about a year with continuous La Niña, as it took a break summer 2021 and re-developed October 2021, but it seems like longer! There’s a 75% chance La Niña will be present this winter (December–February); forecasters […] Weather SnowBrains | October 13, 2022 0 Comments
NOAA: April 2021 ENSO Update – La Niña Hanging On But Will Transition to Neutral in Next Month This post first appeared on the climate.gov ENSO blog and was written by Emily Becker La Niña is hanging on in the tropical Pacific, but it’s likely a transition to neutral will occur in the next month or so, and the chance of neutral goes up to 80% in May–July. Grab your goggles and your running shoes! We’re going to […] Weather WeatherBrains | April 8, 2021 0 Comments
NOAA January 2021 ENSO Update: 95% La Niña Will Continue Through Winter This post first appeared on the climate.gov ENSO blog and was written by Emily Becker There’s a 95% chance that La Niña will continue through the winter and a 55% chance the tropical Pacific will transition to neutral conditions by the spring. After that, the picture is less clear. Certainly less clear than the waters of the tropical Pacific… Tahiti […] Weather WeatherBrains | January 15, 2021 0 Comments
World Surf League Postpones/Cancels All Events Through July | Announces New ‘World Title Surf-Off’ Format for 2021 Due to the continued evolution of the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Surf League (WSL) is postponing or canceling all events, at all levels of competition, through the end of June. The WSL will continue to monitor the situation and make the next call in early June. “Where and when we will run this year is still very much an open […] Surf SwellBrains | May 2, 2020 0 Comments