Has The WSL’s Forecast Curse Been Lifted With E-Lo’s Disappearance?

In a year of marginal wave quality and tumultuous comment sections, many WSL observers have noted that the swell at each venue has seemed to pulse just before — and after — the CT window is open (see: Pipeline, Portugal, El Sal, and Rio).

Multiple events have been held in barely watchable slop.

Though no-one can be blamed empirically, it is mighty coincidental that the forecast for the first event after E-Lo’s untimely departure looks this good.

In our event preview, Duncan Scott told us, “It’s truly a surfer’s event. They get to put on their greatest show, and if you’ve got something special, it’ll show. By contrast, if you do a muscle snap, go along a bit, muscle snap, miss a section, muscle snap, well that’ll show too.” 

Above and below are nine minutes of warmups from the fellas who have something special.

Make your picks, and click here to see what Mikey C thinks.