Caption: Reigning WSL Champion Gabriel Medina (BRA) will take on Nat Young (USA) in the Quarterfinals of the Hurley Pro when competition resumes. |
| Location: | Lower Trestles, San Clemente, CA/USA |
| Event window: | September 9 - 20, 2015 |
| Today's call: | Lay day, next call 7 a.m. tomorrow |
| Conditions: | 1' - 2' |
SAN CLEMENTE, CA/USA (Wednesday, September 16, 2015) - Another day of small surf at Lower Trestles and improved conditions expected for tomorrow have prompted event organizers to call a lay day at the Hurley Pro and Swatch Women's Pro, stops No. 8 and 7 respectively on the Samsung Galaxy World Surf League (WSL) Championship Tour (CT).
"Unfortunately we won't see any competition run today," said WSL Deputy Commissioner, Renato Hickel. "It's by far the worst day of the event window with surf in the one-to-two foot range and occasional bigger sets. The good news is that the Surfline forecast looks really good for Thursday and Friday so we expect to be able to finish the event soon."
When competition resumes, up first will be either Joel Parkinson (AUS) against Filipe Toledo (BRA) in the Men's Quarterfinals or Bianca Buitendag (ZAF) taking on Lakey Peterson (USA) in the Women's Semifinals.
Event organizers will reconvene tomorrow at 7 a.m. local time to assess conditions and make a call for competition.
Surfline, official forecaster for the World Surf League, are calling for:
Small southerly swell mix prevails on Wednesday with some leftover lump and bump in the morning thanks to overnight onshore wind. A fun, new SW and S swell will build in for the second half of the week, along with a modest increase in short period NW swell. All swells will gradually trend down over the weekend.
The Hurley Pro and Swatch Women’s Pro Trestles started on September 9 and could run through September 20, 2015. Fans can follow all the action LIVE via webcast on WorldSurfLeague.com and on the WSL mobile app.
Fans around the world can also follow the broadcast LIVE on Fox Sports in Australia, MCS Extreme in France, EDGE Sports in China, South Korea, Malaysia and other territories and on Globo TV in Brazil.
Swatch Women’s Pro Semifinal Match-Ups:
SF 1: Bianca Buitendag (ZAF) vs. Lakey Peterson (USA)
SF 2: Carissa Moore (HAW) vs. Dimity Stoyle (AUS)
Hurley Pro Quarterfinal Match-Ups:
QF 1: Filipe Toledo (BRA) vs. Joel Parkinson (AUS)
QF 2: Adriano de Souza (BRA) vs. Wiggolly Dantas (BRA)
QF 3: Adrian Buchan (AUS) vs. Mick Fanning (AUS)
QF 4: Gabriel Medina (BRA) vs. Nat Young (USA)