Day: September 27, 2019

Day One In the run up to the 2019 Exile Oktoberfest in Newport Beach, the wave forecast seemed to be uncertain. At first a hurricane swell was forecast to hit during the contest, but that fizzled out, and later a long-period swell looked to fill in on Sunday on the swell charts, but forecasters predicted it might show up early on Saturday. On Saturday morning, it was evident that the forecasters were overly optimistic, as the waves were about one foot throughout the morning. The professional men and women decided to run only a single round of heats on Saturday