I reckon this whole big wave thing is getting a bit nuts.

As I understand it, with this wave, the prime takeoff point often varies by 100 metres plus between waves. Most waves close out. There's no channel.
You can't paddle out from the beach. They might jet ski you into a wave, but jet ski pickups after a wipeout would often be very difficult
The big wave experts say you can wait for 6 hours to get the one good wave.
If it is BIG, running heats at Puerto seems very optimistic (mad).
I hope they are sensible.

I agree Wally - it would be difficult to pick the right couple of waves in the context of a short heat. Chances are you'd get stuck in a rip for half the heat and spend the rest of the time dodging bombs or getting washed through the palapas on the beach! Even at 8-10 foot its hard to get more than a couple of waves an hour out there, so I can't imagine how difficult it would be at this size.

Spot on Wally this places looks all over the shop. Even when reasonably sized I have heard there are plenty of close outs - it is a beach break after all.

Puerto is ridiculously heavy. Even at 5 foot there are rips forming at random times and closeouts amongst the good ones. I remeber even bailing my board on 2-3 footers on the paddle out because it was just explode on the sand bank. I have no idea how guys surf it at that size.

They train hard to paddle fast , they gotta chase waves down to win

It really is to hard to fathom.

It only closes out when its small, the rights tend to break more straight on to the beach and are faster and a bit over the place, but they are within a limited zone.
the lefts are more organized usually hitting the same spot.
The bigger it gets the harder the rips run, so the banks get better:)

I'm not sure you'd call it banks though would you .
The ocean floor famously drops off quite fast very close to shore there .
I would expect the regularity of such peaks would have more to do with the return water path , angle of swell to the beach . Maybe a little variation in the sand formations . Historically banks with deepwater channels usually only form in heavy beach break zones with quite heavy , course , but loose sand . I stand corrected if the local sand there is such , but think that distance form headland sheltering and reflections of energy has more to do with the occurence of regular positioned shallow rip flows . Its not like you see beach gouging in the lower tides . That and a lack of replenisable sand dunes to draw from . Maybe the sand is gouged at the edge of the offshore drop off . But proof of this would be hard to guage .
Didn't Surfline do an article on its mechanics ? Camel did you read that ?

Well on a big south swell you can definitely see it, as the swell comes up from la punta and peels all the way like a point for nearly a couple of km's through far bar and then it hits Puerto. from LaPunta to Puerto it is to sectiony to surf , one in a hundred waves would go through farbar that would be makeable, but I have seen where it hits a knob of sand when it reaches Puerto and it peaks and slows, lets you into it and raps around the bank. The lefts can have a very definite take off , the rights not so much.

I'll give my tip for who will take it out if it run's Damo Hobgood.After seeing him surf macking Speedies the other week on a 5'9 I can only imagine what he'd get up too on a 9'plus board complete maddog.

.

Have I got this right. 7:30am CDT 24th June is approx 10.30pm tonight??

Puerto isnt as bad as you make out. Last couple of times ive been (11/12) ive seen 15ft solid and it still coming in as completely makeable peaks. I found generally that when a set would come the peaks would hit the spot during that set. Not to mention when i was there in '11 they held some pro body board comp there and they had no problembs getting bombs!!! I mean if they can do it so could a dude on a proper gun.

They were the days. Eating breaky at the cafes on the beach watching serious shacks. Viva la chorizo con huevos!!!

2017 comp Tuesday could be on !

Peter Mel and Coco Nogales have a couple of Smokers up on insta

Even at 3 foot you get the odd rogue 4-6 footer that makes you paddle for the horizon with your balls in you're stomach. Far bar was a little more forgiving while I was there for a couple months, LA punta is fun but crowded. As soon as I woke to a large swell I was out of there, heading north to the best wave I have ever surfed.