Half of the top ten men are first-timers to the CT, while two of the women's top five are fresh faces.

Pipe locals hit the ground running.

"Should we believe the hype?"

"Albee Layer got a really heavy barrel on his first wave and then backed it up with another clean barrel."

Start your season with a two-wave hold down.

Even if it's not a swell-producer, the current system bodes well for the season ahead.