All the indicators are present: the billboards are going up; the swells are becoming more consistent; the sand is coming together; and the talent in the water - shown by pros, hot locals and tourists alike - is heating up. Yep, it's almost contest time in Coolangatta and the town is primed. 

Brad Nielson recently sent us shots of D'bah as good as it gets and the Superbank reeling off some flawless sections.