The Billabong Pro Tahiti waiting period kicks off in a couple of days, so has the forecast outlook changed?

A new series in which Swellnet will explain surf forecasting information using simple language and real examples.

First up, wave period.

Lohis in the Maldives gets the all over treatment: shot from in front, below, and an aerial angle that shows a wickedly wrapping wall.

Mark Richards considered it the pinnacle of twin fin design, a board on which he felt he couldn't lose a heat, or indeed a world title.

In this, the first part of an ongoing series, we look at MR's handshaped 1980 twin fin (includes video footage).