Well, I guess you can guarantee there will be waves, Kelly's back yard will be getting the final polish and hose down ready for the Surf Ranch Pro the end of the month. Check out the edit above, whatever you think of wave pools, it's fair to say I think we'd all give it a punt.

Surf Ranch puts progression on full display. Surfing's most unique arena churns out perfect waves that separate the tour's most innovative surfers from the rest. This is the first event after the Mid-season Cut, meaning the field has been sharpened and the fight for the WSL Final 5 starts right here, right now.

Sending positive thoughts to all those who knew him, shortly before the sad passing of Dane Kealoha, the 1977 World Champ Shaun Tomson shared these touching words and memories of his friend.

Tomson had this to say:

When I first met Dane back in 1976, he immediately became one of my favourite surfers - absolute raw power and foot to the floor attitude. No close together ballerina feet softness, but a powerful and beautiful classically pure Hawaiian style, charting back to the great Eddie Aikau.

Dane was on the cutting edge of progression - inventing the backside pig dog technique at Pipe and winning the Masters in 1983, and carving up Backdoor and Sunset with creativity and ferocity.

He was a truly gifted tube-rider, attacking the spinning tunnels with machismo, commitment and an attacking rhythm like a Hawaiian warrior going into battle.

At the dawn of pro surfing and the start of the twin fin era at the Stubbies event in Australia, I watched Dane catch a wave at high tide 2 foot Burleigh Heads. There was barely enough clearance between his twin fins and the rocks as he leapt to his feet and started to pump down the line - faster and faster like there was a turbo beneath his feet - I had never seen anyone generate that type of speed on such a small wave - in fact, on any wave.

I had won the World Title a few months before on my single fin and looked down at it - I knew it was instantly obsolete in small waves.

Dane was greatly loved in South Africa - he won the country's biggest event, the Gunston 500 in 1979, in front of tens of thousands of cheering fans.

While all of us have had some challenges in life after surfing, I'm hoping Dane can power through this one.

When I close my eyes, I'll always see that huge fire of aloha burning in that powerful Hawaiian physique.

Sending love and prayers to you warrior.

Snapper Rocks is not the easiest place to score a wave if you're not a regular behind the rock. The last few weeks of good swell brought every surfers to Coolangatta trying to score the wave of their life. Many did and many got burnt by an accidental drop in. But there were a few locals who were just damn intent on taking any wave they wanted, even by force.

“A little Spark”

Episode 1 catches up with Matt, recounting the hazy history of the RNF’s humble inception, while shaping a 5’5” x 19 1/4” for Kolohe, who hurriedly hops down to Australia and promptly proceeds to put it to use, popping off in playful, punchy breach break, with youthful enthusiasm.

We skip over to Indo and catch up with Mason, happily hotdogging an unnamed left and then back home, to Hawaii, where he recklessly romps through anything and everything, all around the island. Jumping across to California, Griffin spends one full fall day, basking in the sunshine and golden glow of his home break, making a case that the RNF could conceivably be ridden as competitive contest equipment.

Finally, don’t skip the credits, as we stay with the Trestles theme and host a fish fest down at everyone’s favourite corner of cobblestone, featuring a classic collection of team riders, old and new.

“There was very little talk of fish in the surfing world. It was the fall of 94’ and there was a little blip of Tom Curren surfing in Long Island in New York on a kneeboard with a fish tail – there was a little spark. No one was making them at the time. Chris Ward was only 14 at the time but a religious Curren follower so he asked me ‘make me a fish’… I made a 5’5”x19 ¼ with the nose and tail the same 14 inches apart. I didn’t have much to go off, but I just fucking went for it. Then he took it to Hawaii with glass-ins and started ripping it.” – Matt Biolos

Some crazy rides from Tahiti, French Polynesia. The southern Pacific really put on a show for Nate Florence and crew. Days after this session the Teahupo’o valley was hit with devastating floods, the cleanup in the aftermath will be a long one, If you’d like to help the Teahupo’o community, you can donate below. Full respect to all the surfers and support teams out there, let's hope the local community get all the help they deserve.