Teahupoo Pro Swell Angle » Andy's on fire

IT'S all in the angles here and unfortunately for the Teahupoo Billabong Pro this means it's not a good year. The bend in the reef which allows this wave to be just on the makeable side of certain death hoovers up southerly swells, but too much southwest and it closes out. A little bit of east allows the main section to stay open, but a few degrees too much and that's it, no surf. But there's more than one break on this island and Andy Irons and co have been surfing a secret reef pass for years. Right under the noses of the other top 45 pros and associated managers, sponsors and spouses these guys have been ripping up this reef pass. More exposed to a south-easterly swells - it's not Teahupoo but it's still up there - just about as good as it gets.

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The last 3 to five years we've been surfing here, now the secret's out, we jinxed it by talking about how great it was.

Andy Irons

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