Heitor Alves (BRA) was unstoppable on his way to claim the ASP 6-Star San Miguel Pro Zarautz presented by Euskaltel title over Tim Boal (FRA) in a well fought 35-minute battle. Having taken down an inform Gabriel Medina (BRA) in the semis, Alves was on a roll and proved unbeatable despite a last ditched effort by Boal to take the victory.

Clean lines in the 3ft (1m) range were on offer however event officials were forced to place the event on hold during the high tide because of infrequent set waves. With clear skies and fantastic beach weather, the shore line and esplanade were once again packed. The huge crowd revelled in the magnificent displays of surfing put on by all the guys on this last day of competition.

Surfing culture originated as an act of escape and joy, these personal explorations were a way of connecting with nature. In our present day there has been a departure from these origins entering this new age of hyper-progression and extreme commercialism. Amongst the unstoppable trend of surf globalization there are certain individuals who have chosen this age-old path of discovery with surfing being a spiritual reflection of themselves. It is these individuals immersed in the surfing experience  living this rebirth of the grassroots spirit that will help guide our sport in a new revitalizing direction. Lost Prophets will usher in a new prologue of our history, a prophecy of our sports future.

Lost Prophets-search for the collective is an adventure documentary that follows nine surfers in different aspects of life; from a renegade canyon dweller to devout West Javanese Muslim the film delves into different aspects of surfing; all the while centered around the Indonesia surf escape.
Some people live life asleep, only dreaming their awake. Amongst the unstoppable trend of surf globalization there are certain individuals who have found a way of waking up. Lost Prophets the film portrays a vivid picture of lives intertwined by adventure, balance, dedication and connection; bridging generations. Travel the world with the lost prophets as their stories unfold during some of the best Indian Ocean waves documented in the past decade.

Red hot "pumping" sessions with Occy, Richie, Ronnie Burns, Munga and the rest of the Billabong crew in exotic Indonesia, Africa, Hawaii, and Europe. No lie! this is amazing surf. With great rock music. Forget about alley-oops, air-360s and crap pennywise-like music that infest surf videos today. This is flowing surfing, carving surfing, tubes and huge curves and carves on great waves. Occy is the star in both movies and man, he surfs great here, specially the st. leu reunion islands segment on "pump". The music is great, from concrete blonde to some bands you have never heard about but should

Wiggolly Dantas (BRA) today claimed the Sooruz Lacanau Pro title downing fellow countryman Alejo Muniz in the 35-minute final to achieve his best result of the year and his second ASP Men’s Star-Series title in a closely fought final on a day which saw epic conditions for the grand finale to the 31st edition of the Sooruz Lacanau Pro an Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) sanctioned event.

Indonesia’s, Gold Coast/Palm Beach-based Hairil “Oney” Anwar sent out a loud and clear message to the surfing world that the Indonesian’s will be a power in professional surfing by becoming the first ever Indonesian surfer to win a major Association of Surfing Professionals Pro Junior surfing event when he won the Dripping Wet Pro Junior at South Curl Curl Beach on Sydney’s northern beaches today.

An ecstatic Onwar commented on his historic performance today saying “it feels fantastic to win – this is my first time winning and I’m stoked – I’m going to be doing more pro junior events in the next couple of years and it’s awesome to be the first Indonesian surfer to win a Pro Junior event”

The day was highlighted by aerial performances – more successful aerial moves than ever before seen at a pro junior event in Australia according to ASP Australasia Tour Director Dane Jordan and included an amazing tally of 11 aerial moves in the four man final.

Onwar has been based on the Gold Coast studying for the past three years and second in today’s final was fellow Gold Coaster Thomas Woods.

Woods set the scene for today’s remarkable performances scoring a perfect 10 point ride in an earlier heat when he executed a full rotation 360 degree air reverse.

The Sooruz Lacanau Pro an Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) sanctioned event witnessed an amazing day of competition in excellent conditions which are forecasted to continue through the weekend setting up for some great finals action. Standouts were many as surfers displayed progressive modern manoeuvres to impress the huge crowds lining the shore.