They decided to move things from Pines at Wainui Beach to Pipe at Midway Beach down in Kiwi land and it proved to be the right move. Day 3 of the O'Neill Cold Water Classic New Zealand saw Tom Whitaker, Heath Joske, and Brent Dorrington rip the Midway Beach apart. Check out all the action.

The ASP PRIME O’Neill Cold Water Classic California marched through 22 heats of the Round of 96 with former ASP Tour veteran Dayyan Neve igniting the event’s top scores in firing three-to-five foot waves at Steamer Lane in Santa Cruz.

After monitoring conditions throughout the morning, inconsistent surf in the one-to-three foot range forced event organizers at the ASP PRIME O’Neill Cold Water Classic California to call competition off for today.

The O’Neill Cold Water Classic California is the last of five stops on the O’Neill Cold Water Classic series, with the series’ winner taking an additional $50,000.

The 2010 O'Neill Cold Water Classic Canada has been plugging through the early rounds the last few days and local Tofino boy Peter Devries is looking poised for a repeat. Peep the video highlights from the first three days of competition.

Day 1 of the O'Neill Cold Water Classic South Africa kicks off in clean 3-4 foot waves, light winds, perfect blue sky and a spectacular mountain backdrop all set the stage for a classic event.

Clean 3-4 foot waves, light winds, perfect blue sky and a spectacular mountain backdrop all set the stage for the first day of the O’Neill Cold Water Classic South Africa 2010.

With a fresh coat of snow covering the ground, South Africa's Royden Bryson takes out Brazil's Yuri Sodre in excellent (albeit freezing) conditions at Thurso East in Scotland...

The O'Neill Cold Water Classic Scotland sees miserable weather and freezing conditions—perfect for today's brand of high flying rippers.

A frothing Stuart Kennedy wins a 6* WQS in Tasmania and earns himself a wildcard into the upcoming Bells WCT event. Photos and video here.

Wild Weather And Surf As Final 24 Surfers Decided At O'Neill Cold Water Classic Tasmania

Final day photo gallery from the 2009 O'Neill Cold Water Classic California...who knew it would turn into a big wave showdown?

Congratulations to San Clemente's Nate Yeomans on his WQS 6-Star Prime win at Steamer Lane! Stay tuned for more photos and video...

The event’s top performers march through the Round of 16 in the chilly waters of Steamer Lane in Santa Cruz, California in solid eight-foot surf to decide the event’s Quarterfinalists.

It's pretty funny watching guys throw shakas while wearing gloves...that and some sick action from the O'Neill Cold Water Classic Canada make this clip a keeper!