When the sun began to creep through the clouds we saw that there was solid 4-6 ft surf with perfect offshore winds and nearly 200 competitors waiting to sign up...

On Saturday, February 19th, the inaugural 2011 Arnette Cash Pot Surf Series took place at Seaside Reef in San Diego.

John John flips out, Conner Coffin does the perfect turn, and some of the best young pros tear apart a fun day at Lower Trestles.

Euro chicks make a drop by to the contest zone; there is no riot.

The first significant west swell of the season lights up a fickle spot for a select crew of San Diego County locals and a few visitors.

The Reef surf team—including Mike Losness, Chris Abad, Gabe Garcia, Chris Waring, and Nick Rozsa—find a few fun waves in Oceanside, California.

As soon as the first heat entered the water, there was complete mayhem everywhere...

For the newest of the new Check's Files, we got the freshest of the fresh images from this weeks Southern California swell. Disfrute el sabor!