Clean three-to-four foot surf groomed by light offshore winds greeted event organizers this morning, prompting the call for the completion of Round 3 of the Hurley Pro Trestles to begin at 8am.

As the conditions at Lower Trestles clean up for day two of the Hurley Pro Trestles, the performances become even more electric.

Taj Burrow snaps after losing to Hurley wildcard Rob Machado, Kelly Slater blitzes the lineup, and more action from day 1 of the 2009 Hurley Pro Trestles.

The Hurley Pro Trestles, Event No. 6 of 10 on the 2009 ASP World Tour, will return to the cobblestone lineup of Lower Trestles today where the world’s best surfers will battle it out in the elimination Round 2 and possible part of Round 3.

When Kelly Slater compares the surf to that of his native Florida, it should be considered a warning shot to fellow competitors...day one action from stop #6 of 10 of the 2009 ASP World Tour.

Round 1 of the Hurley Pro Trestles is on this morning with the world’s best surfers tackling the two-to-three foot (1 metre) waves on offer this morning at Lower Trestles.

The Hurley Pro Trestles, Event No. 6 of 10 on the 2009 ASP World Tour, is just days from commencing and the Southern California air is electric with the arrival of the world’s best surfers at one of the world’s most high-performance waves.

Three days remain before the Hurley Pro, sixth event on this year’s ASP World Tour, kicks off on one of the most high-performance waves in the world at Lower Trestles in Califonrnia, from September 13 to 19, 2009.

With $100,000 on the line, the Hurley Pro has the full attention of the ASP World Tour surfers. Here's a photo gallery from Wednesday Sept. 9th featuring some of the world's best getting geared up for the biggest paycheck in World Championship Tour history...photos and video of all the action.

Hurley today announced a $100,000 first place prize and a global record $400,000 overall purse for the upcoming ASP World Tour event; the Hurley Pro, Sept. 13 to 19 at Lower Trestles.

"This is a very big development for Surfing America and the sport of surfing in the United States," said Surfing America's Mike Gerard. We couldn't agree more...

Just in time for summer, Rusty team rider and #12 ranked WQS surfer Nate Yeomans test drives a Rusty small wave board named the "Dwart" around his San Clemente home.

Lower Trestles plays host to the USA's top amateurs at the 2009 NSSA Nationals. To catch all the action live go to www.nssalive.com!

You know those rail things that are on the side of your surfboard? In this exclusive video, Taylor Knox shows you how to use them...

Anyone who's ever surfed Lower Trestles has had the same experience as our buddy and ASP World Tour surfer Damien Hobgood is having here...