Rip Curl: John Florence nearly won his Rd. 4 heat vs. Mick Fanning & Matt Wilkinson, but the judges scored him just short on his final wave.
Rip Curl: Nat Young sniffed out the best barrels of his Rd. 4 heat and won easily.
Rip Curl: Jordy Smith rotated his way into the quarterfinals.
Rip Curl: Nat Young won in Rd. 4, advancing straight to the quarterfinals and clinching the ASP Rookie of the Year award in the process.
Rip Curl: CJ Hobgood was into the quarters after an impressive Rd. 4 victory.
Rip Curl: CJ Hobgood, frontside slob air.
Rip Curl: Joel Parkinson lost in Rd. 4 but made up for it with a win in elimination Rd. 5.
Rip Curl: CJ Hobgood.
Rip Curl: All eyes were on the prize during the final day of the Moche Rip Curl Pro Portugal.
Rip Curl: Joel Parkinson packs a deep little section.
Rip Curl: John Florence.
Rip Curl: John Florence.
Rip Curl: Supertubos, one of the best arenas in surfing.
Rip Curl: Kai Otton.
Rip Curl: Julian Wilson.
Rip Curl: Taj Burrow
Rip Curl: John Florence.
Rip Curl: Taj Burrow.
Rip Curl: Josh Kerr.
Rip Curl: Kai Otton was lethal in the air, in the barrel and on a rail.
Rip Curl: Josh Kerr was a standout performer all event but came up short against Nat Young in the semis.
Rip Curl: Nat Young showed why he is the ASP Rookie of the Year.
Rip Curl: Nat Young made his second WCT final of the 2013 season.
Rip Curl: Nat Young shows why his nickname is "The Cobra."
Rip Curl: CJ Hobgood banks one in the quarters.
Rip Curl: Josh Kerr's air-reverse.
Rip Curl: Kai Otton is the 2013 Moche Rip Curl Pro Portugal Champion!
Rip Curl: A disappointed Mick Fanning after getting knocked out in the quarters.
Rip Curl: Last year's Rip Curl Pro Portugal champ Julian Wilson lost a close battle in the quarters vs. Parko.
Rip Curl: Nat Young finished runner-up at the 2013 Moche Rip Curl Pro Portugal.