The Backdoor Shootout begins its waiting period today and everyone is putting in time and effort to be prepared for the prestigious championship that has very different realities: A maximum of four people surf per heat; unlike a normal day at Pipe that has hundreds in the water.

This morning was very difficult and dangerous, several people got out of the water early after catching some.

Koa Rothman was active, Nathan Florence left early and Alonso Correa had a good one.

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