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Occy The Perfect Wave trip

The second day of the Nike 6.0 Lowers Pro saw World Tour surfer Jadson Andre, young local talent Tanner Gudauskas, and up-and-comer Gabriel Medina, push performance barriers in the clean one-to-three foot waves at Lower Trestles to post the highest scores of the event. Andre locked into a clean lefthander to unload the highest single wave score of the comp, a nearly-flawless 9.87 out of 10 with an impressive combination of powerful carves before pulling out his signature, frontside air-reverse to add to his 8.60 for the highest heat total of the event (18.47 out of 20). Photos Nike 6.0/Hilleman

In this issue we turn up the volume on Gold Coast Hi-Fi, roll out the bullion on a Golden Autumn Swell and feature South Australian photographer, Shane Smith, licking the cream from his digital crop. Taste test these fine samples, and remember there's 34 more pages inside.

No waves ridden, no bands seen...yet. The Falls Festival is a three day festival held in both Lorne, Victoria, and Marion Bay, Tasmania. Check the swell updates for Victoria and Tasmania. If you're planning to go to either festival here's a heads-up that tickets for Marion Bay will likely sell out by this Thursday, with Lorne tickets going even quicker. Head to www.fallsfestival.com for all the details. If you score waves at either locale then send them to us here at Swellnet.

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