2018 Da Hui Backdoor Shootout
Spectrum SURF Channel kicks off the new year with a live broadcast of the 2018 Da Hui Backdoor Shootout from Pipeline 1/4 - 1/16. The models are showing abundant WNW swell activity of varying sizes for the first half of the holding period with breezy E trades blowing stiff and offshore at Pipe. The event includes shortboard, longboard, SUP surf, and bodysurfing divisions.
Tune in daily @ 8:00am HST!
2017 Billabong Pipe Masters
Tune into Spectrum SURF Channel beginning this Friday, 12/8 for our live broadcast of the 2017 Billabong Pipe Masters from the notorious Banzai Pipeline. The reef's cleaned up, there's ample NPAC swell brewing, ... will the local winds cooperate? The dramatic 2017 Men's World Title race awaits the outcome!!
Check here or tune in for daily updates @ 7:30am HST.
2017 Surfer Awards LIVE on Spectrum SURF Channel
Surfing's biggest night happens on Oahu's famed North Shore this Wednesday, 12/6 @ 8:00pm. Tune into Spectrum SURF Channel as our VIP guests at the Turtle Bay Resort as we bring this illustrious awards program LIVE to you!
2017 Maui Women's Pro
The Spectrum SURF Channel team literally splits in two beginning this Saturday as we juggle two great live broadcasts during the same 11/25 - 12/6 holding periods: the 2017 Women's Maui Pro from Honolua Bay and the 2017 Vans World Cup from Sunset Beach.
As the year ending Championship Tour event, the Maui Women's Pro takes live broadcast priority over the Vans World Cup, but we'll do our best to alternate coverage as dictated by this order. No worries, we'll replay both full events after the Pipe Masters finishes so you won't miss a single wave!
Get the Maui & Sunset daily calls for both events @ 7:30am HST daily on Spectrum SURF Channel!
With the conclusion of the 2017 HIC Pro today, the Spectrum SURF Channel team's attention turns quickly to preparations for the Vans Triple Crown of Surfing main event series, and what will be a highly dramatic Men's CT world title clash at Pipeline next month! It all kicks off with the 2017 Hawaiian Pro from Haleiwa Ali'i Beach 11/12 - 11/24. Come on big WNW swells!
Spectrum SURF Channel will bring every spectacular wave, every epic paddle battle, every radical maneuver, every deep barrel, and every hairy wipeout into your living rooms in stunning 1080i HD both LIVE and in replay! Staaaaaaay tuned kids!
Encouraging forecast indicates the 2017 MEO Rip Curl Pro Portugal will likely kick off Day 1 tonight, Thursday, 10/19 @ 8:30pm HST in great conditions! Tune in to Spectrum SURF Channel as we finish up in Europe. Here's the fresh Surfline narrative;
"Solid swell charges Supertubos this weekend while North-NNE wind and good conditions prevail. Smaller yet plenty contestable surf in the head high+ range continues for the first half of next week. More swell possible towards the back portion of the contest waiting period."
Tune into Spectrum SURF Channel beginning Friday 10/6 -10/17 as we continue our trek through the Euro leg with the 2017 Quiksilver Pro/Roxy Pro France! We go live nightly @ 7:30pm HST ... Merci!
Day 5 of the 2017 Hurley Pro/Swatch Pro live broadcast from San Clemente, California is LIVE on SPectrum SURF Channel today, Wednesday 9/13. Hurley Pro & Swatch Pro events are competing today, both are scheduled to get to their respective quarterfinal rounds today!
Hawaii surfers Sebastian Zeitz and John Florence remain in the R5 mix. Tune in LIVE now or to the rebroadcast tonight for all the insane Day 5 action!
Day 1 of the 2017 Swatch Pro has finished for today due to rapidly deteriorating wind conditions. The Day 1 replay is now airing on Spectrum SURF Channel. Tune in Thursday 9/7 @ 4:30am HST for the next official call!
Day 1 of the 2017 Hurley Pro/Swatch Pro live broadcast from San Clemente, California is LIVE on Spectrum SURF Channel today, Wednesday 9/6. Surf's a peaky 2'-3', and R1 of the Swatch Pro is in the water this morning.
Great to see Kauai's Malia Manuel (pictured in the 2016 event) back on tour after a serious injury earlier this year. This is a Men's & Women's CT event, and the holding period is 9/6 - 9/17.
Hope you guys enjoyed the live coverage of the 2017 Vans US Open of Surfing! Spectrum SURF Channel now moves to Teahupo'o for the *2017 Billabong Pro Tahiti* starting this Friday 8/11 - 8/22 @ 7:30am HST daily.
At this point,early models forecast mostly modest head-high surf and a miserable spate of gusty onshore winds for southern Tahiti all this week. Hopefully, new energy and offshore winds arrive in time for the event start!
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SURF FANS: Spectrum SURF Channel trips over to Surf City USA next week for our live coverage of the 2017 Vans US Open of Surfing from Huntington Beach, California 7/31 - 8/6 @ 4:30am HST daily. It'll be radical wall-to-wall surf action as our broadcast will include the Women's CT, Men's QS, and Pro Junior events at one of pro surfing's most vibrant venues and beach spectators!
The SoCal forecast is calling for solid SSE swell and light local winds to kick off the event next Monday 7/31.
We'll see you guys then!
We're well into the 30 day holding period for the 2017 Rip Curl Cup Padang Padang (7/9 - 8/9 HST) and are on standby for swell alerts from our friends @ Rip Curl Asia for the GO signal. Spectrum SURF Channel will televise this incredible specialty event LIVE if/when it happens, and will send you guys updates as we receive them.
IT'S ON, WHEN IT'S ON!
Hey Surfers: if you haven't done so already, go check out the 2017 Honolulu Surf Film Festival @ the Doris Duke Theater. There's an extensive, eclectic, stoke-inducing selection of fine films on offer this year. Only a couple weeks left (ends August 2nd), here's the HSFF link to all the titles, previews, and showtimes;
https://honolulumuseum.org/16364-honolulu_surf_film_festival_2017
Day 2 of the 2017 Corona Open J-Bay live broadcast from Jeffreys Bay, South Africa is ON STANDBY tonight, Saturday 7/15. Next call will be made at 845pm HST.
Day 1 of the 2017 Corona Open J-Bay live broadcast from Jeffreys Bay, South Africa is OFF again today, Thursday 7/13. We'll try again tomorrow night!
Event holding period is 7/11 - 7/22 @ 730pm HST nightly.
7/3 UPDATE: The large swell in the SE Pacific for around July 9/10, has apparently been downgraded and there are no plans at this point to run the 2017 Puerto Escondido Challenge at the infamous Mexican big wave beachbreak. We'll keep you guys posted if there are any updates in that direction. Just to keep the blood pumping, here's a preview of Spectrum SURF Channel's coming Big Wave Tour coverage for this year.
If/When the Puerto Escondido Challenge, Nazare Challenge, and Pe'ahi Challenge GO, so will we ... LIVE in HD!!!
