It’s the time of year for big swells and it’s looking like mother nature will be showing us exactly what she is made of this weekend at The Animal Newquay Open. Current weather predictions show a 10 foot swell pushing in for Saturday 13th November, which could see the first day of Water Pump Bearings the competition moving to Newquay’s Towan Beach and the final being held at the world famous Fistral Beach on Sunday.

Surfers from around the UK will be heading to the competition this weekend to fight for the crown of the 2010 UK Pro Surf Tour Champion Title. Current conditions will test even the top surfer’s skills at the most anticipated event on the circuit and the final stop on the UK Pro Surf Tour.
The one star event Animal event will consist of the Men’s Open, Women’s Open, U16 Boys division and Pro Junior with a prize purse of £2,000!

For those that don’t fancy wrapping up and wheel bearings heading down to the beach Animal have just announced that they will also be live streaming the event at animal.co.uk, saltbox.tv and ukprosurf.com.

The weekend will also see the 2010 Surf Awards on Sunday the 14th of November to celebrate this year’s achievements in surfing where Animal will announce the surfer with the most votes for their Commitment to surfing award and to officially crown the 2010 tour champion. Tickets for the Surf Awards are available now through the UKPST office. ukprosurf.com

There will be a minute silence held before the start of the Open final on Sunday 14th November for surfers and spectators to pay their respects and remember the late Andy Irons. For updates on where the competition will be held please like our Animal Facebook page as any change in location will be posted here.

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