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West Newport doing it’s best Desert Point impression. Photo: Tim Mendez
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Not a bad way to wake up. Photo: Tim Mendez
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Another foggy morning gem. Photo: Tim Mendez
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"Bro, once I finish my coffee and stretch for like 20 - 30, its on!” Photo: Tim Mendez
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The earlier days of the swell still looking mighty fun. Photo: Tim Mendez
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Laying into some early morning gold. Photo: Tim Mendez
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Really wish there was a sense of scale here because...damn. Photo: Tim Mendez
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Photo: Tim Mendez
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Unidentified, spreading some love in Newport on a Tuesday afternoon. Photo: Tim Mendez
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Clearly this Pooch isn’t impressed by big south swells. Photo: Tim Mendez
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Cheering squad or heckling locals... probably the latter. Good thing Andrew Hansen’s not afraid of constructive criticism. Photo: Tim Mendez
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Small cruiser, Sunday afternoon. Photo: Tim Mendez
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Photo: Tim Mendez
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Photo: Tim Mendez
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This dude was on top of it. He looked a lot like Garrett McNamara. Although I doubt he’d be out in anything less than 50 foot. Photo: Tim Mendez
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If you're okay dealing with very little elbow room and a relatively small take-off zone, this peak was serving up point perfection for three days. Photo: Tim Mendez
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How does nobody else (seagulls included) care about that wave?! Photo: Tim Mendez
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That little white thing is a board. Unless this guy’s riding a 5’4 uber-mini gun, that wave is big. Photo: Tim Mendez
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This guy dealt with the cramped elbow room quite nicely. Photo: Tim Mendez
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Newport or Nicaragua... Newportagua? Photo: Tim Mendez
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Foot on the gas! Photo: Tim Mendez
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Newport looking very France. Photo: Tim Mendez
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Nice day at the office for this photog....just watch for that south to north drift! Photo: Tim Mendez
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Unidentified either about to straighten out or take some gas. Fun nonetheless. Photo: Tim Mendez
I shot West Newport during the last run of swell (Oct 6-9) and wow, was it epic! Fairly reminiscent of Marie, the spots I shot at were macking. From foggy mornings to blistering afternoons to golden evenings, this storm brought it all. Locals and commuters alike were all over it making for quite a show through the viewfinder.
To see more of Tim’s work head to timmendez.com.
