With a monster swell peaking overnight, and backing off just enough make the first reef rideable, contest organizers decided to send the boys out in giant Pipeline today for rounds 2 and 3 of the Volcom Pipeline Pro.

For every insane tube ride, of which there were many, there were at least two horrendous wipeouts, as Pipeline truly showed her teeth today. Not many competitors left the beach without some flesh missing.

Perfect 10s were dropped by Balaram Stack, Dylan Graves, and Dusty Payne, though there were at least a handful more 9-somethings that could have very easily been tens. Massive second reef roll-ins, double-ups, backwash, and the odd backdoor death trap were all on the menu today,

Poor Dusty Payne started the last heat of the day by snapping his board trying to paddle out, and wouldn't catch a wave until there were 5 minutes left on the clock. The wave would be a giant backdoor bomb, expertly threaded for a perfect score, but as luck would have it, Dusty would again get caught inside, unable to get the 3 point ride he needed to advance.

Round 4 is set to go tomorrow, and with a good amount of pulse left in this swell, the contest could very well get the green light again at 7:30 am Hawaiian time.

Video and results to come.. In the meantime check out the photos here.