The final match up with San Clemente surfer Griffin Colapinto, and a win by Oceanside's Caitlin Simmers, shows California surfers thriving among world's best.
Cole Houshmand, who fought through a killer's row to make the final, and Caity Simmers, whose legacy continues to balloon, took out Bells Beach yesterday.
After a surprise loss to Cole Houshmand in the round of 32 at the Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach, Gabriel Medina fired a howitzer right across the judges table