Date of Birth: February 18, 1983

Best Known For: His pearly whites (and living Aloha)

Local Spot: Haleiwa

My Crew: Moody, Freddy P, Kekoa Bacalso and the rest of the family tree

Board of Choice: Eric Arakawa, Element 2 Model, 6'0" x 18.25" x 2.25". Bugga is mean!

Dream Wave: Barra

My Top Five:

1.) Getting Married 2.) Winning the 2007 Xcel Pro 3.) Watching UFC fights 4.) Golf 5.) Drinking a Bud Light after a long day of surfing

Joel Centeio gives us the latest from the Rock, and Simpo nabs the Wave of the Day. Photos: Michael Lallande. Video: Tom Aiello

The Hawaii winter surf season is officially on. Hundreds of surfers and media showed up to the island of Oahu last week, all expecting huge northwest swells with light offshore winds. But much to their dismay it's been windy and rainy with a little bit of northeast swell. But it's not all that bad here in Hawaii in November. Air and water temp is hovering at a very nice 80 degrees. And we shouldn't be complaining about head high righthand sand points. To top that off, the forecast looks great for next week! Solid northwest swell with light offshores. Stay tuned for many more updates from the Rock in middle of the Pacific.—Joel

Joel Centeio slays da mush. Video: Tom Aiello

Joel Centeio opens up on the Sandbar. Video: Tom Aiello

Joel's North Shore Quiver

It’s that time of year again. The time where thousands flock to the North Shore for the huge winter swells. I just recently took my very necessary step to getting ready for those big swells. Got the brand new quiver! My North Shore quiver consists of about 17 boards. Ranging from 6’3 all way up to 7’6. I like to have atleast 2-3 of each dimension. Just because you have to expect to break a few in the time frame of the winter swells. Majority of my quiver is shaped by Eric Arakawa who I believe is the best big wave board shaper in the world. I also have a few Kerry Tokoro’s. It’s already been a great early season with a lot of good swell, so I’m really looking forward to getting some good use out of these sticks. Thanks to HIC for supplying me with this awesome quiver!

Aloha, Joel

Hurley Boys Have Great Weekend At The NSSA On Kauai

We just got back from Kauai last night. We flew over for the NSSA at PK’s on the south shore. Waves were pumping as there was a solid out of season southswell.

It was a great weekend for the Hurley Boys. First off Elijah gates got his first win of the season. He took out the explorer menehune division. Elijah was on fire Sunday collecting huge scores all the way to his victory. Elijah also got a 5th place on Saturday in the Open Boys.

Fellow Hurley riders Kaulana Apo and Kalen Galtes also made two finals. Kaulana got 4^thplace in the open boys and 6^th place in the Explorer menehune, and Kalen got a 6^th place in the Open Juniors, and 3^rd place finish in the explorer boys. Congrats and thanks to the boys for their hard work this weekend. Until next time.

Aloha, Joel