Supergirl Surf Contest

Hawaii’s Malia Manuel carves a cutback while competing in Heat 4 of Round 4.  (Hayne Palmour IV / UT San Diego)

Hawaii’s Malia Manuel competes in Heat 4 of Round 4.  (Hayne Palmour IV / UT San Diego)

Hawaii’s Malia Manuel heads out for her heat.  (Hayne Palmour IV / UT San Diego)

Hawaii’s Malia Manuel signs the shirt of Shayli Mercado, 12, of Carlsbad after surfing in heat 4.  (Hayne Palmour IV / UT San Diego)

Hawaii’s Malia Manuel poses for pictures with fans after she surfed in her heat.  (Hayne Palmour IV / UT San Diego)

Dax McGill of Hawaii competes in Heat 12 of Round 3.  (Hayne Palmour IV / UT San Diego)

Chelsea Tuach of Barbados competes in Heat 1 of Round 4.  (Hayne Palmour IV / UT San Diego)

Chelsea Tuach of Barbados competes in Heat 1 of Round 4.  (Hayne Palmour IV / UT San Diego)

Codie Klein of Australia competes in Heat 1 of Round 4.  (Hayne Palmour IV / UT San Diego)

Maud Le Car of France competes in Heat 1 of Round 4.  (Hayne Palmour IV / UT San Diego)

Maud Le Car of France competes in Heat 1 of Round 4.  (Hayne Palmour IV / UT San Diego)

Chelsea Tuach, left, and Codie Klein paddle for a wave during Heat 1 of Round 4.  (Hayne Palmour IV / UT San Diego)

Chelsea Tuach of Barbados competes in Heat 1 of Round 4.  (Hayne Palmour IV / UT San Diego)

Holly-Sue Coffey of Australia carves a turn in Heat 2 of Round 4.  (Hayne Palmour IV / UT San Diego)

Georgia Fish of Australia competes in Heat 2 of Round 4.  (Hayne Palmour IV / UT San Diego)

Nikki Van Dijk of Australia competes in Heat 2 of Round 4.  (Hayne Palmour IV / UT San Diego)

Photographers line up on the beach as they photograph professional surfers competing in the Paul Mitchell Supergirl Pro.  (Hayne Palmour IV / UT San Diego)

Silvana Lima of Brazil competes in Heat 3 of Round 4.  (Hayne Palmour IV / UT San Diego)

California surfer Sage Erickson competes in Heat 3 of Round 4.  (Hayne Palmour IV / UT San Diego)

California surfer Sage Erickson competes in Heat 3 of Round 4.  (Hayne Palmour IV / UT San Diego)

Silvana Lima of Brazil competes in Heat 3 of Round 4.  (Hayne Palmour IV / UT San Diego)

California surfer Sage Erickson is greeted by fans after her heat.  (Hayne Palmour IV / UT San Diego)

Justine Dupont of France competes in Heat 4 of Round 4.  (Hayne Palmour IV / UT San Diego)

Girls watch professional women surf.  (Hayne Palmour IV / UT San Diego)

Ella Williams of New Zealand competes in Heat 5 of Round 4.  (Hayne Palmour IV / UT San Diego)

Brianna Cope of Hawaii competes in Heat 5 of Round 4.  (Hayne Palmour IV / UT San Diego)

People on the Oceanside Pier watch Paige Hareb of New Zealand carves off the top of a wave.  (Hayne Palmour IV / UT San Diego)

Fans surround Anastasia Ashely, right, and Dimity Stoyle for autographs after they both surfed in the same heat.  (Hayne Palmour IV / UT San Diego)

Bianca Buitendag of South Africa competes in Heat 9 of Round 4.  (Hayne Palmour IV / UT San Diego)

Bianca Buitendag of South Africa competes in Heat 9 of Round 4.  (Hayne Palmour IV / UT San Diego)

Tatiana Weston-Webb of Hawaii competes in Heat 10 of Round 4.  (Hayne Palmour IV / UT San Diego)

Alana Blanchard of Hawaii competes in Heat 10 of Round 4.  (Hayne Palmour IV / UT San Diego)

Fans run to the water’s edge to greet Alana Blanchard of Hawaii as she comes in from her heat.  (Hayne Palmour IV / UT San Diego)

Fans run to Alana Blanchard of Hawaii for pictures and autographs as she comes in from her heat  (Hayne Palmour IV / UT San Diego)