Competitively, Seth Moniz has been quiet since finishing runner-up to Kelly Slater at the Pipe Pro to start the 2022 CT season. A knee injury here. A bad result there. An annoying re-injury. Sometimes, things can spiral in the wrong direction, and it can be hard to reverse course, even for one of the world’s best young surfers.
But make no mistake: Moniz is one of the world’s best, regardless of his recent results. He should be battling for a spot in the Top-5 alongside Griffin Colapinto and co, not holding on for dear life on the edge of the CT’s cut line.
So, while we haven’t seen the best of Moniz in a jersey this year (yet), he’s been on a tear on the sidelines. Click play above to watch Moniz absolutely score in Oz around the time of the contests. From 10/10 Superbank, to heavy North Point, firing Box and beyond, this 12-minute edit is reminder of just how good of a surfer Moniz really is. The opening section at Snapper paired with a Reggae-Jazz-funk track is a cool way to open the edit, and we promise you’ll be hooked from there.
While Moniz didn’t win any comps in OZ this year, he certainly won the freesurfs.
And that’s just an important.
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