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Wednesday, August 19, 2015

The weather shifted yet again at the Billabong Pro Tahiti as small waves and wind forced a lay day for competition. The WSL Desk takes a look at the remaining matchups in Round 3, Slater's slow start in 2015, plus the GoPro Challenge Tahiti kicks into gear.

Plus, get the latest Surfline forecast for details on conditions for the second half of the waiting period.

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