The first Autumn swell arrived at Mundaka and detonated over the sandbars that’d been building all summer. Aritz Aranburu celebrates the season at home in the Basque Country. Photo: Bartolome

Dani “Trigüi” Diez commits in the stiff offshores that groomed the bay into clean corduroy. Photo: Bartolome

David “Zumo” Bustamante takes cover. Photo: Bartolome

Tanner Gudauskas bounced back from an all-time stretch of backside waves at J-Bay to score pumping Mundaka on his forehand. Not a bad run. Photo: Bartolome

In a week where Nazaré got all the attention, the walls lining up in the Bay of Biscay appeared to be just as critical. Photo: Bartolome

Even Laird would respect this keg. Photo: Bartolome

Pat Gudauskas, a long way from Lowers. Photo: Bartolome

You may know his brother, but Eneko Acero rips just as hard. And a lot closer to home. Photo: Bartolome

Eneko Acero again, not one for the spotlight. Photo: Bartolome

Txaber Trojaola, a Mundaka local. Yes, we spelled his name right. Photo: Bartolome

Tanner Gudauskas gives the two in the front row a good show. Photo: Bartolome

The mysterious big-wave break of Izaro caps on the horizon. Photo: Bartolome

Natxo Gonzalez, a 17-year-old Basque surfer with a penchant for packing barrels around home. Photo: Bartolome

Pat Gudauskas, mining for stoke in a Mundaka cave. Photo: Bartolome

Pumping Mundaka