. >>> the waves are pounding there, good afternoon, everyone, i am mike nemack in for tori campbell, good afternoon, everyone, we give you a welcome as the wrap up that final week of competition, alex savidge has been there a long time and how is it going out there. >> reporter: hey, it is great out here. we have been here all day and because of that the fans are finding this out first hand, they are not allowed anywhere near the viewing part. this is where they are, they are taking in the action from the parking lot of the hotel there and have the action there on the big screen, thousands in fact filling up that parking lot. there was a little glitch when they started, they were not working but only out for a short period of time. 24 of the world's best surfers are here riding the waves, some of them 20 feet tall we are told and the fans were here early staking out a good spot to watch the action. some here in the crowd say it is nerve-racking to watch these daredevil surfers taking on the large of the waves. >> my heart is racing really fast, it is exhilarating. >> my first time fo