Here we go!

Mick will surf his first heat in the Billabong Pipeline Masters this morning. We checked in with him this morning to see how he was feeling after a brief warm up session before the contest.

“The swell has jacked as predicted and it’s really clean out there at the moment. There’s going to be some good barrels today. I’m feeling good going into my first heat. Bring it on!” Said Mick.

Mick will surf against Torrey Meister in the second heat of Round 3. Watch it LIVE here.

MF psyching for his first heat in the '09 Pipe Masters. © Getty Images