Heading into the third and final day of the long weekend competition, there is a struck match between the three teams.

Port Macquarie's Brodey Brockman proved too good in his early heat on Sunday at Lighthouse Beach, amassing a combined two-wave score of 11.23 which was too good for Forster's Jeremy Coombes.

It kept the hosts in a battle for top spot.

"I got a couple of good waves; it was a bit hard to get some of the sets but was good fun," he said.

"There were a couple of sets pushing four to five foot and some were a bit wobbly and not as good; the smaller ones were a bit better pushing inside.

"It's all local knowledge, looking for the right waves and watching the heats beforehand and then going from there to build a score."

Brockman said the interest in the competition had grown significantly in 12 months.

"Last year there wasn't as many clubs that came to do it, but this year we've got a lot a lot of people coming from Coffs and have a full women's team too which is really good," he said.

"Didn't really expect much, but it's turned out a lot better than we thought."

He expected the competition could do right down to the wire on Monday.

"Towards the end we've got a couple of tough heats coming up so it should be really close in the next six or seven heats," he said.

"We're a good chance for the first place."

Brockman admitted he felt some pressure to contribute to his team being one of the younger members alongside some of the pros.

"There's a lot more pressure on me to step up and surf as good as them; it's always tough," he said.

And did the talented youngster expect a late charge from the Old Boys?

"The old boys reckon they've got it in the bag every year, but I think they'll be jumping in about fourth," he said.

"I don't think they'll be getting a podium finish this year."

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