Photos of 2016 Los Cabos Open of Surf

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Though being eliminated in the Semifinals, Kei Kobayashi (USA) will still maintain the No. 1 spot on the North America Junior Tour rankings.

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Throwing caution to the wind, Nolan Rapoza (USA) earned runner-up at the Los Cabos Open of Surf Junior Men's.

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Luke Gordon (USA) made his way into the Semifinals but fell short of a Finals appearance.

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Griffin Colapinto (USA)

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Griffin Colapinto (USA)

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2016 Los Cabos Open of Surf Junior Men's Champion Griffin Colapinto (USA) on the air that won him the title in the final seconds.

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Cole Houshmand (USA) earned a keeper result in Los Cabos with a third-place finish in the Finals.

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Eithan Osborne (USA)

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Kade Matson (USA)

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Kade Matson (USA) was going for broke in his Semifinal bout after being assessed an interference just moments into the heat.

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Eithan Osborne (USA) was one of the Juniors putting on an aerial display for all in attendance at Zippers and earned a fourth-place finish in the Finals.

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Earning a 5.27 on this maneuver, Luke Gordon (USA) punched himself a ticket into the Semifinals.

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The beautiful Los Cabos sunrise.

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Marco Mignot (FRA) can't earn points here at the Los Cabos Open of Surf being out of the European region ,but experience is a vital factor in success of a surfer's career.

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Nolan Rapoza (USA)

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Ryland Rubens (USA) earned some valuable points with a Quarterfinal appearance and will look to continue momentum into the next event.

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Day 4 of action at the Los Cabos Open of Surf witnessed improved conditions and is looking better as the weekend approaches.

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The WSL has been coming to Los Cabos since 2013 with a variety of events from Men's QS to the inaugural Junior Tour events last year and the partnership remains strong.

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The smaller conditions didn't suit John Mel's (USA) style of power surfing and he couldn't find two scoring rides to earn a spot into Round 3. WSL / Erik Eiser

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Jake Marshall (USA) represented the Top Seeds in good form winning his Round 2 heat. WSL/ Erik Eiser

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Eithan Osborne (USA) continued finding Zippers gems - earning a 7.83 in his Round 2 win. WSL/ Erik Eiser

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Wil Reid (USA) found the wave he needed to advance into Round 3 behind Jake Marshall (USA), earning an 8.00 but only backing it with a 0.60.

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Wil Reid (USA) made his Los Cabos Open of Surf debut in Round 2 and advanced with a runner-up position behind Jake Marshall (USA).

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Jake Marshall (USA) earning his 5.83 ride to secure a Round 3 victory.

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John Mel (USA) came in as a Top Seed, bypassing Round 1, but couldn't find the scores he needed to find a spot in Round 3.

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Jhony Corzo (MEX)

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Che Allan (BRB) put his seeding to use, bypassing Round 1 and advancing into Round 3 with a runner-up spot.

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Debuting in Round 2, Griffin Colapinto earned a heat win in tricky conditions at Zippers.

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Eithan Osborne (USA) earned a spot in Round 2 earning runner-up in the last heat of Round 1.

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Brian-Eric Hart (USA) fell just short of advancing into Round 2 needing a 5.57.

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Marco Mignot (FRA) turned heads in his Los Cabos Open of Surf debut with an excellent performance, posting Round 1's highest heat total 15.83 and single-wave score with two 7.67s.

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Jackson Butler (USA) is into Round 2 with a solid performance earning a runner-up spot in Round 1.

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Micah Crozier (USA) came out on top of his Round 1 heat, earning a 9.50 heat total in the challenging conditions on hand at Zippers.