Olympics-Surfing-There are tough jobs in Tahiti - surf forecasting is one

Kevin Wallis, director of forecasting at Surfline.com, looks at the ocean as he poses near the Paris 2024 Olympics surfing site while the competitions are delayed due to a bad weather system in Teahupo'o, Tahiti, French Polynesia, July, 30, 2024. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

TEAHUPO'O, Tahiti (Reuters) - Kevin Wallis might have just about the toughest job at the Olympic surfing venue of Teahupo'o in Tahiti this week.

As director of forecasting at Surfline.com, which partners with the Olympic surfing organisers, the American has to tell them what conditions will be like, days in advance and down to the last minute, to advise of the best times to run competition.