The first surf spot I ever dedicated myself to was a pointbreak that wasn’t. The wave at Cronulla Point breaks off a headland, but it’s not a pointbreak. It’s a bedrock reef in geological terms, a one ...

Occy traipses around the grounds to two places he had competitive success: Bells, which he last won in 1998, and Cloudbreak, which he won in 1999. A touch slower, a little stiffer, but the style ...

For three days from late May, the Water Women Campout will be held on the Far North Coast of NSW. The campout is for all women who surf and will feature workshops that are both creative and scientific ...

When Gnaraloo was purchased by the current management in 2005, the infrastructure was in very poor condition. The trap yards were barely able to hold sheep. Since then, seven new yards and three new ...

Be careful what you wish for. The non elimination round was introduced to encourage surfers to go for it/not safety surf. More pressure from get go does not necessarily equate with higher ...

Western Australia Margaret River Pro May 17 - May 27 With just 24 hours 'till the waiting period begins, we‘re starting to get a clearer idea what contestants will face at the Margaret River Pro. No ...

Western Australian Forecast by Craig Brokensha (issued Monday May 19th) Best Days: Tomorrow, Wednesday, early Thursday Perth/Mandurah, Perth and Mandurah Friday and Saturday morning Features of the ...

Central QLD Forecaster Notes by Steve Shearer (updated on Fri 16th May) This weekend and next week (May16-May23) Central QLD: Surf easing into the weekend nothing much next week now as low forms in ...

"I think the loss of the mid-season cut is the one innovation from the Erik Logan era that should not have been jettisoned." ...

Ryan Scanlon spent ten years at Quiksilver when it was the biggest and most influential surf company in the world. The work was creative and demanding, and his coping method was to tap out every few ...

South Australian Forecast by Ben Matson (issued Monday May 12th) Features of the Forecast (tl;dr) Small clean waves down Tues (tiny on the Mid) Small pulse of new swell down south Wed but winds are a ...