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Island Bay wrote: How the hell he can do that on a 6'0 ghost is beyond me. Must be strong as an ox in addition to his talent/skills. Big lump of a guy. I noticed on Nathan’s new YouTube video John’s ...
Photos by Andrew Shield, captions by someone who wasn't even there. On a week that surfers south of the border were tuning into radio reports about flash flooding and destructive winds, surfers north ...
Indian Ocean Basin analysis by Craig Brokensha (issued Thursday 3rd July) This week through next (July 4 - 11) We’ve got easing surf after a small lift in groundswell yesterday, though into this ...
The global surf community will gather for a day of celebration at Palm Beach, Sydney, Australia this Saturday, July 5th, to honour the extraordinary life of legendary surf filmmaker Jack McCoy. The ...
I actually really enjoyed finals day here. Helped that waves were good and dog woke me up in the middle of the night so I started watching and couldn't stop till it was over. I had no problem with the ...
Images and video by Andrew Shield and Dave Simons Kyron Rathbone: I spent a month out in the Telos recently, working on an eagle carving for a surf resort. It’s a big bugger, almost a five metre ...
South-east Queensland and Northern NSW Forecast by Steve Shearer (issued Wed June 25th) Features of the Forecast (tl;dr) S swells build Thurs across NENSW, just showing in SEQLD by close of play with ...
Eastern Tasmanian Forecast by Steve Shearer (issued Wed June 25th) Features of the Forecast (tl;dr) Sizey S Thurs, easing into Fri with winds from the W-NW Small S groundswells Sat/Sun with offshore ...
Best days: Thursday in Perth and Mandurah, Friday, Saturday. Features of the forecast (tl;dr) WSW swell easing tomorrow Clean in Perth all day and Mandurah in the morning, onshore in Margs Large WSW ...
South Australian Forecast by Craig Brokensha (issued Wednesday June 25th) Best Days: Tomorrow both coasts (best South Coast from later morning), South Coast Friday, South Coast Saturday (Mid Coast ...
A retreating trade fetch gets supercharged by a developing trough and low in the South Pacific, reaching maximum intensity between Tongan and Tahitian longitudes. Despite the travel distance, we ...
Sydney Hunter Illawarra Forecast by Steve Shearer (issued Mon June 23rd) Features of the Forecast (tl;dr) Small E/NE trade swells Tues into Wed Small NE windswell into the mix Tues with freshening ...