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Forecast: 2026 Rip Curl Pro Portugal
Thursday 15/10
19
The tents are up and the fragrant smell of sardines is wafting in the northerly.
Rachel Meets Kelvin
Tuesday 13/10
17
Several factors combined to flood Southern California, and most of them aren’t going anywhere.
Gallery: 2026 Yorkes Classic
Monday 12/10
12
Pumping surf and a great send off for Brian ‘Squizzy’ Taylor.
WSL Surfer Suspended
Monday 12/10
405
CT surfer fronting "allegations of a deeply serious nature".
Graham 'Sid' Cassidy: The Promoter Gets Promoted
Sunday 11/10
55
Last year, Phil Jarratt wrote this profile of Sid. It was a timely tribute then. Today it reads as a eulogy.
El Niño Flips Trade Winds On Their Head
Tuesday 06/10
27
Usually dependable, the trade winds in the western Pacific have reversed, causing chaos.
Review: Stern Fever
Friday 02/10
14
Talon Clemow's latest film digs into Shipstern Bluff and the cameras that turned it into a commodity.
Super, Possibly: El Niño In Southern California Is Complex
Tuesday 29/09
42
Most El Niño forecasts end with a house falling into the sea. Seeking something more solid, we asked Charlie Fox.
Winter Retrospective 2026
Thursday 24/09
19
If this winter felt different than recent ones, there's a reason for that.
Lineup: Surfing and Subculture by John Witzig
Tuesday 22/09
25
John Witzig, in conversation with Robert Moore, at his exhibition at the Grafton Regional Gallery.
Vale Brian 'Squizzy' Taylor
Monday 21/09
32
Rodney 'Weasel' Bedford remembers a much-loved South Australian surfer.
2026 Trestles Pro: Finals Day
Saturday 19/09
99
The comp concludes with crappy surf, questionable judging, but two worthy winners.
Fast News
Ameliaration: Looking For Clues In The Marshall Islands
Friday 16/10
10
Between surf trips, Martin Daly goes searching for Amelia Earhart's plane.
Eastern Pacific Breaks Hurricane Record
Wednesday 14/10
12
Fewer storms, but stronger.
Sierra Kerr And Ryan Kainalo Secure CT Spots
Wednesday 14/10
5
The 2027 Women's CT just got that bit more exciting.
Watch: Kobi Clements // Unwritten
Friday 09/10
13
Only seven minutes long, Unwritten is a physically pummeling clip.
Early Forecast: 2026 Rip Curl Pro Portugal
Thursday 08/10
27
Though still a long way off, the wind and swell pattern is beginning to emerge.
Last Tix To Sydney Screening Of 'Stern Fever'
Thursday 08/10
Grab tickets to the world premiere of 'Stern Fever'.
Every Swell Has A History
Wednesday 07/10
39
...and you can track it with Swellnet's new hindcasting tool.
Watch: Tim Bonython // Cloudbreak XPress
Friday 02/10
12
Big and windy early, smaller and cleaner later.
Cronulla Sharks And North Narrabeen Boardriders Win Surftag
Thursday 01/10
Cronulla Sharks Boardriders have taken out the Saint Somebody Women's Surftag.
Swellnet does not, and has never tracked beachgoers with surfcams
Wednesday 30/09
Seems a bizarre opening sentence, but here we are.
'Stern Fever' Coming To Cinemas Soon
Monday 28/09
13
The story of the wave that changed big-wave surfing.
Watch: Mason Ho in Caveheart II
Monday 28/09
42
Same wave, same odds, thicker rubber.
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Indo said:This thing is popular in music groups etc on social media at the moment so i thought id post here. The nine albums that i guess shaped me,…
Wax Off > Tunes9,706
Wax Off > Tunes9,706
truebluebasher said:Corky Carroll : Sexy Hodad ~ Fake 'Man Boob' Model Surf icon Corky Carroll even went public about his bulging torso in a 2010 column,…
Wax On > Surfing rib injuries... anyone else?7
Wax On > Surfing rib injuries... anyone else?7
seeds said:I wish she could speaks the Anglais She mighta taken me ooiwtt View this post on Instagram
Politico > DUMP on Trump7,829
Politico > DUMP on Trump7,829
truebluebasher said:Qldurrz Open Apology 8 Oct 2026 : Qld child safety racial discrimination class actions being discontinued in Federal Court "A failure to…
Wax Off > The Necessity of Reparation for Historic Injustices8,262
Wax Off > The Necessity of Reparation for Historic Injustices8,262
goofyfoot said:My Balinese friend of 22 years has been keeping me updated. He’s got a full tank now so he’s stoked.
Wax On > Indonesia News/Updates459
Wax On > Indonesia News/Updates459
Howard Taylor said:Hello AW As your comment turned into a Labor political message, I won't bother trying to answer your question. Unfortunately voters in…
Wax Off > AI. Coming to eat the world. And the world is asleep. 99
Wax Off > AI. Coming to eat the world. And the world is asleep. 99
basesix said:how you feeling, @Craig? going okay? the world is bat shit (and seal shit) crazy. 'you have rats in Spain don't you, or did Franco have…
Wax Off > Botany Nerds Ahoy II: the Fauna Years121
Wax Off > Botany Nerds Ahoy II: the Fauna Years121
GuySmiley said:Yep, and there’s more than a few on here that fill these boots and all
Politico > Next Federal Election10,476
Politico > Next Federal Election10,476
Wave of the day
Swilly
Wave of the Day
Mick harvesting speed in the back paddock
Steve Arklay
Wave of the Day
Harry Dott tickling the chin of a Surf Coast left
Tim Bonython
Wave of the Day
Jacob Turner dropping below sea level in the tropics
Jack Dekort
Wave of the Day
David Torrisi at ease in a Mentawai tube
B K
Wave of the Day
The crowd watches on
Andrew Shield
Wave of the Day
Phil Crosson makes a case for lower volume
Dave Otto
Wave of the Day
Harry Hollmer-Cross livin' large below the bluff
Craig Brokensha
Wave of the Day
Slicing and dicing with Asher Pacey
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In the Forums
Indo said:This thing is popular in music groups etc on social media at the moment so i thought id post here. The nine albums that i guess shaped me,…
Wax Off > Tunes9,706
Wax Off > Tunes9,706
truebluebasher said:Corky Carroll : Sexy Hodad ~ Fake 'Man Boob' Model Surf icon Corky Carroll even went public about his bulging torso in a 2010 column,…
Wax On > Surfing rib injuries... anyone else?7
Wax On > Surfing rib injuries... anyone else?7
seeds said:I wish she could speaks the Anglais She mighta taken me ooiwtt View this post on Instagram
Politico > DUMP on Trump7,829
Politico > DUMP on Trump7,829
truebluebasher said:Qldurrz Open Apology 8 Oct 2026 : Qld child safety racial discrimination class actions being discontinued in Federal Court "A failure to…
Wax Off > The Necessity of Reparation for Historic Injustices8,262
Wax Off > The Necessity of Reparation for Historic Injustices8,262
goofyfoot said:My Balinese friend of 22 years has been keeping me updated. He’s got a full tank now so he’s stoked.
Wax On > Indonesia News/Updates459
Wax On > Indonesia News/Updates459
Howard Taylor said:Hello AW As your comment turned into a Labor political message, I won't bother trying to answer your question. Unfortunately voters in…
Wax Off > AI. Coming to eat the world. And the world is asleep. 99
Wax Off > AI. Coming to eat the world. And the world is asleep. 99
basesix said:how you feeling, @Craig? going okay? the world is bat shit (and seal shit) crazy. 'you have rats in Spain don't you, or did Franco have…
Wax Off > Botany Nerds Ahoy II: the Fauna Years121
Wax Off > Botany Nerds Ahoy II: the Fauna Years121
GuySmiley said:Yep, and there’s more than a few on here that fill these boots and all
Politico > Next Federal Election10,476
Politico > Next Federal Election10,476
Wave of the day
Swilly
Wave of the Day
Mick harvesting speed in the back paddock
Steve Arklay
Wave of the Day
Harry Dott tickling the chin of a Surf Coast left
Tim Bonython
Wave of the Day
Jacob Turner dropping below sea level in the tropics
Jack Dekort
Wave of the Day
David Torrisi at ease in a Mentawai tube
B K
Wave of the Day
The crowd watches on
Andrew Shield
Wave of the Day
Phil Crosson makes a case for lower volume
Dave Otto
Wave of the Day
Harry Hollmer-Cross livin' large below the bluff
Craig Brokensha
Wave of the Day
Slicing and dicing with Asher Pacey
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