Tim Bonython
Wave of the Day
Jacob Turner dropping below sea level in the tropics
Articles
Rachel Meets Kelvin
Tuesday 13/10
6
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
150
CT surfer fronting "allegations of a deeply serious nature".
Graham 'Sid' Cassidy: The Promoter Gets Promoted
Sunday 11/10
54
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
29
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.
2026 Trestles Pro: Day 3
Friday 18/09
47
A full day of competition with overlapping heats to grind through the rounds.
Fast News
Watch: Kobi Clements // Unwritten
Friday 09/10
12
Only seven minutes long, Unwritten is a physically pummeling clip.
Early Forecast: 2026 Rip Curl Pro Portugal
Thursday 08/10
21
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.
Watch: The Great(er) Australian Bight
Friday 25/09
19
Surfers have a chance to protect the Great Australian Bight in perpetuity.
Big Surftag Weekend Coming Up
Friday 25/09
Masters and Women's divisions will fight it out at Queenscliff and Curl Curl.
Polo Leaves Its Mark On The Pacific
Friday 25/09
12
Meanwhile, the Atlantic can't stir a single storm.
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Wave of the day
Jack Dekort
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David Torrisi at ease in a Mentawai tube
B K
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The crowd watches on
Andrew Shield
Wave of the Day
Phil Crosson makes a case for lower volume
Dave Otto
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Harry Hollmer-Cross livin' large below the bluff
Craig Brokensha
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Slicing and dicing with Asher Pacey
Andrew Shield
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Maverick Wilson defying all manner of earthly forces
Peter Jovic
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Photographer Mick Gullan under the aperture in West Oz
Bill Morris
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Daybreak over the jungle
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In the Forums
AlfredWallace said:What is going on B6, computer in overload.Yulex? Thats the brand name of a company who produced plant based natural latex rubber for…
Politico > Next Federal Election10,453
Politico > Next Federal Election10,453
tiger said:Yes better to be safe than "very" sorry. My then 6 year old daughter got scratched by a microbat, and she had to go through that needle…
Wax Off > Botany Nerds Ahoy II: the Fauna Years112
Wax Off > Botany Nerds Ahoy II: the Fauna Years112
velocityjohnno said:Think it got mentioned before on a threadhttps://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:qrz3lhbyuxbeilrc6nekdqme/feed/289eb160…genius level trolling from…
Wax Off > Interesting things too3,336
Wax Off > Interesting things too3,336
burleigh said:Slightly unhealthy obsession with Clif and his board repair @udo. He's moved on mate, stop texting.
Wax On > Return or repair 39
Wax On > Return or repair 39
Wave of the day
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
Andrew Shield
Wave of the Day
Maverick Wilson defying all manner of earthly forces
Peter Jovic
Wave of the Day
Photographer Mick Gullan under the aperture in West Oz
Bill Morris
Wave of the Day
Daybreak over the jungle
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