2026 Gold Coast Pro: Finals Day
"It was a difficult event to process based on the sheer fairytale dimensions of it."
"It was a difficult event to process based on the sheer fairytale dimensions of it."
A day of great waves and astonishing performances - particularly from Toledo and Pupo.
Observations from ten hours under the Queensland sun.
14 heats surfed, 14 surfers sent home.
An occasional column of appreciation.
With a stacked forecast, will the event be run and won across the opening days?
“I haven’t won a comp since I was 15-years old! What the...!”
"On an autumn morning in 2023, I had a close call with a Great White."
The early forecast is very promising with plenty of swell inbound.
An intriguing episode of surf administration is finally resolved.
"Surfing IQ was at a premium: navigating warped, wobbly, yet sizable chunks of water."
A day when too much pro surfing was...too much.
Playing wavepools with Monopoly money.
Be entertained by lunatics hell-bent on self-destruction.
Clay Marzo is anything but upright.
A sailing and surf exploration of Tasmania.
High tide Island, low tide Cape.
Clipboards and coloured singlets at Mudjimba Island.
Torren fills his bucket doing a lap of Tassie.
A clean swell but nasty direction had Solander heaving more than usual.
After a five-year absence, the Kirra eagle will shortly return to its perch.
From imported boards to FIFO pros.
'Congratulations, you've qualified, but you have to surf an extra heat.'
"It was a difficult event to process based on the sheer fairytale dimensions of it."
A day of great waves and astonishing performances - particularly from Toledo and Pupo.
Observations from ten hours under the Queensland sun.
14 heats surfed, 14 surfers sent home.
An occasional column of appreciation.
With a stacked forecast, will the event be run and won across the opening days?
“I haven’t won a comp since I was 15-years old! What the...!”
"On an autumn morning in 2023, I had a close call with a Great White."
The early forecast is very promising with plenty of swell inbound.
An intriguing episode of surf administration is finally resolved.
"Surfing IQ was at a premium: navigating warped, wobbly, yet sizable chunks of water."
A day when too much pro surfing was...too much.
Playing wavepools with Monopoly money.
Be entertained by lunatics hell-bent on self-destruction.
Clay Marzo is anything but upright.
A sailing and surf exploration of Tasmania.
High tide Island, low tide Cape.
Clipboards and coloured singlets at Mudjimba Island.
Torren fills his bucket doing a lap of Tassie.
A clean swell but nasty direction had Solander heaving more than usual.
After a five-year absence, the Kirra eagle will shortly return to its perch.
From imported boards to FIFO pros.
'Congratulations, you've qualified, but you have to surf an extra heat.'
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