Tim Bonython
Wave of the Day
Jacob Turner dropping below sea level in the tropics
Articles
Rachel Meets Kelvin
Tuesday 13/10
13
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
220
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
30
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
Eastern Pacific Breaks Hurricane Record
Wednesday 14/10
1
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
24
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.
In the Forums
basesix said:yeh, wild fuckers hey? sonar, guano for islanders, a challenge to eat on a charred stick for adventurers.. owners of one of those weird…
Wax Off > Botany Nerds Ahoy II: the Fauna Years119
Wax Off > Botany Nerds Ahoy II: the Fauna Years119
arcadia said:VJ, a really interesting article. Thanks for posting it. https://twitter.com/matt_barrie/article/2097955070822555673
Wax Off > Interesting things too3,339
Wax Off > Interesting things too3,339
basesix said:I danced the night away at a Seacliff Surf Club bonfire disco to 'Underneath the Radar': Pithy and corporate speak but obfuscation before…
Politico > Next Federal Election10,467
Politico > Next Federal Election10,467
Indo said:I love it when you are at some Bali hotel and they have some mellow Balinese gamelan music playing it just totally sets the whole vibe…
Wax Off > World Music... oops, I mean, music that is perhaps unfamiliar to western listeners because it's from underrepresented places..123
Wax Off > World Music... oops, I mean, music that is perhaps unfamiliar to western listeners because it's from underrepresented places..123
Meris said:Yep Mikehunt; Low tide rock, he is certainly pushing his luck with this one. Great photo though……
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Wax On > I heart WOTD5,643
Supafreak said:This guy is flying View this post on Instagram
Wax On > ~ Random Insta Pics and Clips ~4,331
Wax On > ~ Random Insta Pics and Clips ~4,331
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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In the Forums
basesix said:yeh, wild fuckers hey? sonar, guano for islanders, a challenge to eat on a charred stick for adventurers.. owners of one of those weird…
Wax Off > Botany Nerds Ahoy II: the Fauna Years119
Wax Off > Botany Nerds Ahoy II: the Fauna Years119
arcadia said:VJ, a really interesting article. Thanks for posting it. https://twitter.com/matt_barrie/article/2097955070822555673
Wax Off > Interesting things too3,339
Wax Off > Interesting things too3,339
basesix said:I danced the night away at a Seacliff Surf Club bonfire disco to 'Underneath the Radar': Pithy and corporate speak but obfuscation before…
Politico > Next Federal Election10,467
Politico > Next Federal Election10,467
Indo said:I love it when you are at some Bali hotel and they have some mellow Balinese gamelan music playing it just totally sets the whole vibe…
Wax Off > World Music... oops, I mean, music that is perhaps unfamiliar to western listeners because it's from underrepresented places..123
Wax Off > World Music... oops, I mean, music that is perhaps unfamiliar to western listeners because it's from underrepresented places..123
Meris said:Yep Mikehunt; Low tide rock, he is certainly pushing his luck with this one. Great photo though……
Wax On > I heart WOTD5,643
Wax On > I heart WOTD5,643
Supafreak said:This guy is flying View this post on Instagram
Wax On > ~ Random Insta Pics and Clips ~4,331
Wax On > ~ Random Insta Pics and Clips ~4,331
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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