Compliance officers would be able to issue fines of up to $1,100.

Sally was clearly surfing for her life.

Everything seemed to be setting up for another dream day for Kelly Slater.

There was some pushback, and deservedly so, over my description of Margaret River Mainbreak as an unlovely wave and thus perhaps unworthy of being a CT venue.

"Whatever you think about the cut, it certainly adds drama and spice to what would have otherwise been a pretty standard day, at a pretty standard wave."

A strong easterly swell combined with a fresh slug of hard-packed sand, providing heaving barrels from behind the rock.