With wave heights expected to get bigger from here on, it's going to be really interesting to see how many locations hold the size.
With wave heights expected to get bigger from here on, it's going to be really interesting to see how many locations hold the size.
In 1998 Kelly Slater and Tom Curren tow surfed some of the biggest waves the Gold Coast had seen.
"It's amazing how people suffer so much at one end, while surfers have so much fun at the other."
As surfers prepare to gorge on the fruits of Cyclone Winston, Fijians clean up the devstation. Donate to the relief fund here.
As a surfer growing up in the 80s I often heard stories about the Gold Coast's famous 23 day swell of 1975. What sounded like a Baby Boomer's fantasy tale is getting a hit of credibility from the bizarre behaviour of Cyclone Winston.
It all looks so serene: blue water, blue sky, big barrels. But the aesthetic beauty captured by surf photographers belies the ever-present dangers. Last Friday, an enjoyable shoot in WA's south-west quickly turned into a nightmare for photographer Peter Jovic.
"I’m going to take some time off and have a bit of a personal year,” Says Fanning who'll surf select events in 2016.
One has a bung knee the other a seperated sternum, yet if the Eddie runs this week then the two old stagers will put pain and discomfort behind them.
He's a 500th generation Huanchaco fishermen. He can build a caballito (translated as 'little horse') in one hour. And this morning he built a little horse and went surfing at Bondi.
He's a 500th generation Huanchaco fishermen. He can build a caballito (translated as 'little horse') in one hour. And this morning he built a little horse and went surfing at Bondi.
