Swellnet speaks to the West Australian big wave surfer currently based in Nazare as a series of swells - the biggest of the season - bear down on him.

Another huge west swell impacted the California coast yesterday which meant filtered down energy made its way 'round to Sandspit at Santa Barbara.

You know how it is when you're in Indo. You rock up to a wave and there's a guy who you don't recognise nor ever heard of and yet he's giving the wave curry.

Like a modern version of Shaun and MR these two surfers share a wild Backdoor barrel. 

After a twenty year hiatus Gonad Man returns to save surfing from a soulless, commodified, wavepool-ridden future.

Lookout Smelly Skater!

“Before you get the princess, you have to slay the dragon”

In this story Louie Hynd finds his own princess of a left, but not before he slayed the dragon that is Teahupo’o.

Few perfect 10s, a lotta high 9s, and at the end of a day of oh-so-perfect Pipe Kelly holds the trophy aloft and leads the QS rankings.

Next week Surfrider Foundation will front a public hearing to support legislation to ban microbeads from personal care and laundry products. Make sure your name is on the petition.