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While the surf was much the same as yesterday - 2-3 foot of weak tripe - the level of surfing stepped up for Day 3 of the Hurley Pro.

So there he was, young Grant Molony drifting about in unfamiliar waters, waterhousing in hand, trying to make sense of the ever-shifting Puerto Escondido lin

It was an upsetting day at the Hurley Pro Trestles - literally.

In mid-to late-August the Indian Ocean fired up in a way rarely seen, even in the depths of Winter.

What would Cam Richards do?

It's been a tidy little run of waves on the Noosa points.

This time last week a mixed crew of surfers and filmers were bouncing about near the edge of Australia's continental shelf.

Late afternoon somewhere on the Surf Coast and the plunging sun turns the sky orange to red to crimson. One last flare and it's time to go in.

The following report is by Richard Kotch / World Surfaris

The Great East Coast Flat Spell of 2013 broke yesterday - at least for past of the afflicted coastline.

"We escaped the horrid cold of a Victorian winter and headed for the warmer waters of the Maldives."

A few years back Andrew and Richard James, brothers from Sydney (

Ain't nothing like a holiday to a far away land, somewhere that contrasts deeply with home to jolt you out of the daily grind.

As was forecast earlier this month, Victoria is having a stellar run of swell.

The third and final day of the Billabong Pro Tahiti was a marathon affair with 19 heats surfed from the end of Round 3 onwards.

Apologies if you came here looking for info on the contest, I didn't watch a single wave.

West Australian lensman Mark Cooper just returned from an awesome eight day charter off the Maldivian North Male Atolls aboard

Ain't no faux Instagram effects here, people. These photos, faded and sepia-toned as they are, were found in a deceased estate by Stewart Low.