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Contest organisers never like to wait when the waiting period starts.

Swellnet forecaster Craig Brokensha scarfed the fruits of his own labour on the weekend.

At the eastern-most point of Australia, during the middle of winter, in the warmest July on record, photographer Rayne Fouche recorded this beautiful barrell

After an amazing overall performance Portuguese talent Nic Von Rupp has taken down some of the world's best tube riders to become the champion of the first P

After a slew of laydays and expression sessions Day 2 of the Pawa Tube Fest went off in 6 to 8 foot waves.

Unseasonal? Yeah, well sorta...

"The 5th annual Wooden Surfboard Day was one out of the bag. We got lucky with 24 degrees air, 21 degree water and three feet of swell and offshore winds.

The following report is by Richard Kotch / World Surfaris.

Held at the heaving Mexican beachbreak of Pascuales, the Pawa Tube Fest is a self-explanatory contest.

"Any boss who fires their staff for not showing up today is a bum." So said Swellnet reporter, Pete Mitchell, this morning in a lovely ode to Australia

"As a photographer I have never seen so many perfect waves go unridden in Australia." So said the first line in the email from Sydney photographer Jordan Bar

The easterly trade swell has been plugging away on the Sunshine Coast most of this week.

Sydney Eastern Suburbs photographer, Jordan Barta, has multiple hook ups with Scott Campbell while surfing a southern Sydney reefbreak.

Che Chorley went trawling last week.

Lines.

Corduroy. Corrugrations. Oceanic undulations.

Jughead Allport: Surfer & photographer. Kerry Down: Surfer & photographer.

Earlier this winter the East Coast enjoyed a week long run of swell that sparked up reefs from Eden to Byron.

Perennial traveller, Joel Coleman from Saltmotion Gallery, has just returned from his latest jaunt.