Surfing Life

There’s just something about watching an empty wave break. Deep down I think we’re all creatives, caressing the aquatic canvases we ride with our own interpretative dance. I can’t recall the number of waves I’ve mind surfed over my years of fascinati

To say that Russell Bierke is an animal would not belittle the south coast big wave charger in any way. In fact, in big wave circles, it’s probably the ultimate compliment when considering the ticker the 21-year-old surfer has. He won the Red Bull Ca

Mark the date in your calendar: 5th of April 2019, the day Reef Heazlewood came of age. The day the surfing world finally saw what many already knew; Reef Heazlewood is the real deal. The day a young Sunshine Coast surfer graduated to the big league,

Real change generally requires a generational shift to occur before the fruits of its prior labour are fully realised. For the forerunners, the battle towards pay equality in surfing has been a lifelong pilgrimage. But for a young Floridian pro surfe

It’s amazing how much can change in twelve months. At the same venue last year, the previously impenetrable veneer of John John Florence was pierced. The questionable (non-surfing) tactics by fellow Hawaiian Zeke Lau left the likeable champ shaken an

Oma was the word on everyone’s lips in the month of March, especially those residing near the shores of South East Queensland and northern New South Wales. In case you’ve been living under a rock and just came up for air, Oma was the name bestowed up

Has Reunion Island moved on from the modern tragedy playing out when nature goes out of balance? L’Hermitage is the widest, most extensive and best-preserved lagoon in Réunion Island. Centuries ago a powerful river ran down into the lagoon and the fr

Great Australian tube pigs don’t come more unlikely than Marti Paradisis. The son of a Greek fisherman, who escaped poverty after stowing away on a cargo ship to Australia, Marti spent his first 12 years in landlocked Hobart dreaming of becoming a pr

Lagundri Bay was discovered a long time ago. In fact, Kevin Lovett and John Giesel found it in 1975. Since then it has had some amazing times, and there have been some glorious moments. It is the type of wave and place that goes off the radar for a w

Most of you will know the Mentawai region of Indonesia is one of the most wave-rich areas in the world. This is in part because of its position in the Indian Ocean, located at the end of one of the world’s longest fetches, but more on that as we dig

Ted Grambeau is one of the most experienced photographers in the world. The Australian has been taking photos for longer than any job you or I have ever held and that makes him not only an expert in the field, it also means he is highly respected ins

Surfers can often be described as a selfish bunch. Chasing waves around the world at the expense of… well, almost anything. But even in that self-centred state of mind, there are not many of us that wouldn’t agree that the act of submersing ourselves

It’s an uncomfortable truth and one many of us struggle with; while temperate weather is what other people may live for, cyclones (any storm) produce the very thing we as surfers live for — waves. We are probably the only people on earth who welcome

How good was that!? Not putting any props on the articles and images you’ve just thumbed through (okay, maybe just a little), but the fact you’ve sat down on your favourite lounge, park bench or the home throne, and spent some time immersed in a prin