Layback Longboarders 2025 Winter Classic – and you’re welcome! Saturday 5TH of July

How we made a perfect wave (and this one’s not in a pool) – watch the vid

A big boat, a wake, a sand point, skimboarder Blair Conklin, longboarders Justin Quintal and Alex Knost, and Warren Smith ...

Vale Graham Black, aka Blackie. 1948 – 2025.

Tribute from Andrew McKinnon: There are legends and then there are special legends and Graham Cecil Black is in that special ...

“Surrender” - a nine-minute short, with French expat Anais Pierquet in Bali

“A short film on how surfing showed me a new way of living. “This passion project was filmed in Bali by ...

A day at the beach - filmed a century ago in Biarritz – two minutes of enhanced footage from 1928

A rerun of our most visited post from this week in 2024  - dug up from the dark web by Ian Lording who ...

“Sunset Surf Craze “– a rare 47 minutes from the very early days of the North Shore

With footage from Walt Phillip’s original movie “Sunset Surf Craze”, Walt himself narrates this remake with the easy charm and understated ...

EZEWax – a neat new product

If you too have a mess of a wetbox in the back of the car, check out EZEwax. Website Instagram Email:  micah@ezewax.com.au The following ...

Rare stingray attack in South Australian – adds to the alarming number of unusual animal incidents along stretches of SA coastline

Peculiar news from South Oz – as reported by The Australian Broadcasting Commision: Stingray attack off SA coast leaves woman with ...

Wax up, here’s the latest show from Crescent Swells – Surf Radio – track list, tune in

“The voice is still croaky but we make up for that with some exciting new tunes. Check out "Sun Colored ...

Manly Beach: The Snowy McAlister Winter Surfing Fest – news & entry

Yep the 37th annual Snowy is all set for June 7 & 8 - and it’s a great time of year ...

World Surfing Conservation Conference: Phoebe Kane is the new Youth Ambassador

News supplied via the WSCC 2026: Australia’s highest ranking female surf judge Phoebe Kane has been named Youth Ambassador for World ...

“OCEAN” by David Attenborough – special screenings in Southern Queensland

Starting this Thursday - presented by Surfers for Climate: “We're excited to invite you to be among the first in the ...

“Queensland Playground” – a leisurely 8 minutes of joy from the Gold Coast in 1957

No highrise,  no groynes, and just a smattering of shiny happy people . . . oh for a time machine. Dug up ...

Rachael Tilly and Edouard Delpero Gold Medalists at 2025 Surf City El Salvador ISA World Longboard Championship

Press release from the ISA:  Surf City El Salvador – May 1, 2025: Today, France claimed an unprecedented fourth team gold medal ...

Day 6 done – World Championships – Finals Day to go. Wrap & photos

The surf keeps coming and the 6 Main Rounds and 10 Repechage Heats are finally narrowing down to the pointy ...

THE NEW ISSUE 122 – Mighty Mick the Proofreader brings the inside info on what's in it!

Magic Mick the Hyphen brings us his run-down on what lies between the covers of the newie: Issue No 122 >> FEATURES THE ...

Surf City keeps pumping – Day 5 ISA World Longboard Championships - wrap & photos

This really is a massive competition with 44 nations competing, and along with the 6 Main Rounds there are no ...