The feeling of riding a wave might be priceless, but a new study has put a dollar value on what surfing means to Oz

“Offshore” – 18 minutes from California in the mid ’60s.

“Harrison Hine's original surf film of 1960s era longboard surfing in Southern California. Includes many friends and fellow surfers as ...

Time Capsule: The Nat, Bob and George at Noosa section from "High On a Cool Wave"

Bob Evans’ classic fifth film. This short is from Australia’s National Film & Sound Archive: January 1968 - the clip and the curator’s ...

Farewell Ned Eckert aka JJ Moon – “The number one surfer in the world”

Remembering the legend that never was - News from Surfing Heritage:  After a life well lived, we say a fond farewell ...

“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 ...

THE NEW ISSUE 119 – 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 119 >> FEATURES MATTHEW ...

TEA FROM AVALON WINS THE CARABINE 9’4” PIGLET

“I don’t think I’ve ever won anything in my life!” laughed Téa Wallace-Carroll from Avalon on Sydney’s Northern Beaches when we phoned ...

Patagonia develops first end-of-life solution for wetsuits

TORQUAY, Victoria (June 13, 2024) – Patagonia, as the industry leader in environmentally and socially responsible surf gear, is proud ...

Let’s talk about it! A kinda ironic cautionary tale – from Grace at Plow Surf Hats

Given that Melanoma skin cancer is 120 times higher in surfers than in the general population, we asked Grace Cooper ...

Vanimo Surf Lodge – Pope Francis - and the local primary school!

From Papua New Guinea’s leading newspaper, The National: TEAM, AUSSIES HOPEFUL A team of local people and their Australian friends are hope ...

Have you got surfers ear? Pardon? Check out the vid (turn the sound up)

Well a lot of us have hey, and a disclaimer up front here, this is a blatant plug for the 3.0 ...

1959: Making Sydney’s Surfboards

Newsreel ferreted from the dusty files of British Pathe by Detective Ian Lording, who added: "The late Greg McDonagh making boards ...

“FUN”

It’s really why we all surf hey – and here’s a 15-minute reminder from Waikiki. Vid from ‘Eimy’s Hawaii Happy ...

The ‘extraordinary’ record-breaking data that has climate experts baffled

News from SBS Australia, posted June 15, 2024: Every day since March last year, daily heat records are reaching new heights ...

Our 103rd board winner Dave with his Oceanside 9’3” Blunt

“I love it! Such a cool trad ride, I haven’t ridden anything else since I got it! And I’m in conversation ...

How The Surfaris' Wipe Out became a dancefloor hit in remote communities across Australia's outback

From Eddie Williams, for ABC Kimberley: It's a pumping Friday night at the blue light disco in Mount Magnet, 570 kilometres ...

Melanoma skin cancer is 120 times higher in surfers than in the general population

Guess we kinda knew that already, but now via a new study by the Southern Cross University the prevalence has a ...