The Battle to Save Waikiki Beach

Plan B: Higher artificial island to keep Maldives afloat

Hulhumalé, Maldives: “My most peaceful moments are on the water,” Thoiba Saeedh, an anthropologist, said just before a motorboat took us ...

Dora: Surf legend comes to life in 'Perfect Waves'

A flashback to June 2008, and the release of “All For a Few Perfect Waves - The Audacious Life and Legend ...

“Giant Killer” - 17-year-old Jeff Hakman wins the 1965 Duke Contest

All the Hawaiian and Californian heavy hitters were there – but check out Jeff’s surfing – nailed ’em!  By Bruce Brown ...

What is the value of a wave?

Before Covid, global surf tourism spending was estimated at up to A$91 billion per year. And since the start of the pandemic, ...

The wave pool backlash

Worldwide there are 100 or more planned, proposed, or already operating . . . but at what cost? This is ...

The Year in Pictures 2021 – from the NY Times

Viewed from any angle, 2021 has been a tumultuous year – and this collection of 176 "Pictures of the Year" ...

THE NEW PLB - ISSUE 109 - Mick the Mighty Proofreader brings the inside info on what's in it

Mighty Mick the Hyphen brings us his run-down on what lies between the covers of the newie: Issue No 109  >> FEATURES 5 ...

WIN A NETTLETON 9’6” MULTIPLY

A true hotdogger, the Multiply was created a few years back with Belinda Baggs. She wanted a longboard she could ...

The Carabine is off to Vicco

“The only thing I’ve ever won in my life was the National Service draft!” laughed David Jackson when we phoned ...

Short film on Super 8: “Monastery Garden”

Nine minutes from Riviera Nayarit, Mexico – a short by - Michele Lorusso. Surfers: Leah Dawson, Makala Smith, Karina Rozunko & Lola ...

Surfing in India is taking off, but locals are staring down a tidal wave of plastic pollution

From ABC Science: When Tushar Pathiyan and Ishita Malaviya moved to Manipal on India's west coast in the mid-2000s, neither knew ...

Best Wedge wipeouts from the summer of 21

Grab a packet of Jaffas - here in the fine tradition of Bud Browne and Bruce Brown’s wipeout reels are 12 minutes of ...

Time Capsule: Noosa, winter 1966 with George, Bob and Nat

A repost from January of one of our most popular web pieces for 2021 - This clip is from Australia’s National Film & ...

One. Year. On. Ben Considine in Victoria – full 14-minute edit.

“So it's been a full year of creating these edits and getting The Sunday Glide out each week has been ...

A gray whale swam halfway across the world, setting a new record

From the Amazing Sea Stories file: The 40-foot male travelled from the North Pacific to Namibia, the first sighting of ...

Pacific Longboarder’s editor JB waffling on the Oz Longboarding Podcast

Along with panelists Jason “Weeksy” Weeks in Perth, West Australia, Kirra Molnar in Noosa, Queensland, Matty “Cookie” Cook in Cronulla, ...