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Bells Day 2 – down to the Final 16 in some clean surf – results and match-ups

Bells Day 2 – down to the Final 16 in some clean surf – results and match-ups

Here’s the news straight from the WSL: Eliminations Begin in Picture-Perfect Conditions at Bioglan Bells Beach Longboard Classic Presented by Rip Curl BELLS BEACH, Torquay, Victoria / Australia (Thursday, August 31, 2023) - Beautiful, clean two-to-three foot lines of swell greeted competitors for ...


Day 1 of the WSL from Bells Beach – results, elimination round match-ups

Day 1 of the WSL from Bells Beach – results, elimination round match-ups

While it was way overhead and cleaner than Peter Garrett’s head during the run-up to Bells, it was chest-high at best with ...

OUR 100th BOARD – WIN A RILEY BALSA FOAM-CORE 9’6” GUN!*

OUR 100th BOARD – WIN A RILEY BALSA FOAM-CORE 9’6” GUN!*

YES 100! And to be drawn before next issue! Every issue for 20 years we’ve given a magazine subscriber* a top-end longboard, and ...

Bells Beach, trials results + heat matchups for the main event

Bells Beach, trials results + heat matchups for the main event

Talk about brutal! The WSL format for the trials sees only one surfer each from the Women and Men seeded ...

J-Bay sweet-as for the finals of the South African Longboard Championships

J-Bay sweet-as for the finals of the South African Longboard Championships

From Lower Point, the innermost section of Jeffries Bay, here’s the news direct from the Eastern Province Surfing Association and Surfing ...

Surf Radio - Crescent Swells show 59 – track list, tune in

Surf Radio - Crescent Swells show 59 – track list, tune in

“I’m presently sitting on a deck overlooking Crescent Head, working on the next few shows. The weather is great and so ...

1965 BBC footage

1965 BBC footage "News From Australia”

Surfing and wedge-tail eagles? Why not. This mixed-tape Pom newsreel was ferreted from the bowels of British Pathe’s historical collection by Ian "Danger" Lording. Check ...

Surfer undergoes further surgery after great white shark mauling in Port Macquarie

Surfer undergoes further surgery after great white shark mauling in Port Macquarie

A father-of-two is recovering in hospital after a horrific shark attack on the NSW Mid North Coast. Toby Begg, 44, is in a critical ...

J-Bay delivers for the first three days of the 2023 South African Longboard Championships - photos & wrap

J-Bay delivers for the first three days of the 2023 South African Longboard Championships - photos & wrap

Lower Point is the innermost section of Jeffries Bay, and by the time the Southern Ocean swells have wrapped all ...

Here’s Matt Chojnacki’s take on the Byron Bay Surf Festival – it's on this weekend!

Here’s Matt Chojnacki’s take on the Byron Bay Surf Festival – it's on this weekend!

Now in its thirteenth iteration, the event has grown from a humble expression session to now including multi-disciplinary divisions such ...

Bali, a glimpse of the Island Paradise in 1932

Bali, a glimpse of the Island Paradise in 1932

Eight minutes for The Island of the Gods between the wars . . . and while there aren’t any glimpses ...

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

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 ...

Neanderthals got “surfer's ear” too, study says

Neanderthals got “surfer's ear” too, study says

It may be more info than you need, but here’s some current ancient news: When humans are habitually exposed to cold ...

Tasmania’s East Coast Log Jam – fancy a visit?

Tasmania’s East Coast Log Jam – fancy a visit?

Tasmania’s single-fin aficionados are putting on their second annual Log Jam, and while they’re a rare breed down on Isle, ...

A drug lord, a psychotic killer, and a surfing safari

A drug lord, a psychotic killer, and a surfing safari

Yep, it’s all happening in the new mainstream movie release Sons of Summer, filmed on the Gold Coast. Here’s the news ...

Big Picture Stuff: The Earth is humming. Caused by ocean waves - here's what it means.

Big Picture Stuff: The Earth is humming. Caused by ocean waves - here's what it means.

From Nat Geo: Our blue planet spins suspended in outer space - and it hums, too. The ceaseless rumble has fascinated scientists ...

Dick, Rusty, Tricia, Crystal Voyager, Neverland, the Pig of Steel, and great food – all at Coorabell this Saturday

Dick, Rusty, Tricia, Crystal Voyager, Neverland, the Pig of Steel, and great food – all at Coorabell this Saturday

News supplied by the fundraiser - on this Saturday 19th: Coorabell Hall, (in the Byron Bay hinterland) built in 1909, ...

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