Gold Coast Open Longboard WSL Qualifier at Burleigh Heads – wrap, results, photos

Not really celebrated as an ideal longboard wave, the point at Burleigh proved pretty tricky for the longboarders who rolled up for the LQS event in amongst all the shortboarding at the GC Open over this past weekend. With top surfers from NZ, NSW, ...

Nixon didn’t surf, but he golfed with a couple of surfer stoners

From SHACC (a repost of one of our most-read pieces from this week last year): A while back my friend Tom ...

Kiwi kayak fisherman stalked by great white – video

February 11 at the northern end of the North Island of New Zealand: “Matt Wells was out paddling near Cape Reinga ...

Longboard WSL Qualifier at Burleigh this weekend

For the second year running pro longboarding returns to Burleigh as part of the Gold Coast Open – here’s the ...

“Get Saltwater Happy” - surf radio Crescent Swells - track list, tune in

“Getting a little saltwater happy this week. The Incredible Bongo Band’s version of Pipeline was a great way to wind up ...

Part two – Emily Currie – “This is My Year”

The second installment of the four-part series by Mora Media House: “Emily heads to El Salvador for the 2024 ISA World ...

Climate “whiplash” events increasing

As reported in The Guardian, January 2025 – author: Damian Carrington, environmental editor Climate ‘whiplash’ events increasing exponentially around world Global heating ...

Portugal’s Tejo River Ferry Wave

A five-minute vid with João Kopke, who shares some history and tips on how to surf the Lisbon ferry wave at Barreiro. Vid ...

Crystal Voyager discussion (so great!)

This chat goes for 51 minutes and it’s fascinating. Seriously, when you have 51 minutes, do yourself a favour . ...

A particularly grisly mystery in the Pacific Nothwest – solved by science

You never know what might be floating around - a repost of our most-read piece from this week last year ...

Newcastle: The Mattara Surf Classic expands to celebrate surfing’s rich heritage

One of Australia's longest-running shortboard surf competitions, the Mattara Surf Classic, is expanding its horizons by adding Longboard and Kneeboard divisions. This move ...

“Pipe” - surf radio Crescent Swells - track list, tune in

“Here’s the latest show in time with the Pipe Pro. We play the original and best version of Pipeline by ...

How sets travel across the ocean - & orbits and other stuff

This first ran in print in The Buzz pages of Issue 114: If you’ve surfed for any length of time you ...

1964 Malibu Invitational – and how flash is the surfing?!

What a crew! A video of the MSA/Windansea contest from ’64 – featuring: Barry Kanaiaupuni, Joey Cabell, Butch Van Artsdalen, Mike Hynson, LJ ...

Queensland: Bribie Island community mourns 17-year-old shark attack victim Charlize Zmuda

News from the ABC (Australian Broadcasting Commission): Emergency services were called to Woorim Beach at Bribie Island, north of Brisbane, just ...

What drew these 1,300 perfect circles on the sea floor? We may finally know

SOURCE: NAT GEO When hundreds of eerily perfect circles were discovered on the bottom of the Mediterranean Sea, theories abounded about ...

Noosa Fest – remaining spots in the various divisions

The news from NFOS - as of Feb 1: Divisions are filling fast for the 2025 Noosa Festival of Surfing. Here is ...

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