Two special “Themed Weeks” on a legendary wave – Legends Week – 60 + Only - & Family Week

Noosa Longboards Celebrates 30 years

From humble beginnings on the river at Noosaville, Noosa Longboards was a unique surf shop from the outset and it ...

“Pond” – a longboard surf film by Cameron Staunton featuring Izzy Henshall in Australia

This is the full 17 minutes – Cameron makes great flicks, Brit Izzy is an all-class surfer, and Tosh Tudor and ...

Why ‘Good’ Surfers Secretly Ride Longboards

What do you mean “Secretly”?  This 12-minute video is from a group based in the US called Shralp Surf Club – and ...

History of Gold Coast Beaches

There’s a lot of sand bagging and pumping and groyne building going on in this 18-minute film, produced by Griffith University. “This ...

GREG PICKS UP HIS CARABINE – OUR 107TH SUBSCRIBER BOARD WINNER!

Back in Issue 122, Greg Hunter from Fairfield in Sydney won his choice of a Carabine Piglet or a Shakey ...

Sharks galore at Byron Bay

It’s been everywhere online this past week, but if you’ve missed it just Google “Sharks at Byron Bay” and get ...

Queen Elizabeth at an Australian Surf Carnival in 1954

Yes Liz the Sequel and hubby Phil the Duke get the right royal treatment from the Aussie lifesavers at a packed ...

“Bite Club” - helping survivors of shark, bear and lion attacks

This article contains graphic descriptions.  Author Charis Chang.  From SBS News Australia. 'No, not today': The moment that made David fight for his ...

The short film “LANMÈ - Caribbean surf culture in motion”. Starring Vaimiti – the surfer from the cover of PLB Issue 124

"Traveling across from Tahiti to Guadeloupe, Vai discovers an island that feels unexpectedly familiar, where island culture echoes her own. ...

Regarding Coastal Marine Ecosystems. Report from CQUniversity “Queenslanders motivated by care for nature over economics”

Thursday, 4 December: A new study led by CQUniversity researcher Dr Rodrigo Zilleruelo has found that Queenslanders strongly support using Nature-based Solutions (NbS) ...

The Final Fight For the Bight – calling for World Heritage Status, watch the vid, add your signature

It's the coastline that inspired tens of thousands of surfers and ocean lovers to rise up and paddle out against ...

How much does it cost to surf in Mainland USA’s seven (presently operating) wave pools?

WavePoolMag gives a State by State breakdown: WavePoolMag presents a guide to hourly session prices at all of America’s open surf ...

Fiji set to repeal free-surfing decree imposed by military dictatorship

News from The ABC (Australian Broadcasting Commision): Surfers set to pay to ride Fiji's world-class breaks after repeal of surf access law In ...

Central Queensland: Agnes Water Longboard Classic 2026 gets set

News from Michael Cottier for CWATAR INC The 27th Annual Agnes Water Longboard Classic 2026 from Tuesday 24th to Sunday 29th ...

"LATITUD SUR" – the nine-minute short film with Laura Coviella

“Chile reminds me of those old western movies from when you were a kid, wooden cabins, dirt roads, land that ...

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 ...