Record temps and packed beaches in California and further north

The new Rib Cloud by PaddleAir – designed by Jessica Boynton

Lifetime Californian surfer David Hilts has been perfecting his PaddleAir inflatable vests since 2004, and many a punter around the ...

GREG NOLL & "THE YANKS" DOWN UNDER - original footage from the visit that changed Australian surfing forever.

1956 and the US and Hawaiians lifeguard teams bring their finned “Malibu" surfboards to Sydney and Torquay and start a ...

RIP Greg Noll – Da Bull gone at 84

He may not have ridden a wave since 1969 but Greg Noll remained a towering figure in surfing and it’s ...

What went down at the Legends of Surf opening

The official opening of the Legends of the Surf on Saturday night at the Coolangatta Sands Hotel was an epic evening that ...

Ocean Ramsey on what to do in a shark attack

Renowned Hawaiian freediver Ocean Ramsey on what to do in ‘the worst case scenario’. This came to us via The ...

Greenlight for Endless Surf wave pool in Queensland

Last we heard the Sunshine Coast was to get a Slater Surf Ranch but that was a while back, and unless ...

Vans’ Dylan Graves explores how the surf community can be better allies to LGBTQ+ surfers

Costa Mesa, CALIF. (June 2021) – Vans, the action sports brand, is proud to present Breaking Waves: Queer Surf, the latest project by ...

SHACC is back

After more than a year with the doors closed, the Surfing Heritage and Culture Center in San Clemente is officially ...

Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority re The World Heritage decision – plus the coverage from the New York Times

This first statement came to us on June 23 from the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority CEO Mr Josh Thomas. ...

Farewell Marty Curry

Longboarding and Australian surfing lost an absolutely lovely bloke, Marty Curry, a week ago (Thursday 17th) after he collapsed while ...

The latest Old Mal News from the aficionado Daffy

Gidday folks, hope you are all enjoying some lovely cooool waves on your locals. A couple things on the mat! Vale ...

Victorian Old Mal Titles – wrap, results & photos

For the benefit of our international readers who may not be up on exactly what an “Old Mal” is, they’re ...

Google buys iPhone happy-snap of seagull chomping on a chip

All of us beachy types have a grudging admiration for the level of enthusiasm seagulls can muster for a chip ...

Paul McCartney’s new music vid SLIDIN’ to celebrate International Surfing Day

Paul McCartney and Jack McCoy collaborate again to send a gift to our oceans and the surfing world to celebrate ...

Obstacles aside, surfing is riding a quiet revolution in India

Murthy Meghavan is a former fisherman who is now a surfing instructor at Covelong Beach in Kovalam, a coastal village ...

“Cooking our own goose.” The view from the ABC South West Victoria

Locals are furious over a federal government decision to open an area within five kilometres of Victoria's Twelve Apostles for ...