Riley Edwards
Wave of the Day: Better than a burqa - Brett Walker - Central Coast

Editors picks

Tropical plunder

Surfpolitik

Heart of glass

Surfpolitik

North Avalon rockfall triggers local 'earthquake'

Swellnet Dispatch

Jake Howard on 'First Priority'

Talking Heads
Swellnet Dispatch

Dane Reynolds // Excerpt Redux - video

Stu Nettle
Friday, 18 August 2017

A view of Dane through the wayback machine.

Swellnet Dispatch

Jordy Smith // No contest at J'Bay - video

Stu Nettle
Friday, 18 August 2017

A li'l J'Bay history with the fella currently wearing the gold jersey.

Riley Edwards
Wave of the Day: Riley Laing swinging from behind the peak
Surfpolitik

Tropical plunder

Stu Nettle
Thursday, 17 August 2017

So what's to be learnt from the dreadful overdevelopment of the Bukit Peninsula? Nothing! Welcome to the 'new Bali' in southern Lombok.

Swellnet Dispatch

Zeke Lau and Jez Flores // Tahiti - video

Stu Nettle
Thursday, 17 August 2017

Zeke and Jeremy slide into user-friendly Chopes.

Steve Wall
Wave of the Day: Craig Anderson - aquatic scupltural relief
Swellnet Dispatch

Mick Fanning // Behind the Sun - video

Stu Nettle
Wednesday, 16 August 2017

Mick ripping north of 60° latitude where the sun hangs low.

Peter Jovic
Wave of the Day: Benny Bowden, West Oz shoulder hop
Surfpolitik

Heart of glass

Stu Nettle
Tuesday, 15 August 2017

Swellnet visits the Glass Hut in Wollongong. A factory adapting to the changing surfboard industry.

Andrew Shield
Wave of the Day: One-armed pushups with Kai Hing
Swellnet Dispatch

Phil Jarratt in conversation at Sandon Point

Monday, 14 August 2017

After publishing his memoirs, Phil Jarratt is returning to where it all began - Wollongong.

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