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Davi Glaser immediately under the hood
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2026 Rip Curl Pro Portugal: Day 3
Steve Shearer
Thursday 22/10
6
"You have to create a storyline, a reason for people to tune in and watch you. No-one else is going to do it for you."
After Tahiti: Is Surfing Facing A Moment Of Reckoning?
Tessa Hoult
Wednesday 21/10
73
Following revelations of serious misconduct, is surfing also having a MeToo moment?
Kneel And Deliver
Tuesday 20/10
19
Kneelos are getting a makeover thanks to grassroots interest and a wild tropical comp.
2026 Rip Curl Pro Portugal: Day 2
Steve Shearer
Sunday 18/10
63
"Gone was the Californian stoner body language, the bored, over-it vibe she sometimes emanates."
2026 Rip Curl Pro Portugal: Day 1
Steve Shearer
Saturday 17/10
59
The WSL had "the greatest gift" bestowed on them in the form of 4-5 foot Supertubos.
Ameliaration: Looking For Clues In The Marshall Islands
Gra Murdoch
Friday 16/10
22
Between surf trips, Martin Daly goes searching for Amelia Earhart's plane.
Forecast: 2026 Rip Curl Pro Portugal
Stu Nettle
Thursday 15/10
17
The tents are up and the fragrant smell of sardines is wafting in the northerly.
Rachel Meets Kelvin
Stu Nettle
Tuesday 13/10
18
Several factors combined to flood Southern California, and most of them aren’t going anywhere.
Gallery: 2026 Yorkes Classic
Craig Brokensha
Monday 12/10
12
Pumping surf and a great send off for Brian ‘Squizzy’ Taylor.
WSL Surfer Suspended
Stu Nettle
Monday 12/10
460
CT surfer fronting "allegations of a deeply serious nature".
Graham 'Sid' Cassidy: The Promoter Gets Promoted
Phil Jarratt
Sunday 11/10
55
Last year, Phil Jarratt wrote this profile of Sid. It was a timely tribute then. Today it reads as a eulogy.
El Niño Flips Trade Winds On Their Head
Craig Brokensha
Tuesday 06/10
27
Usually dependable, the trade winds in the western Pacific have reversed, causing chaos.
Fast News
Typhoon Champi Steals The Crown
Stu Nettle
Wednesday 21/10
7
The Eastern Pacific has been getting the attention, but meanwhile out west.
Watch: Liam Turner // Sorted
Stu Nettle
Tuesday 20/10
15
Living, working, and surfing the Mentawais.
Eastern Pacific Breaks Hurricane Record
Stu Nettle
Wednesday 14/10
13
Fewer storms, but stronger.
Sierra Kerr And Ryan Kainalo Secure CT Spots
Stu Nettle
Wednesday 14/10
7
The 2027 Women's CT just got that bit more exciting.
Watch: Kobi Clements // Unwritten
Stu Nettle
Friday 09/10
15
Only seven minutes long, Unwritten is a physically pummeling clip.
Early Forecast: 2026 Rip Curl Pro Portugal
Stu Nettle
Thursday 08/10
27
Though still a long way off, the wind and swell pattern is beginning to emerge.
Last Tix To Sydney Screening Of 'Stern Fever'
Stu Nettle
Thursday 08/10
Grab tickets to the world premiere of 'Stern Fever'.
Every Swell Has A History
Wednesday 07/10
39
...and you can track it with Swellnet's new hindcasting tool.
Watch: Tim Bonython // Cloudbreak XPress
Tim Bonython
Friday 02/10
12
Big and windy early, smaller and cleaner later.
Cronulla Sharks And North Narrabeen Boardriders Win Surftag
Thursday 01/10
Cronulla Sharks Boardriders have taken out the Saint Somebody Women's Surftag.
Swellnet does not, and has never tracked beachgoers with surfcams
Ben Matson
Wednesday 30/09
Seems a bizarre opening sentence, but here we are.
'Stern Fever' Coming To Cinemas Soon
Monday 28/09
13
The story of the wave that changed big-wave surfing.
In the Forums
Roadkill said:just my opinion, SF. Not sure what everyone else thinks.
Politico > Next Federal Election10,629
Politico > Next Federal Election10,629
tubeshooter said:Wow, plenty of different cuts and heaps of meat on them. Reed the Fishmonger breaks one down.
Wax Off > Fishing tips1,480
Wax Off > Fishing tips1,480
Roadkill said:it's a shame it's only a performance. That is where he should be.
Politico > DUMP on Trump7,881
Politico > DUMP on Trump7,881
Island Bay said:Small but well formed, and had it to myself. Enviable view from a friend's place.
Wax On > Where did you surf today?1,238
Wax On > Where did you surf today?1,238
benskii said:Your typical liberal becomes a reactionary centrist with pious moralising, to do the fascists work for them. https://www.swellnet.com…
Wax Off > That’s weird, that’s queer, that’s crazy, that deserves a long hard look. 3,808
Wax Off > That’s weird, that’s queer, that’s crazy, that deserves a long hard look. 3,808
Roadkill said:To assuage community concerns about data centres, Anthropic has committed to preserving local water supplies, underwriting electricity…
Wax Off > AI. Coming to eat the world. And the world is asleep. 108
Wax Off > AI. Coming to eat the world. And the world is asleep. 108
basesix said:punk tism spoofin for OG brisol wurzels, Banksey and Massive Attack born in the Vice Squad scene and its Chaotic Dischord punk pisstake…
Wax Off > Tunes9,736
Wax Off > Tunes9,736
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Tim Bonython
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Reconnecting with Josh Garner
Swilly
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Nikki Van Dijk swinging the red blade
Andy Smyth
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Stadium view of Yorkes Classic winner Luke Sykora
Swilly
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Dakoda Walters happily undercover
B K
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Isolated but occupied
Swilly
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Mick harvesting speed in the back paddock
Steve Arklay
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Harry Dott tickling the chin of a Surf Coast left
Tim Bonython
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Jacob Turner dropping below sea level in the tropics
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