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Articles
Kneel And Deliver
Tuesday 20/10
9
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
58
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
458
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.
Review: Stern Fever
Stu Nettle
Friday 02/10
14
Talon Clemow's latest film digs into Shipstern Bluff and the cameras that turned it into a commodity.
Super, Possibly: El Niño In Southern California Is Complex
Stu Nettle
Tuesday 29/09
42
Most El Niño forecasts end with a house falling into the sea. Seeking something more solid, we asked Charlie Fox.
Fast News
Watch: Liam Turner // Sorted
Stu Nettle
Tuesday 20/10
7
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.
Watch: Mason Ho in Caveheart II
Stu Nettle
Monday 28/09
42
Same wave, same odds, thicker rubber.
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Mick harvesting speed in the back paddock
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