Words and video by Tim Bonython:

"Shipstern Bluff is a place I’ve been drawn to since my very first trip in the early 2000s with Koby and Jye Abberton, Dean Morrison, and Glyndyn Ringrose.

"Hidden at the base of Cape Raoul on Tasmania’s wild Tasman Peninsula, Shippies is a wave like no other. Out of the deep Southern Ocean, swells explode onto the reef, mutating into heaving right-hand barrels with infamous steps that surfers must navigate before locking into the ride of their lives.

"On this mission, we were treated to a bluebird day. 18-year-old up-and-comer Lex O’Connor, Genji Pitt, and big-wave icons Russell Bierke and Tom Myers led the charge, while locals Zeb Critchlow and bodyboarder Cohen Thomas pushed the limits on this notorious slab. For me as a cinematographer, the light, the conditions, and the scale of the day came together perfectly — capturing Shipstern Bluff at its most raw, cinematic, and unforgettable."