Indo set to rumble again
It's been a quiet couple of months in Indonesia since the incredible 'Muzza Swell.' But finally, heading into the first month of spring a couple of large and powerful groundswells are brewing in the southern Indian Ocean.
It's been a quiet couple of months in Indonesia since the incredible 'Muzza Swell.' But finally, heading into the first month of spring a couple of large and powerful groundswells are brewing in the southern Indian Ocean.
The best swell of the season is expected across the Maldives this week, but where has it originated from?
It's not going to be flat, but it's also not going to be classic Teahupoo - at least for the first half of the waiting period.
Click for the forecast to the most eagerly anticipated contest of the year.
El Nino periods are highly anticipated by surfers in Hawaii and mainland US, but as the current El Nino strengthens we ask what they mean for Australian surfers.
Tuesday delivered an incredible day of waves across Northern NSW, and surprisingly, the Gold Coast. This swell wasn’t unexpected, however its vast reach was certainly underestimated.
Tropical Cyclone Raquel and Typhoon Chan-Hom, indicators of strengthening El Nino.
Later this week, Australia's western and southern coasts will receive swell from a huge storm in the Indian Ocean. At its peak the swell will encompass the entire Indian Ocean basin.
The largest swell of the year is due to hit Indonesia. It's impact will be felt the length of the archipelago from Aceh to Rote Island, and even Australia's west and south coasts all the way to Tasmania. Read more...
An edit of the biggest, best and heaviest waves of the year so far in Tahiti, accompanied only by the raw sounds that are unique to hundreds of tons of ocean heaving over a very sharp and very real reef.
The Fiji Pro gets under way this Sunday and there's at least one large swell on the way. Click through for the details.
Until August we were still entertaining the possibility of a “super” El Niño. But then it all just fizzled out. So what happened?
It wasn't just rainfall that broke records during the recent East Coast Low. The Sydney Wave Buoy put in a couple of Personal Bests recording its largest ever wave and longest period of significant wave heights.