Shaun Tomson: In the shadow of sharks
Friday 02/12 52
In Durban 1946 four shark attacks occurred in four weeks, the last incident involving a surfer. It was the first known shark attack on a surfer and it was also Shaun Tomson's father.
Swellnet Dispatch
Bezerke - video
Thursday 01/12 17
Russell Bierke isn’t your average eighteen-year-old Australian kid. Tracing his love of heavy waves from childhood to the present day, Bezerke showcases the surfing of a levelheaded young man that sees challenge where most only see terror.
Spring 2016 retrospective
Thursday 01/12 9
Take a look back on the spring that was around Australia. Which coastlines pumped, and which came in sub-par.
Surfer attacked by shark at Bulls Paddock
Thursday 01/12 91
A surfer has been attacked by a shark at Bulls Paddock, south of Forster on the Mid North Coast.
Firewire tipped to buy FCS
Thursday 01/12 10
Kelly Slater is poised to expand his empire with Firewire reportedly set to buy FCS.
Josh Kerr and his Indo twin fin - video
Tuesday 29/11 19
Who said twin fins are no good in the barrel? Watch as Josh Kerr blazes in and around the pit on his 5'6" twinny.
Clay Marzo // Lost Paradise - video
Tuesday 29/11 18
Sit down and pay attention for another lesson at the Clay Marzo School of Tuberiding. Unique angles and entries are all part of the curriculum.
Psychedelic Sand - video
Tuesday 29/11 5
First stop Jaws, then this perfect pointbreak. After travelling 12,000 kilometres across the Pacific, Jonathon Gubbins gives this swell a stylish makeover.
Clever Buoys bring shark protection to Perth
Monday 28/11 5
After two successful trial runs, one in Australia and one overseas, the Clever Buoy shark detection technology will have its first trial run in its home state of Western Australia.
The ecoFin is the world’s first surfboard fin made from ocean waste
Monday 28/11 36
"No longer do we need to choose between performance and environmental impact."
Wild and Freedom - video
Monday 28/11 4
Three Spanish goofys - Natxo Gonzalez, Adrian Fernandez de Valderrama, and Jon Irigoyen - stare down relentless Indonesian perfection during an outer island jaunt.
Give thanks for wavepools - video
Saturday 26/11 35
Watch as Kelly Slater joins the Thanksgiving chorus and lobs a few of the world's best women surfers in his pool.