Swellnet Dispatch
A musical forecast!
Friday 31/01 60
Exploring music trends on a surf website? Sounds like a stitch up.
The Superbank survey
Wednesday 29/01 88
The twenty year contract for the Tweed Sand Bypassing project will soon expire and the agency needs your help to plan for the next phase.
Hayden Cox and upcycled cloth
Wednesday 29/01 31
With 30%-40% of raw materials wasted in each board, Hayden's developing a cloth made from carbon and fibreglass offcuts.
John John walks from his Hurley contract
Tuesday 28/01 206
Tells them to take a )(ike.
Watch: An Unfiltered, Unbiased Behind-The-Scenes Glimpse Of The Pipe Masters
Sunday 26/01 39
During the Pipe Masters, we jumped from house to house, giving audiences a chance to look over the fence and see what really happens inside those walls -- the athlete banter, the shit talking and joking around, the inner circles, the backyard convos, the coaching moments, the surf star cameos and all the reactions.
Watch: Weird Waves Season 2: Gaso-Line (Portugal)
Friday 24/01 20
The new wave generating boats have sparked a new surf community in an unlikely place. One person’s commuter traffic is another’s wonderland.
Watch: Venturing Deep Into Iceland's Remote Wave Country | Chasing The Shot
Thursday 23/01 18
The story of Icelandic photographer Elli Thor and local surfer Heidar Logi, discovering there is quality surf in their country, then teaming up to follow their passion of both adventure and chasing waves.
Watch: Peso's Point // Asher Pacey
Wednesday 22/01 27
As we pine for summer sou'easters and sand bottom pointbreaks, let's take a look at some tasty North American equivalents.
Watch: Sardinian Crew
Tuesday 21/01 20
Our favourite Mediterranean surf chaser, Roby D'Amico capitalised on a rare south swell and hit the island of Sardinia.
French beachbreaks on the pump
Monday 20/01 7
Ahh, beachbreaks. Usually, the term suggests random peaky waves, non-threatening bottom construction, and the ability to spread out and find some space to yourself.
Watch: Land of Sand | Jonathan Gubbins
Friday 17/01 14
The large north-west swell that graced the Hawaiian Islands a few weeks back eventually made landfall in South America.