Outspoken old surfer says paddling out without a leggy is a 'retro fantasy' putting lives at risk.

Riding longer blades in big clean waves, it was a day for rail surfers to savour.

Surfers scrambled up rocks, while fishermen threw rocks to get away from a 3.8 metre crocodile.

Serial hassler Zeke Lau cops his second interference of the year and a last place finish.

Powered by warm water, cyclone Gabrielle left a path of cool water in her wake.

A Hawaiian mission gets aborted in favour of the local ledge.