"A 50-year old and a 43-year old are the best tuberiders on Earth and just proved it at 6 - 10 foot Teahupoo."

"Watching Kauli Vaast toy with wobbly 5-6 foot Chopes was a marvel. It made me think: have we got the right people in this comp?"

Getting loose on local turf.

"Women's pro surfing is in a strange place," writes Steve Shearer, and today was a strange day of competition.

As the La Niña signal persists throughout the Pacific Ocean, a mirroring event is happening over the Indian Ocean.

Local councils are lobbying to remove shark nets on their beaches, perhaps as soon as this summer.