The gleeful hyperactivity of Filipe Toledo set to the morbid stagger of Joy Division

This Thursday, one of the largest swells in recent history will strike Nazare. It could've been one for the record books, except for one small thing.

It's 1987 and Peter Townend has scooped an interview with the next big thing.

Speed metal and surfing: the jury is out whether it works or not.

Jack Robbo begins 2017 with a blast, winning the Sunset Open from a stacked field.

It's cousin Parko surfing West Oz, Indonesia, Hawaii, and at home on the Gold Coast.

Of all the dumb things to do, driving a vehicle across a oceanside groyne during a High Surf Advisory has gotta be right up there with the best of 'em.