With an XL storm crossing the North Pacific the WSL has called the much anticipated Jaws event on for Thursday.

They can explain those rare mysto swells as they swing a curveball into surf forecasting. What are Great Circle Paths and how do they affect you?

"I’m thinking surfers on or above 18,000 points are looking good for the CT," says WSL numbers guy Al Hunt.

A quiet and humble character on a pink surfboard.

Built for outsized tropical reefs, blindboy finds a new assignment for the ol' 7'5".

Sometimes unsettling but never gratuitous, Sharks Never Sleep describes first-hand accounts of shark attacks from around the world.

Come spot hopping with Hippo as he hunts the heaviest slabs Oz has to offer.

Occ rounds up one of surfing's great story tellers for a wide-ranging rap on surf history.