“I’ve just beaten the best surfer on the planet!” said De Souza after his win against John John Florence.

Dusty campfires, a didge, and the waves of the South Oz desert. Max Longhurst combines 'em all in this clip with down home flavour.

Once considered a design suited only to perfect waves, more and more channel bottoms are finding their way into the board bags of pro surfers. Swellnet finds that new twists are being put on the classic old design.

It wasn't just rainfall that broke records during the recent East Coast Low. The Sydney Wave Buoy put in a couple of Personal Bests recording its largest ever wave and longest period of significant wave heights.

An epic showdown at Main Break saw Courtney Conlogue claim her third CT victory and end the amazing run of form from two-time World Champion Carissa Moore.