One of the finest female big wave surfers on the planet, Paige Alms is holding her own among the Maui push.

A stranger at the point, a drop in, and a showdown out the back. In the last of a series on violence in the surf, blindboy relates an all-too-common scenario and traces the root cause of the problem.

A man from the Apple Isle and a man from the Emerald Isle get pitted for charity.

Tim Bonython's Australian Surf Movie Festival starts its Sydney run this week. Click to see dates and times.

"It's always been a dream of mine to win here since I watched Andy (Irons) win," Payne said through tears of hard-earned elation. 

Incredible footage from Wednesday's opening day at Jaws. If this is where the big wave standard is now it's gonna be a hell of a season.