All the indicators are present: the billboards are going up; the swells are becoming more consistent; the sand is coming together; and the talent in the wate

On the weekend young Brazilian, Miguel Pupo, won the Hang Loose Pro at Fernando de Noronha in Brazil.

Gold Coast photographer, Ryan Williams, escaped the northerly season by setting up base in Northern Sumatra for spring and summer.

Here's Part 2 of Ryan Williams latest batch of shots from Simeulue in Northern Sumatra.

Yesterday in Sydney surfers woke to a mid-size east swell breaking under flawless offshore conditions.

Pipe surfers had just a small window of opportunity to fill their quota this morning.

After a fair soaking in January the clouds finally parted over the Gold Coast in early February.

For those who didn't tune into the Volcom webcast John John Florence beat Jamie O'Brien in a final for the ages.

As far as summers go West Oz is having a cracker.

Day 3 of the Volcom Pipe Pro went off today in excellent 8-12 foot waves. For news and results check the Dispatch section of Swellnet.

The coast of SE Queensland has been buffetted by rain for what seems the best part of January.

The organisers of the Volcom Pipeline Pro have been handed an ideal waiting period.

The second Lei Day was called today at the Volcom Pipeline Pro as organisers wait for swell to arrive.

For surfers Perth can be a hot, flat and wretched place in summer.

Anyone not living on the Gold Coast could be forgiven for thinking the waves are limited to just D'Bah, the Superbank, Burleigh, and Straddie, and that the o

Here's a few shots of Grant Molony's commute to work the other day.

Gold Coast photographer, Ryan Williams, is spending three months on Simeulue Island off northern Sumatra.

"I thought you were going right!"

Since Christmas the island of Pohnpei, sitting out in the Western Pacific, has received a succession of strong storm swells.

In the world of surfing, and especially the business of surfing, China is the great untapped market.