Swellnet Sessions

This Easter was one of the most fruitful in recent memory with almost every surfable coast on the continent receiving great waves. Over the next two days we'll be running Swellnet Sessions from the Gold Coast, Sydney, Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia and Western Australia too. Yeah, everywhere pumped.

First up is Swellnet photographer, Jack Dekort, who made a quick trip from his Sunny Coast home to the Gold Coast to capture these great images.

Sydney didn't go without during the recent Easter east swell as the straight swell found its way into many quiet nooks. Photographer Rob Woodward shot Dane Rosser finding shade at one such place. Visit Rob's website Six Degrees Below The Horizon (great name, eh?) to see more of his work.

Tomorrow we'll have images from South Australia, Tasmania and Victoria.

This Easter weekend Victorian photographer, Dasha, went on a bit of an egg hunt. After driving many coastal miles he came across a treasure worth stopping for. Oversized eggs somewhere east of Melbourne, shot by Dasha and surfed by a local crew including Caiden Fowler (the goofyfooter in shot 4).

After a slow summer the Great Surf Coast Swell Drought recently broke providing classic conditions to Bells and Winkipop. By classic I refer not so much to the quality but rather the weather under which it broke. The swell was accompanied by a typically Victorian array of atmospheric conditions: moody clouds, squally rain, golden light and the obligatory rainbow.

Russell Charters planted himself on the headland capturing the surfers and their surrounds.

It's not often you see airs pulled at Bells Beach, a lack of ramps usually limit the takeoff opportunities. Yet during a warm up session yesterday Gabs Medina flew where many would've floated.

Hitting the oncoming section like a pommel horse, Medina twists off the lip before vaulting into a backside air rev and riding out cleanly.

Here's hoping we see plenty more in the days to come. Sequence by Ed Sloane.