Over the weekend Uluwatu and Padang Padang did their typical big swell double act: Ulus with the big, wide open faces, and Padang with the smaller but impeccably groomed barrels.

While many modern shapers tinker with tiny increments, Mick Mackie refines whole ideas. Here he chats to Swellnet about the ghosts of surfing's past and many other things.

Huge waves in the South Oz desert, brought to you by the mainstream media!