We don't usually get to see or feel what it's like for the competitors behind the scenes in the Big Wave World Tour, but this long piece on Naxto Gonzalez is a beautifully edited and moody video put together by Jon Aspuru.
A South Oz grommet is tackling microplastics and chemicals in the ocean with an eco-friendly surf wax company that he designed for a school project.
Kai Lenny and friends take on the biggest swell in years to hit the California coast.
These were the top ten stories on Swellnet this year, some of them ranked because of the traffic, but mostly because they were stories we enjoyed telling.
Harry Bryant's latest extended clip has it all, including some pumping sessions in heavy lefts.
Here's a short clip from young French surfer Sam Piter, scoring some filthy Senegalese waves.
"The Electric Acid Surfboard Test is an acid-splash hit to the tongue of the surfboard status quo."
