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There's more late summer goodness in the forecast this weekend.
Get ready, the East Coast is about to rumble.
It's open season as a large easterly swell ramps up across southern Queensland this weekend.
Early to mid-next week it's highly likely we'll see yet another large to heavy swell event
The surf is tripling up this weekend.
Goldilocks zone surfing conditions set in across Indonesia into mid-September.
There's no let-up in SSW groundswell over the winter/spring transition across Indonesia.
Dual cyclones active over the tropical Pacific Ocean hold definitively large east-swell potential for the East Coast.
A distant Southwest Pacific cyclone holds latent east swell potential in the lead-up to Christmas.
A resurgent La Nina is about to rock the East Coast this December.
Will the 2020/21 cyclone season live up to expectations?
Gain a deeper understanding into how wave models work and how to read them.
Welcome to our first installment on meteorology basics: Swell is generated by wind and wind is the result of air pressure.
Coastalwatch's chief swell forecaster, Ben Macartney, scratches beneath the sea surface looking at wave period.
Incoming double swell for Vic, WA & Indo
Deep low-pressure system dramatically deepens generating swell
An insight into what conditions to expect
They've been doing some major tinkering in Queensland
A fresh episode of the affably charming 'What's Going On?' show
Watch him shred, learn his culture
"We've got all kinds of reef around here we can play with..."
"I think it's psycho, it's that thick and round..." says Nathan Hedge.
The backhand barrel master at his very best only a week or so ago near home on the Gold Coast.
They've been doing some major tinkering in Queensland
A fresh episode of the affably charming 'What's Going On?' show
Watch him shred, learn his culture
Plus a great interview with the GOAT Mike Stewart
Starring Mick Fanning, Tyler Wright, Owen Wright and more
‘Lost Track’ is yet another, soulful wanderlusty classic from Torren and needessenials
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When it's this big in Fiji you really want to make these ones
Simple things you can look for to get yourself into better food patterns.
When we’re breathing incorrectly it can have adverse affects on our posture, on our mood and on our energy.
Understanding why we're out there, could lead to better, more fulfilling surfing.
Well, almost all. But definitely a solid weekend ahead.
The Story Behind Tom Curren's Offbeat New Search Vid
Australia, All of Australia, May Soon Be a CT Bubble
Pipeline comes to Australia's East Coast, featuring Paul Morgan, Laurie Towner, Matt Dunsmore and more
Yet another Australian surfer/shark incident in 2020
The WA Government hasn’t been stepping up in Esperance. It better start now.
…a lot of what we know about surfing today will be gone. Here’s a new group hoping to make a difference.
The Vexed Issue of Saving Beachside Property and the Undermining of Future Plans for Sea Level Rise
The Plague retreats, part one in a series
"It certainly wasn’t the phone call I was expecting on a lazy Tuesday morning."
This Week In Surfing: Ten Things from Surfing & the Internet on the Week That Was January 15 2021
This Week In Surfing: Ten Things from Surfing & the Internet on the Week That Was January 8 2021
This Week in Surfing: Ten Things from Surfing & the Internet on the Week That Was December 25 2020
There had been barely a moment for to collect your breath before Monday hit, and now there's more coming!
Firing Bali Is Equal Parts Stoke and Torture
The Torquay crew are shrugging it off. But is the WSL planning a NSW Bubble?
Lennox vs the WSL ended the only way it could. But the locals face a much bigger war, writes Sean Doherty.
The Story Behind Tom Curren's Offbeat New Search Vid
Sean Doherty on the passing of a beloved and iconic Australian surf photographer
Can you make a tour happen in two weeks? The WSL was willing to try
A stoked out portrait of Australian Junior Surfing in the year 2018.
The Story Behind Tom Curren's Offbeat New Search Vid
Another excerpt from the wonderful new book, Golden Days: The Best Years of Australian Surfing
An excerpt from the wonderful new book, Golden Days: The Best Years of Australian Surfing
The Wear and Tear Update
Heaviest, Easiest, Most Deadly... Which Is Your Fave?
From a classic Kirra swell from the vault, to the history of rock-offs, here's five quick distractions to keep the stoke burning.
Ronnie and Vaughan are back for Season 2 of The Hold Down
Lauren L Hill discusses her new book on the Rise of Female Surfing, She Surf
Aramoana, Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
Aramoana, Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
The ever-changing story of Skeleton Bay
First Sessions: How the Spanish Rivermouth Almost Suffered a Man-Made Death
Introducing the Million Meals Paddle
“This Is What the 1970s Must’ve Been Like in Indo.”
"They closed the borders, everything got cancelled, I got shut-in, and I stayed at Supersuck for four months. Pigdog heaven."
"They closed the borders, everything got cancelled, I got shut-in, and I stayed at Supersuck for four months. Pigdog heaven."
Video line-ups of a ridiculous swell in an unprecedented time
Sunny days, offshore winds, no crowds and fresh swells in November? Welcome to Samoa…
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