Conditions were almost perfect at Cape Solander during last Sunday's cyclone swell. Almost. The swell had a touch too much north and the low tide didn't arrive until later in the day. Dom Wills had one of the more acrobatic dismounts getting pommelhorsed out of a gaping barrel onto the face.
At the same time our East Coast was copping beautiful long-lined cyclone swell, the US West Coast was hit by a large, unruly north-west swell. A small group of locals paddled Mavericks under grey skies and north winds.
UPDATED 11:30am TUESDAY: OK, yeah, it's been pumping on the East Coast. The forerunners from Tropical Cyclone Lusi made landfall in Queensland Saturday afternoon. Daybreak Sunday saw cyclone swell from Noosa to the NSW South Coast. Here's the photographic proof.
Late swing, vert drop, then a long pit followed by three hacks. Woody Jack from Angourie Boardriders scores 10 points at yesterday's Kirra Team's Challenge.
What happens if you combine a carpenter with a surfer? Well, you get a master craftsmen of wooden surfboards - presumably one with a big long beard.
The Eco Challenge is going down on the Gold Coast this weekend and it's gonna be splinters and good vibes a'plenty.
One day after the Quiksilver and Roxy Pros finished and the Snapper lineup has returned to a modicum of normality. A jumped up easterly trade swell pulses down the bank as Matt Coleman films.
Dr Dave Jenkins, founder of SurfAid, fronts the crowd at the recent TEDxManly. Jenkins' talk is titled 'Do something that matters'.
A day in the life of Ray Collins: Climb down the rocks, jump into the maelstrom, take photos. Sounds simple, no? Watch this mini-doco as Ray explains how he turns a chaotic ocean into works of art.
"It was absolutely the heaviest thing that's ever happened to me," said James Hollmer-Cross. "I thought I was actually gonna die."
Watch footage of the wave in question shot at Australia's version of Cortes Bank, Pedra Branca.
In this age of click baiting and media chicanery it's good to find a video that is exactly as the title indicates. 'Chasing Swells' is a showreel of Dean Bowen...uh, chasing swells over the last five years.
