UK big wave surfer Tom Butler has underscored the World Surf League's athlete problem.

After a six-month flat spell, the forecast is looking good at URBNSURF.

Squeezing in one more session before the monsoon.

Featuring five short films from the best big wave spots on Earth. Check dates and times.

Not so long ago, beach burial was the preferred method to dispose of dead whales, yet despite scientists saying the practice was unlikely to attract sharks it's now rarely done. What happened?

Next Monday, the PEP11 petroleum permit - located between Newcastle and Sydney - is up for debate in Federal parliament. Let your MP know how you feel about unecessary gas rigs off the East Coast.

Good surfing, but apparently not good enough.

Tom Carroll and Matt Grainger glide like seabirds over unbroken swell lines.

Local surfers throw sunlight disinfectant on a shady case.

"I surfed perfect Chicama the entire day by myself and it was fucking incredible."