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Swell Alert: Deep East Coast Low to Deliver Another Hiding to the NSW Coast

Swell Alert: A Multitude of Swell Trains Converge along the Eastern Seaboard

Forecaster Blog: La Niña conditions are here, what does it mean for Surf?

Forecaster Blog: Tasman Low Hammers the East Coast All Week

Swell Alert: Deep East Coast Low to Deliver Another Hiding to the NSW Coast

Swell Alert: A Multitude of Swell Trains Converge along the Eastern Seaboard

Forecaster Blog: La Niña conditions are here, what does it mean for Surf?

Forecaster Blog: Tasman Low Hammers the East Coast All Week

Swell Alert: Deep East Coast Low to Deliver Another Hiding to the NSW Coast

Swell Alert: A Multitude of Swell Trains Converge along the Eastern Seaboard

Forecaster Blog: La Niña conditions are here, what does it mean for Surf?

Forecaster Blog: Tasman Low Hammers the East Coast All Week

Swell Alert: Deep East Coast Low to Deliver Another Hiding to the NSW Coast

Swell Alert: A Multitude of Swell Trains Converge along the Eastern Seaboard

Forecaster Blog: La Niña conditions are here, what does it mean for Surf?

Forecaster Blog: Tasman Low Hammers the East Coast All Week

Swell Alert: Deep East Coast Low to Deliver Another Hiding to the NSW Coast

Swell Alert: A Multitude of Swell Trains Converge along the Eastern Seaboard

Forecaster Blog: La Niña conditions are here, what does it mean for Surf?

Forecaster Blog: Tasman Low Hammers the East Coast All Week

Swell Alert: Deep East Coast Low to Deliver Another Hiding to the NSW Coast

Swell Alert: A Multitude of Swell Trains Converge along the Eastern Seaboard

Forecaster Blog: La Niña conditions are here, what does it mean for Surf?

Forecaster Blog: Tasman Low Hammers the East Coast All Week

Weekend Surf Forecast 6 - 8 March 2020

Bring on autumn.

Weekend Surf Forecast 21 - 23 February, 2020

There's more late summer goodness in the forecast this weekend.

Weekend Surf Forecast January 31- 2 February 2020

There's a wave with your name on it this weekend.

Long Weekend Surf Forecast 24 - 27 January, 2020

Line up your Australia day long weekend.

Swell Alert: Deep East Coast Low to Deliver Another Hiding to the NSW Coast

Early to mid-next week it's highly likely we'll see yet another large to heavy swell event

Swell Alert: A Multitude of Swell Trains Converge along the Eastern Seaboard

The surf is tripling up this weekend.

Swell Alert: Tropical Cyclone Uesi is Inbound

Tropical Cyclone Uesi is primed to rock your world.

SWELL ALERT: Big SE groundswell inbound across the NSW Coast

A power-packed SE groundswell is brewing for the entire East Coast this weekend.

Bali, Indonesia Surf Forecast 25 September - 5 October, 2019

Bali, Indonesia Surf Forecast 11 - 25 September, 2019

Goldilocks zone surfing conditions set in across Indonesia into mid-September.

Bali, Indonesia Surf Forecast 4 - 15 September 2019

Welcome to the late season!

Bali, Indonesia Surf Forecast 28 August - 5 September, 2019

There's no let-up in SSW groundswell over the winter/spring transition across Indonesia.

Forecaster Blog: La Niña conditions are here, what does it mean for Surf?

La Nina conditions continue to develop. Will the surf pump?

Forecaster Blog: Tasman Low Hammers the East Coast All Week

A deep low is dropping anchor over the central Tasman Sea..

Forecaster Blog: Deep East Coast Low Wreaks Havoc Next Week

An impending East Coast Low looms large for the NSW coast next week.

Forecaster Blog Updated: Tropical Cyclone Gretel Develops This Weekend

Tropical cyclone Gretel is about to form over the Coral Sea this weekend.

Forecasting Tutorial: Reading Wave Models

Gain a deeper understanding into how wave models work and how to read them.

Surf Forecast Glossary

Keep up to date with the Forecasting lingo.

Forecasting Tutorial: Air Masses

Welcome to our first installment on meteorology basics: Swell is generated by wind and wind is the result of air pressure.

Forecasting Tutorial: Wave Period Explained

Coastalwatch's chief swell forecaster, Ben Macartney, scratches beneath the sea surface looking at wave period.

Swell Forecast: It's Happening, The Great Indian Ocean Double Up

Incoming double swell for Vic, WA & Indo

SWELL FORECAST: Incoming Southern Ocean Bomb Low

Deep low-pressure system dramatically deepens generating swell

Forecast Video: Major Swell Event For South Australia & Victoria

An insight into what conditions to expect

Forecast Video: Tasman Low Bringing East Coast Waves

Deep low pressure system to bring swell

Watch: Episode 7 of Rivals – Bede Durbidge at Home in 4-5ft Straddie Barrels

The best surf tv show format keeps on rolling!

Watch: Episode 6 of Rivals – Shaun Cansdell at Home on the Coffs Coast

The best surf tv show format keeps on rolling!

Watch Soli Bailey Ride Beautiful North Coast Surf and Talk Surfboards, Career, and Growing Up

What's Going On? Episode 2

Watch: Episode 5 of Rivals – Glen 'Micro' Hall at Home on the Central Coast

The supercoach turns back into underdog competitor!

Watch Tom Carroll, Nathan Hedge and More Pull Into Massive Tubes on This Sydney Beachie's "Day of Days"

"I think it's psycho, it's that thick and round..." says Nathan Hedge.

Video: Rainbow Bay Last Saturday Was an A-Grade Tube Machine

Standout Sessions

Video: Is This the Greatest Wave You've Ever Seen Surfed In Sydney?

The Deadman's clip you've been waiting for is here!

More Raw Footage From That Incredible Deadman's Session Wednesday

Like being there on the headland

Wave of the Week: Nick Vasicek's Backhand Funnel

The backhand barrel master at his very best only a week or so ago near home on the Gold Coast.

A Seriously Long Drainer on a Perfect Day at Nias

Wave of the Week with Elliot Paerata Reid

Shaun Harrington's Mental D'Bah Drainer

Wave of the Week: Six seconds of mental D'bah funnel

Watch: Damon Harvey's Late Drop to Backside Chandelier on the Gold Coast

Wave of the week

Watch: Episode 7 of Rivals – Bede Durbidge at Home in 4-5ft Straddie Barrels

The best surf tv show format keeps on rolling!

Watch: Episode 6 of Rivals – Shaun Cansdell at Home on the Coffs Coast

The best surf tv show format keeps on rolling!

Watch Soli Bailey Ride Beautiful North Coast Surf and Talk Surfboards, Career, and Growing Up

What's Going On? Episode 2

Watch: Episode 5 of Rivals – Glen 'Micro' Hall at Home on the Central Coast

The supercoach turns back into underdog competitor!

Watch the Epic New Lid Vid – Tales of the Boogie Men

Plus a great interview with the GOAT Mike Stewart

Watch: Rip Curl's Eccentric New Search Movie, 'Postcards From Morgs'

Starring Mick Fanning, Tyler Wright, Owen Wright and more

Watch: Torren Martyn's Motorcycle Surf Roadie Through New Zealand, Exclusive New Surf Film

‘Lost Track’ is yet another, soulful wanderlusty classic from Torren and needessenials

Watch: MP Documentary Feature – 'Searching For Michael Peterson'

A Coastalwatch Plus Member Exclusive

Man Gets Rejected While Trying To Surf Noosa

Sent in against his will!

Italo's Pipe Wipe Out... Pipe Out

Ital.. oh no

Teahupoo Free Fall

It's a quick and violent exit from the lip when you get it wrong.

Alex Gray Cops A Massive Cloudbreak Flogging

When it's this big in Fiji you really want to make these ones

Weak Wrap: Worst of Weak Wrap 2017

Weak Wrap: Hawaii Ruins Everything Again

The Rock Is A Hard Place

Weak Wrap: Man Wrestles Shark!

Plus much more in a very special tropical edition

Weak Wrap: Jamie O'Brien Is Dead... To Me

Plus other sad things.

How A Real Food Diet Can Affect Our Surf Performance For The Better – Surf Coach Series With Nic Laidlaw

Simple things you can look for to get yourself into better food patterns.

The Importance of Breathing Correctly – Surf Coach Series With Nic Laidlaw

When we’re breathing incorrectly it can have adverse affects on our posture, on our mood and on our energy.

Movement: Surf Coach Series With Nic Laidlaw

'The Core' demystified for strength and mobility

Finding The Why – Surf Coach Series With Nic Laidlaw

Understanding why we're out there, could lead to better, more fulfilling surfing.

How Did This Wave Even Get Ridden?

18-year-old makes it look easy

The Spectacular Tweed Swell

A left-hander that'll make you weak at the knees

You Wish This Was Your Backyard, But It's Not

Point break living

The Longest Barrel On The Central Coast This Century?

Andrew Mooney defies the odds

What Does It Take To Be A Man? Soli Bailey Knows.

Hot Lips Episode #3

Jack Freestone Found The Key To Cold Water Surfing Enlightenment

Hot Lips Episode #2

Wilko Faces His Worst Adversary

Hot Lips Episode #1

Watch: Episode 7 of Rivals – Bede Durbidge at Home in 4-5ft Straddie Barrels

The best surf tv show format keeps on rolling!

The Social Visa: Wondering How All These Surf Stars Are Cruising Around Indo? Here Ya Go

Remember when all this carnage started in March? And how briefly it looked like a whole Indo surf season would be going untravelled?

Forecaster Blog: La Niña conditions are here, what does it mean for Surf?

La Nina conditions continue to develop. Will the surf pump?

Golden Daze: “Kelly Had Won 11 World Titles, Joel Had Lost Four.” Joel Parkinson And The 2012 Pipe Showdown

You felt that by now Joel Parkinson might’ve been well past caring...

Watch: Episode 7 of Rivals – Bede Durbidge at Home in 4-5ft Straddie Barrels

The best surf tv show format keeps on rolling!

Smashed In Vicco: A Couple Of The Lockdown State’s Finest Get Caught In The Mangler

For a good chunk of this winter, it seemed like the Vicco crew had become the poor cousins of the surfing world...

Master and Apprentice: Bethany Hamilton and Erin Brooks

When Erin Brooks was nine and at the very beginning of her surfing journey, she met Bethany Hamilton.

Mick Fanning: Save This Shark

This is Mick Fanning’s take on that crazy incident at J-Bay in 2015 - the most watched moment in surfing history.

Sean Doherty: The East Coast White Attacks – Where To From Here

The situation is crying out for moderation.

Sean Doherty: The Question of Flight or Fight When It Comes To Great Whites

The Julian Wilson-George Greenough Effect

Sean Doherty: SMART Drumlines Were Phenomenally Successful in Targeting White Sharks, So Why Were They Pulled Out?

Here's what's happening with NSW's shark strategy

Nick Carroll: We Know About the Sharks, What About the People?

A UTS research project aims to find out how people — not sharks — on the North Coast have changed their behaviour since 2015’s nightmare

Sean Doherty: The Problem Is Bigger Than Wamberal

The Vexed Issue of Saving Beachside Property and the Undermining of Future Plans for Sea Level Rise

Nick Carroll: Are We on the Edge of a New Era in Surf Environmentalism? Thanks to Some Dumb Virus?

The Plague retreats, part one in a series

Sean Doherty: The Bight Bites Back

"It certainly wasn’t the phone call I was expecting on a lazy Tuesday morning."

Have Your Say on the Future of the Superbank

A Message from the NSW and Queensland Governments about the Tweed Sand Bypassing Transition Project

Mason Ho Surfs Hurricane Swell Chaos, Italo's Andy Tribute, and Soli Bailey Ripping At Home

This Week In Surfing: Ten Things from Surfing & the Internet on the Week That Was September 11 2020

Outrageous Nias, Rasta's Tripped Out Crop Circles Board, and Is Jackson Dorian the Wave Pool Prince?

This Week In Surfing: Ten Things from Surfing & the Internet on the Week That Was September 4 2020

Why Rip Curl's New Vid Is the Best Thing Since Doped Youth/Sliced Bread, Mick Fanning Glides a McTavish Single-Fin, and Kelly Slater Sprints up the Beach!

This Week In Surfing: Ten Things from Surfing & the Internet on the Week That Was August 28 2020

Crosby Colapinto in Big Mex Tubes, Rabbit's Election Run, and Mason Ho at the Palm Springs Pool Is Too Much Chaos for One Day

Gallery: Four Pumping Days In WA

The best swell of the winter?

Paddle Bombs and Tow-Ins as East Coast Low Lights up Sydney Yet Again

There had been barely a moment for to collect your breath before Monday hit, and now there's more coming!

Video & Gallery: Locals Rule Day of the Year (So Far) at Padang Padang

Firing Bali Is Equal Parts Stoke and Torture

Swell Story: A Week To Remember

A Look Back at the Massive Swell That Smashed the East Coast of Aus

Golden Daze: “Kelly Had Won 11 World Titles, Joel Had Lost Four.” Joel Parkinson And The 2012 Pipe Showdown

You felt that by now Joel Parkinson might’ve been well past caring...

Sean Doherty: The East Coast White Attacks – Where To From Here

The situation is crying out for moderation.

Sean Doherty: "The Guys at Narrabeen Really Set a Direction in My Life", Mark Richards in 1971

Another excerpt from the wonderful new book, Golden Days: The Best Years of Australian Surfing

Sean Doherty: “You should come to Australia and surf against Pam and Jodie", Wendy Botha in 1984

Another excerpt from the wonderful new book, Golden Days: The Best Years of Australian Surfing

The Social Visa: Wondering How All These Surf Stars Are Cruising Around Indo? Here Ya Go

Remember when all this carnage started in March? And how briefly it looked like a whole Indo surf season would be going untravelled?

Nick Carroll: The WSL Is Still Planning a Pipe/Maui Kickoff this Hawaiian Winter, but How?

Hawaii’s On! Maybe!

Nick Carroll: After 30 Years of Thinking About It, Rabbit Hops Into Politics

“I’m Going To Bring All My Passion and Competitive Juices To This”

Nick Carroll: They're Not Your Pets

More People in the Water, More Encounters of the Unplanned Kind

The Short History Of Surfer Greetings

Begins with Aloha.

The Short History Of Camping

Few things go together as well as surfing and camping

Why We Love To Camp Out Under The Stars

And all the hilarious things that happen round the campfire

Say Hello To The Least Friendliest Waves In WA

The Brown Brothers have something radical in store

Surfer Yarns: Jim Banks On Single Fins

Placement is key

Surfer Yarns: Jim Banks On His Recent Near Death Wipe-Out At Uluwatu

The Bends

Surfer Yarns: Jim Banks On Where To Put The Damn Fins

Okay, confession time.

Surfer Yarns: Jim Banks On A Lifetime Spent Shaping Surfboards

Breaking The Rules

Wayne Lynch On the Black Summer

From the pages of the latest Surfing World, Wayne Lynch reflects

Video: The Fizzlot kids – SW Grom Bash

A stoked out portrait of Australian Junior Surfing in the year 2018.

The Lyndie Irons Interview – After The Tell All Documentary

From the latest issue of Surfing World

Surfing World Magazine: Issue 387

The Return Of The Killer Surf Movie

Sean Doherty: "The Guys at Narrabeen Really Set a Direction in My Life", Mark Richards in 1971

Another excerpt from the wonderful new book, Golden Days: The Best Years of Australian Surfing

Sean Doherty: “Girls Can Be Grommets Too!”, Pam Burridge in 1979

An excerpt from the wonderful new book, Golden Days: The Best Years of Australian Surfing

Tested: Quiksilver Mens Highline Pro 1mm Zipperless Steamer Wetsuit, Eight Months Down the Track

The Wear and Tear Update

"I Think What’s Coming for Surfing Is an Upwelling of New Voices and Perspectives – Those Who Have Often Been Excluded From Belonging to Core Surf Culture"

Lauren L Hill discusses her new book on the Rise of Female Surfing, She Surf

The Coastalwatch Isolation Salvation – No.7

From a classic Kirra swell from the vault, to the history of rock-offs, here's five quick distractions to keep the stoke burning.

The Coastalwatch Isolation Salvation – No.6

The Top Five Reasons Why Mason Ho Is So Magical

Ronnie and Vaughan are back for Season 2 of The Hold Down

The Coastalwatch Isolation Salvation – No.5

Surf Fitness, Epic Aussie Swells, Surfing Video Games, and the Greatest Mick Fanning Clip of All Time?

The Short History Of Surf Mysteries

Enter the twilight zone.

The Short History Of Camping

Few things go together as well as surfing and camping

Jock Serong's Short History Of Grommets

Why We Love To Camp Out Under The Stars

And all the hilarious things that happen round the campfire

Historic Surf Event Continues In Newcastle

56th Mattara Surf Classic

Nikki Van Dijk Crowned Champ In Portugal

The Cascais Pro had some big shocks

World First Experience For 360 Groms In Sydney This Week

Innovation for grass roots surfing

The Line Up Of Incredible Surf Films

Noosa Surf Film Festival flicks

"I Think What’s Coming for Surfing Is an Upwelling of New Voices and Perspectives – Those Who Have Often Been Excluded From Belonging to Core Surf Culture"

Lauren L Hill discusses her new book on the Rise of Female Surfing, She Surf

Coastalwatch's Chief Swell Forecaster Answers Hard and Easy Questions

Come and Meet Ben Macartney

Do You Know Which Surfer Has Won 13 Titles?

A stellar story

World First Experience For 360 Groms In Sydney This Week

Innovation for grass roots surfing

Clint Kimmins Tells His Story on Jamie Mitchell's Podcast

The Late Drop Podcast

Hard Charging South Coaster Russell Bierke Tells His Story on Jamie Mitchell's Big Wave Podcast

From almost

Paige Alms On Winning Her Second Pe'ahi Challenge

Lipped Podcast

Who Is The Biggest Self-Proclaimed Over-Achiever In Surfing?

Lipped, The Surfer's Podcast

Who Paddled Out First at Jeffreys Bay?

How it became one of the most famous pointbreaks in the world...

Shane Dorian On Mexican Surf Trips Under Covid

This is what it's like to do a little strike mission in 2020

Who Was the First To Paddle Out at Waimea?

The most famous big wave spot on the planet

The Last Man in the Mentawai Islands Scores More Insane Covid Barrels

"It will never happen again.”

The Best Thing About Surfing In France

The draining perfection of La Graviere

7 Crucial Steps To A Successful Surf Van Fit-Out

A step-by-step guide to the ultimate vanlife

Gallery: The Reason Everyone Loves Hawaii

Through the lens of Craig Parry

The Most Intense & Spectacular Surf Trip I've Ever Been On

Morgan Maassen's Mexican magic

Video & Gallery: Locals Rule Day of the Year (So Far) at Padang Padang

Firing Bali Is Equal Parts Stoke and Torture

One Week of Empty Perfection: A Video Diary from the Mentawai Islands

Video line-ups of a ridiculous swell in an unprecedented time

Padang Padang Fires up as Lockdowns Lift in Bali

A gallery of perfect Padang Padang awakening the day COVID lockdowns lift

Biggest Padang Padang of the Year So Far, 6 Minutes of Dreamy Tubes

Raw footage, beautiful surf

Maldives in the Time of Coronavirus

Empty perfection and a devastated economy...

This Is The Very Best Of The Maldives In 2016

Waves of your dreams

Everything A Surfer Could Hope For

The Maldives September report

Can You Believe This Was The Last 35 Days Straight In The Maldives?

Non-stop waves

The Last Man in the Mentawai Islands Scores More Insane Covid Barrels

"It will never happen again.”

One Week of Empty Perfection: A Video Diary from the Mentawai Islands

Video line-ups of a ridiculous swell in an unprecedented time

What the Mentawai Islands and Banyaks Were Like This August

Video, gallery and report

Gallery and Report: Mentawai Islands April 2019

The Indo swell charts have been lighting up.

Samoa: Our Tropical Wave Rich Neighbours

The summer of waves report

Gallery: Samoa - February 2015 Recap

Fun waves on the Polynesian island.

Gallery: Samoa – November 2014

Sunny days, offshore winds, no crowds and fresh swells in November? Welcome to Samoa…

Gallery: Samoa – October 2014

October in Samoa is a beautiful month especially if you're a surfer.

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