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Gold Coast

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Whitsundays Central Coast Waters

Manly - Fairy Bower

Sydney

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Surf Coast VIC

Tugun

Gold Coast

Port Douglas

Whitsundays Central Coast Waters

Manly - Fairy Bower

Sydney

Jan Juc - Winki

Surf Coast VIC

Tugun

Gold Coast

Port Douglas

Whitsundays Central Coast Waters

Manly - Fairy Bower

Sydney

Jan Juc - Winki

Surf Coast VIC

Tugun

Gold Coast

Port Douglas

Whitsundays Central Coast Waters

Manly - Fairy Bower

Sydney

Jan Juc - Winki

Surf Coast VIC

SWELL ALERT: Big SE groundswell inbound across the NSW Coast

SWELL ALERT: Huge South Swell Looms for the Entire East Coast

Forecaster Blog: Sustained NE windswell for the East Coast

Forecaster Blog: A Large Easterly Groundswell is Taking Shape for the entire East Coast

SWELL ALERT: Big SE groundswell inbound across the NSW Coast

SWELL ALERT: Huge South Swell Looms for the Entire East Coast

Forecaster Blog: Sustained NE windswell for the East Coast

Forecaster Blog: A Large Easterly Groundswell is Taking Shape for the entire East Coast

SWELL ALERT: Big SE groundswell inbound across the NSW Coast

SWELL ALERT: Huge South Swell Looms for the Entire East Coast

Forecaster Blog: Sustained NE windswell for the East Coast

Forecaster Blog: A Large Easterly Groundswell is Taking Shape for the entire East Coast

SWELL ALERT: Big SE groundswell inbound across the NSW Coast

SWELL ALERT: Huge South Swell Looms for the Entire East Coast

Forecaster Blog: Sustained NE windswell for the East Coast

Forecaster Blog: A Large Easterly Groundswell is Taking Shape for the entire East Coast

SWELL ALERT: Big SE groundswell inbound across the NSW Coast

SWELL ALERT: Huge South Swell Looms for the Entire East Coast

Forecaster Blog: Sustained NE windswell for the East Coast

Forecaster Blog: A Large Easterly Groundswell is Taking Shape for the entire East Coast

SWELL ALERT: Big SE groundswell inbound across the NSW Coast

SWELL ALERT: Huge South Swell Looms for the Entire East Coast

Forecaster Blog: Sustained NE windswell for the East Coast

Forecaster Blog: A Large Easterly Groundswell is Taking Shape for the entire East Coast

Weekend Surf Forecast 15 - 17 November, 2019

Get on the front foot this weekend.

Weekend Surf Forecast 8 - 10 November, 2019

A strongly negative SAM suits some states better than others.

Weekend Surf Forecast 1 - 3 November, 2019

Bring on November.

Weekend Surf Forecast 25 - 27 October 2019

There's swell on every horizon this weekend.

SWELL ALERT: Big SE groundswell inbound across the NSW Coast

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

SWELL ALERT: Huge South Swell Looms for the Entire East Coast

A final, humungous South swell for the 2019 winter is brewing for the East Coast.

SWELL ALERT: The Entire East Coast Is About to Turn On

The East Coast is on the pump, for days and days.

SWELL ALERT: Huge Southerly Storm Swell Hits the NSW Coast on Tuesday

The NSW coast is about to cop a wintery hiding.

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: Sustained NE windswell for the East Coast

There's NE swell on tap across the NSW coast for the opening days of November.

Forecaster Blog: A Large Easterly Groundswell is Taking Shape for the entire East Coast

Epic winter conditions are on the horizon across the Eastern Seaboard.

Forecaster Blog: Fun sized Easterly swell inbound across the NSW coast

A new round of Easterly swell could see good to great conditions across the NSW coast next week.

Forecaster Blog: Long Enduring Run of South swell Brewing for the East Coast

The Tasman Sea is about to return to life in a very energetic way.

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

Brett Barley Opens Proceedings for Wave of the Winter With This Pipe Bomb

Three angles of a genuine Banzai shack

Watch Taj, Julian Wilson, Sally Fitz, Tyler Wright and More Shred the Melbourne Wave Pool

"Team Australia" gets their turn to play with surfing's newest toy

Joel Parkinson v Joel Parkinson, Watch Parko's Iconic Archival Footage Mashed With Current Day Gold

The smoothest surfer we've ever had?

An Old School Supercut of Absolute Beatings Under the Lip

Down with the lip line...

Watch Taj, Julian Wilson, Sally Fitz, Tyler Wright and More Shred the Melbourne Wave Pool

"Team Australia" gets their turn to play with surfing's newest toy

Connor O'Leary Is a Way Better Aerialist Than We Realised

Hump Day Jump Day: The QS World no.8 has the full bag of tricks.

Wade Carmichael Grommie Aerialist v Wade Carmichael Big Turn Beard Man, Watch This Archival Supercut

Then and Now

Epic Unseen Highlights From the Live Snapper Super Sessions Earlier in the Year

Commentated by Richie Lovett and Rabbit Bartholomew

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

Brett Barley Opens Proceedings for Wave of the Winter With This Pipe Bomb

Three angles of a genuine Banzai shack

Joel Parkinson v Joel Parkinson, Watch Parko's Iconic Archival Footage Mashed With Current Day Gold

The smoothest surfer we've ever had?

An Old School Supercut of Absolute Beatings Under the Lip

Down with the lip line...

Laurie Towner Stars in "Simple Things", A Beautiful New Surf Edit

13 minutes of pure Aussie surf joy

Simon Anderson Recreates 1981 Winning Bells Board

Recreating an iconic piece of surfing

The Real Mikey Wright: Just Nothing To Lose

On the eve of the Pro

FEATURE FILM: The Biggest East Coast Swell Of A Generation

The waves, the people and the stories Once'A Swell

50 Shades Of Blue - Featuring Medina, Wilko, Ho & Santos

Pulling-the-plug in the search for a simpler stoke

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

Another Hilarious Rock Off Fail - This One's For The Groms

Don't worry young fella. We've all been there!

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

The 10 Golden Rules of Packing for Surf Travel

Tip 1, divide everything you've packed by 2...

11 Ways to Prepare for Your Next Surf Trip

Hit This Checklist to Get the Most out of Your Surfari

7 Must Do Surf Trips for Time Poor Professionals

When enough is enough and you need to get away for perfect surf.

What the Mentawai Islands and Banyaks Were Like This August

Video, gallery and report

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

The Mentawais On The Pump

Waves you dream of

The Top 3 Places You Have To Surf In Indo Before You Die

The comprehensive look into these incredible breaks

Indo Is Going Off!

The best looking waves right now

Jim Banks On: The Perfect Indo Quiver

The four essential boards for your surf trip

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

Richard Kotch On, The Best I've Ever Seen The Maldives

July's swell delivery exposed

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.

Donald Trump throws shakas in the Mentawais!

Video: Imperfect weather but allegedly endless beers thanks to loaded President along for the ride.

Spectacular September Sessions In The Mentawais

Here's how it looked

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.

Coastalwatch Surf Check App For iPhone

Australia's no.1 surf app. Check the surf anywhere, anytime with over 100 live streaming Australian Surf Cams. Download from iTunes.

Surfstitch Surf Check App For Android Phones

Surfstitch Surf Check - the official Coastalwatch Android app for Australian surfing and coastal conditions.

Alexa Coastalwatch Skill

"Alexa, ask Coastalwatch for the surf forecast". The official Coastalwatch Skill for Alexa enabled devices allows you to use your voice to get the latest conditions and forecasts.

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