Surf News

The nation’s best junior surfers are primed and ready to do battle at the 2018 Surf Dive ‘n Ski Australian Junior Surfing Titles on South Australia’s Fleurieu Peninsula from December 1st.

Grayson Hinrichs on his way to winning a national title at the 2017 Surf Dive 'n Ski Australian Junior Surfing Titles.

22 Nov 2018   |  

17-year-old Mateus Herdy earns runner up... Seth Moniz officially qualifies for 2019 Championship Tour... Next stop, Vans World Cup of Surfing Nov 25 - Dec 6th...

Joel Parkinson is chaired up the beach after winning against a youthful trio of QS competitors.

18 Nov 2018   |  

Nazare pumps massive waves for picture-perfect big wave day.

Grant Baker lifting his trophy after the Nazare Challenge 2018.

17 Nov 2018   |  

Australian Niki Van Dijk (AUS) has taken out the 2018 Port Stephens Toyota Pro World Surf League Qualifying Series 6000 event in clean waves at Birubi Beach. It was an exciting day of competition as the race for spots on the 2019 Championship Tour almost reached its climax.

Australian duo Nikki Van Dijk and Macy Callaghan on the podium at the final Women's QS event of the year, the Port Stephens Toyota Pro.

13 Nov 2018   |  

The New Zealand Junior Surfing Team has finished twelfth at the VISSLA ISA World Junior Championship completed early this week in California, USA.

Conor McLennan

7 Nov 2018   |  

Australia’s best stand up paddle boarders will congregate on the Gold Coast this Friday for the 5-day 2018 Hyundai Australian SUP Titles presented by SAE group, to be held in Currumbin.

Shakira Westdorp winning a national title at the 2017 Hyundai Australian SUP Titles held on the Gold Coast

5 Nov 2018   |  

- Japan's Keanu Kamiyama earns Boys U-18 Gold to boost Japan to overall Team Gold - USA earns Silver, Australia Bronze, Hawaii Copper - Rachel Presti's Girls U-18 Gold is first in history for Germany - 13-year-old Caitlin Simmers earns Girls U-16 Gold - Australia's Grayson Hinrichs earns Boys U-18 Gold -

Team Japan celebrates their historic first-ever Team Gold Medal in the VISSLA ISA World Junior Surfing Championship.

5 Nov 2018   |  

Japan and USA race for Gold comes down to final day. France earns ISA Aloha Cup Silver, Japan Bronze, and Hawaii Copper.

Team USA celebrates an ISA Aloha Cup win.

4 Nov 2018   |  

Some of Australia’s most talented young groms will converge at Middleton, Day Street to battle out the South Australian leg of the Woolworths Surfer Groms Comps Series presented by Pic’s Peanut Butter. Over 50 competitors are expected to compete in the event, which will see some of the nation's most promising young surfers in action.

King Cairns will be one of many groms set to compete in the Woolworths Surfer Groms Comps Presented By Pic's Peanut Butter in South Australia

2 Nov 2018   |  

A chilly October Saturday night saw Newquay’s Luke Dillon win the Smart Parking Night Surf, defeating both UKPSA Pro Surf Tour title contenders, Reubyn Ash and Jay Quinn in a dramatic final under the floodlights at Fistral Beach. However Reubyn finishing third was enough to secure him the UKPSA Pro Surf Tour Men’s title and £5000 prize money donated by Fistral Beach.

30 Oct 2018   |  

Six new champions have been crowned at the fourth stop of the Rip Curl GromSearch Series presented by Flight Centre in South Australia.

Winter Vincent (NSW) on his way to winning the 14 & Under Boys Division at Yorke Peninsula on the weekend.

29 Oct 2018   |  

The New Zealand Junior Surfing Team has used the most recent National Scholastic Surfing Championships as the textbook preparation for the World Junior Championship taking place next week.

Kora Cooper.

24 Oct 2018   |  

- Duru claims career-best runner-up result in Peniche - Medina places equal 3rd, World Title race heads to Billabong Pipe Masters -

Italo Ferreira (BRA) claimed victory at the MEO Rip Curl Pro Portugal, marking this third CT win of the 2018 season.

20 Oct 2018   |  

The World Surf League (WSL) North America office is pleased to officially announce Caroline Marks (USA) has won the 2018 Women’s North America Qualifying Series (QS) Regional Title for the second consecutive year. Marks, 16, continues to raise the bar for women’s surfing at a young age and was nearly untouchable at every regional event she attended -- only contesting at three of the six regional stops. The Floridian-turned-San Clemente, California, transplant made history in 2017 by being the youngest woman to qualify for the Championship Tour (CT) at age 15 and earned her first Regional Title along the way, but made a big statement in 2018 with two wins and runner-up at the highest levels of QS competition in the region.

Back-to-back North America QS Regional Champion Caroline Marks (USA).

19 Oct 2018   |  

- Cinderella story for underdog Ryan Callinan - Wilson strengthens World Title position behind Medina and Toledo - Men's World Title Race ready for Meo Rip Curl Pro Portugal, Opening Oct 16 - 17 year old Macy Callaghan earns breakthrough runner-up result - Women's World Title Race now looks to Beachwaver Maui Pro, Nov 25- Dec 6 -

Courtney Conlogue (USA) and Julian Wilson (AUS) celebrate their wins at the 2018 Roxy Pro and Quiksilver Pro France.

15 Oct 2018   |  

- Big airs light up France's Culs Nus at first-ever Red Bull Airbourne - Colapinto claims second, Freestone earns third -

Yago Dora (BRA) wins the Red Bull Airborne France 2018.

8 Oct 2018   |  

This fall, Quiksilver is proud to present “Shaka,” Mathieu Crepel’s latest brainchild produced in collaboration with Almo Films.

8 Oct 2018   |  

Samuel Pupo (BRA) has added a prestigious achievement to his career by becoming the 2018 WSL South America Pro Junior Champion. In a high-scoring affair, Pupo defeated Jhonny Guerrero (PER) in the Final of the O’Neill Pro Junior presented by Petroperu to earn his maiden WSL Title.

The winners of the O'Neill Pro Junior in Lobitos, Peru. Sol Aguirre (left) and Samuel Pupo.

1 Oct 2018   |  

Today, the World Surf League (WSL) proudly announced that Maya Gabeira (BRA) has claimed the inaugural Women’s XXL Biggest Wave Award and set a new GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS title for the Largest wave surfed unlimited (female).

Maya Gabeira (BRA) rides a 68Ft wave in Nazaré on January 18, 2018 to set the World Record.

1 Oct 2018   |  

- World's best big wave surfers prepare for Nazare, Jaws and Mavericks - Big Wave Tour seasons opens today and runs through March 31st 2019 -

Reigning Men's Big Wave Champion Ian Walsh (HAW) at Pe'ahi in Hawaii, one of three locations for the 2018/2019 BWT.

1 Oct 2018   |  

The World Surf League (WSL) North America Regional Office is proud to formally announce Tyler Gunter (USA) and Kirra Pinkerton (USA) its 2018 Regional Pro Junior Champions. Gunter and Pinkerton’s respective results at the recent RVCA Pro Junior presented by Jack’s Surfboards and Banzai Bowls put them out of reach from their fellow competitors heading into the final event of the season. It marks both surfer’s first-ever Regional Titles, with Gunter doing so in his final season as a Pro Junior while Pinkerton still has two more seasons remaining to defend her title.

2018 North America Regional Pro Junior Champions Tyler Gunter (L) and Kirra Pinkerton (R).

26 Sep 2018   |  

- Rob Bain and Dave MaCaulay win Masters and Grand Masters Divisions - Layne Beachley claims first-ever Women's Masters title -

The six finalists with winners Rob Bain, Dave Macaulay and Layne Beachley in red (left to right).

24 Sep 2018   |  

Team Australia has finished on a high after team captain Sally Fitzgibbons claimed the Gold Medal in the women’s division today at the UR ISA World Surfing Games at Long Beach, Tahara.

Team Captain Sally Fitzgibbons leading Australia to a Silver Medal and securing herself the women's Gold Medal today at the UR ISA World Surfing Games in Japan

24 Sep 2018   |