A truncated day of pro surfing held at windy 6-8ft Chopes, fortunately cosmically aligned so the best hour of surf occurred when the 2 most intriguing heats of the day were in the water.

Women's pro surfing at the incumbent level is still dominated by parental projects. Kids who have been plucked out and chosen ...

Unfortunately, the reports are that for many first time ice maidens the contrast between Netflix and reality has been stark, ...

Timestamp Monday 3rd and the first pulse of swell is building off NZ's south-east coast, due to hit Tahiti on Friday's ...

“It’s like a mini-Snapper Rocks,” wrote one enthused follower. “Da boys are gettin some grinding mud barrels today!” added another, while yet another wondered whether, “we could have these waves every ...

Our last SSW groundswell is holding in size for now, easing down into the 5-6ft range after a final pulse over the weekend. It’ll hold at similar levels tomorrow, ahead of a more pronounced drop off ...

Plenty of S swell over the weekend south of the border with 3ft sets showing on Sat, smaller 1-2ft in SEQLD at S magnets with clean conditions in the morning under an offshore flow. S/SE groundswell ...

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