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Surf Coast VIC

Forster - Tuncurry

Mid Coast NSW

Currumbin

Gold Coast

Manly - Fairy Bower

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Jan Juc - Winki

Surf Coast VIC

Forster - Tuncurry

Mid Coast NSW

Currumbin

Gold Coast

Manly - Fairy Bower

Sydney

Jan Juc - Winki

Surf Coast VIC

Forster - Tuncurry

Mid Coast NSW

Currumbin

Gold Coast

Manly - Fairy Bower

Sydney

Jan Juc - Winki

Surf Coast VIC

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: Tasman Low Hammers the East Coast All Week

Forecaster Blog: Deep East Coast Low Wreaks Havoc Next 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: Tasman Low Hammers the East Coast All Week

Forecaster Blog: Deep East Coast Low Wreaks Havoc Next 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: Tasman Low Hammers the East Coast All Week

Forecaster Blog: Deep East Coast Low Wreaks Havoc Next 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: Tasman Low Hammers the East Coast All Week

Forecaster Blog: Deep East Coast Low Wreaks Havoc Next 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: Tasman Low Hammers the East Coast All Week

Forecaster Blog: Deep East Coast Low Wreaks Havoc Next 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: Tasman Low Hammers the East Coast All Week

Forecaster Blog: Deep East Coast Low Wreaks Havoc Next 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: 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.

Forecaster Blog: Potential Coral Sea Cyclone Hints at Large/ Heavy Easterly Swell Mid February

Easterly swell goes from one level to the next into mid February.

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

Nick Carroll: The Travel Boom Lies Ahead

As Far as Surf Travel Goes, There’ll Never Be Another 2020

A WSL Wave Pool Event Is Coming in a Week, Italo Ferreira Is Still a Beast, and the Fantasy of Perfect Empty Kandui

This Week In Surfing: Ten Things from Surfing & the Internet on the Week That Was August 1 2020

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

Nick Carroll: The Travel Boom Lies Ahead

As Far as Surf Travel Goes, There’ll Never Be Another 2020

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

Sean Doherty: The Offshore Gas Field Hiding in Plain Sight of Newcastle, Sydney and the Central Coast

"It feels like the PEP 11 showdown is coming to a head..."

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

Nick Carroll: Great Whites and the New Normal

Yibbida Yibbida

Bondi Beach Closed As Big Shark Stalks Surfers

At least one shark was stalking the Bondi lineup today.

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

A WSL Wave Pool Event Is Coming in a Week, Italo Ferreira Is Still a Beast, and the Fantasy of Perfect Empty Kandui

This Week In Surfing: Ten Things from Surfing & the Internet on the Week That Was August 1 2020

What Is an Australian Grand Slam of Surfing? Pumping Bali, and POV Ride a One Minute Tube at Skeleton Bay

This Week In Surfing: Ten Things from Surfing & the Internet on the Week That Was July 24 2020

The Best Clips From the Swell So Far, the WSL Will Never Be the Same, and Uncrowded Bali Perfection

This Week In Surfing: Ten Things from Surfing & the Internet on the Week That Was July 17 2020

Will this Be the Best Surf Clip of 2020? The Melbourne Wave-Pool Shuts Again, and Pumping Padang Padang

Ten Things from Surfing & the Internet on the Week That Was July 10 2020

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

Padang Padang Fires up as Lockdowns Lift in Bali

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

Sean Doherty: The Offshore Gas Field Hiding in Plain Sight of Newcastle, Sydney and the Central Coast

"It feels like the PEP 11 showdown is coming to a head..."

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

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

Sean Doherty: How Surfboards – Not Dunny Paper – Became the Most Essential Items of the Corona Lockdown

Jason Stevenson of JS Surfboards talks to Seano about the unexpected boon

Nick Carroll: The Travel Boom Lies Ahead

As Far as Surf Travel Goes, There’ll Never Be Another 2020

Swell Story: A Week To Remember

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

Nick Carroll: The New WSL Tour – Killer or Weird?

It may never happen, but it may save the whole thing

WSL Makes Massive Announcement: No 2020 World Champs, Huge CT Restructure For 2021 and Beyond

WSL busts out, finally! Nick Carroll reports.

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

"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

Rip Curl's Newest Wetsuit Was Designed by Mick Fanning, Tyler Wright and Gabriel Medina

The new limited edition E Bomb E7

Sean Doherty: Laura Enever's 'Undone' Finds Lightness in a World of Heavy

Laura Enever turns Big Wave Dave

Sean Doherty: Wade Goodall's Pentacoastal Might Be the Last Film of its Kind

A thoughtful review of the best surf movie in yonks

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

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

What In The Heck Actually Is An Ambassador of Stoke?

The Dooley podcast tackles the small questions

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

Firing Bali Is Equal Parts Stoke and Torture

Padang Padang Fires up as Lockdowns Lift in Bali

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

When COVID Shut Down the US, This American Photog Was 'Stuck' in Pumping Aotearoa

Beautiful photos from New Zealand in an unprecedented time...

When the Pandemic Spread to the Island Nation of Cabo Verde, These Guys Went Off The Grid

Surfing, Fishing, and Hiding from the Law

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

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

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.

Donald Trump throws shakas in the Mentawais!

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

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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