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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Weekend Surf Forecast 16 - 18 August 2019

Bring on the weekend.

Weekend Surf Forecast 9 - 11 August 2019

Winter isn't done yet.

Weekend Surf Forecast 2 - 4 August 2019

Great surf abounds throughout the opening days of August.

Weekend Surf Forecast 26 - 28 July 2019

The surf in on the proverbial pump, just about everywhere you look this weekend.

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.

Swell Alert: Victoria's Surf Coast Is About to Light Up.

Victoria is about to light up under a heavy SW groundswell and icy offshore winds.

Swell Alert: Victoria is on the cusp of a heavy spike in WSW groundswell

Victoria is on the cusp of a major increase in WSW groundswell.

Bali, Indonesia Surf Forecast 14 - 25 August, 2019

There are big things brewing for Indonesia later this month.

Bali, Indonesia Surf Forecast 7 - 18 August, 2019

It's high time for a surf trip to Indo.

Bali, Indonesia Surf Forecast 31 July - 15 August

The swell keeps coming across Indonesia into the first weeks of August.

Bali, Indonesia Surf Forecast 24 July - 5 August 2019

The Padang Cup swell was just the first of two sizeable SSW groundswells hitting Indonesia this week.

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.

Forecaster Blog: Tropical Cyclone Forming Near Vanuatu Fuels Rise in SE, ESE Swell For Southern QLD This Weekend

The allure of a tropical cyclone is hard to resist.

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

Vintage Margo and Munro, An Engagement With Rail

An iconic throwback

East Coast Slab Goes Off This Week

Standout Sessions with Ace Buchan and co

Fun Winter Beachies On The North Coast

Standout Sessions

East Coast Point Magic

Rasta, Sheldon Simkus and more take a good ol' cruise down some fun Aussie walls

Vintage Margo and Munro, An Engagement With Rail

An iconic throwback

East Coast Slab Goes Off This Week

Standout Sessions with Ace Buchan and co

Fun Winter Beachies On The North Coast

Standout Sessions

East Coast Point Magic

Rasta, Sheldon Simkus and more take a good ol' cruise down some fun Aussie walls

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

Hoyo Still Rips (Of Course He Does)

Long live the hack!

Mick Fanning and Mason Ho in Epic New Search Episode – Watch Now

Red Monkey Full Moon is live for just 48 hours

The Next Search Episode Starring Mick and Mason Looks Epic

Watch the teaser

Watch Tesoro Enterrado, the Epic New Torren Martyn Mid-Length Movie

Sliding Central America With Incredible Style

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

Vintage Margo and Munro, An Engagement With Rail

An iconic throwback

A Pumping Winter’s Day in the Life with Sheldon Simkus

Ticket to Ride

East Coast Slab Goes Off This Week

Standout Sessions with Ace Buchan and co

The Best (and Worst) J-Bay Julian Wilson's Ever Had, Seth Moniz Drops Banger, Hoyo's Ruling!

This Week In Surfing: Ten Things From Surfing & the Internet on the Week That Was August 16, 2019

Mark Thomson Receives CCO, 300 Hours Community Service

Sentencing brings case of assault on Jodie Cooper to a close

Hoyo Still Rips (Of Course He Does)

Long live the hack!

Help out on a Quick Survey, Maybe Win a Board for Your Trouble!

It's for Academic Research On Surf Media

Vonu's Clubs We Love: Burleigh Boardriders

A far cry from the shed built under Mick Klein’s house

Bondi Beach Closed As Big Shark Stalks Surfers

At least one shark was stalking the Bondi lineup today.

Nick Carroll On: Ballina's Turn On The Whale Carcass Merry-Go-Round

Bury it, get yelled at, then quickly dig it up — is this any way to treat a mammal?

Sharks and You One Year On – What's Changed? Part I

CW survey results are in

Nick Carroll On: Sharks One Year Later – What's Changed? Part II

CW’s Shark Panel catch-up

Nick Carroll: How the South Newy Crew Saved Their Beach (and How You Could Save Yours)

Lessons Learned

Surfing Icons and World Champs Sign Open Letter to Norwegian Oil Drillers

An Open Letter From the Surfers of Australia

Nick Carroll: The Bight Fight Is Just Beginning

We all need to understand this – and its consequences

"Say No To Tar" Rally Planned For Crescent Head

Residents and Kempsey Shire Council set to clash over the contentious sealing of Plomer Road

The Best (and Worst) J-Bay Julian Wilson's Ever Had, Seth Moniz Drops Banger, Hoyo's Ruling!

This Week In Surfing: Ten Things From Surfing & the Internet on the Week That Was August 16, 2019

Are We Killing It on the QS Now? Koa Smith's Freakish Skeleton Bay Angle, and Italo at J-Bay Is Unreal

This Week In Surfing: Ten Things From Surfing & the Internet on the Week That Was August 9, 2019

Is the CT Really Heading Back To G-Land?! Wild Chinese Wave Pool Wipe-Out, and On the CT With Julian Wilson

This Week In Surfing: Ten Things From Surfing & the Internet on the Week That Was August 2, 2019

Isabella Nichols Is Ruling, Reliving John John's Bells Brilliance, and One Year till the Olympics

This Week In Surfing: Ten Things From Surfing & the Internet on the Week That Was July 26, 2019

Photos: East Coast Super South Swell Sunday

How the East Coast looked today

Saturday At Bells Beach: Big, Wild & Beautiful

Saturday on the Surf Coast

East Coast Wednesday Wavefest

The People's Photos

The East Coast Awakening: Monday 23rd May

Swell Diary

Sean Doherty: Medina Wins, Single Tear Rolls Down Occy's Cheek

Corona Open J-Bay 2019, Finals Day

Sean Doherty: Bless the Rains

2019 Corona Open J-Bay, Women's Quarters/Men's Round of 16

Sean Doherty: Style Becomes Him

2019 Corona Open J-Bay, Day 3/Round 3

Sean Doherty: J-Bay in a Post John John World

2019 Corona Open J-Bay, Day 1/Seeding Round

Nick Carroll: How the South Newy Crew Saved Their Beach (and How You Could Save Yours)

Lessons Learned

Nick Carroll: Do You Believe Someone Could Teach You to Surf Better?

Martin Dunn and the Pursuit of Skill

The Slump, by Nick Carroll – Part Two, The Coalface

A CW series on what’s happened to Aussie fortunes on the men’s world tour and what might turn it around

The Slump, by Nick Carroll – Part One, The Legend

A CW series on what’s happened to Aussie fortunes on the men’s world tour — and what might turn it around

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

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

Surfing World Magazine: Issue 386

Rip up this magazine and stick it to your walls because Australia pumps

Tested: Flashbomb Heat Seeker 3/2mm Zip Free Steamer

The Maserati of wetsuits

A Wear and Tear Follow-Up Review of the O'Neill PSYCHOFREAK Zen Zip 3/2

How Did This Wetsuit Hold Up Ten Months Down The Track?

Two New Surf Books, Richo and Lennox, Different Worlds – Nick Carroll

Richo! The Terry Richardson Story and Surfing Lennox, From Then To Now

Reviewed:Three Ladies Wetsuits For Winter

Brrrrrr, three of the best wetsuits for women

The 20 Best Excuses Used To Get Out Of Surfing Big Waves

Bet you've used a couple of these

Summer In 'Straya: Top 5 Camping Spots At Surf Breaks

Pack up the car and the fam.

These Are The Best 50 Gifts For Surfers This Christmas

Time To Sort This

The Best Last Minute Gifts For Dad!

Father's Day sorted!

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

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

Rob Machado On: Shaping His Own Boards, Pro Surfing & Flow

I want to ride a Rob Machado surfboard

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

Tackling The WSL Restructure Controversy Head On

Ain't That Swell

This Is What Mentawai Islands Were like This June

Video, gallery and report

This Is a Short Video About Brett Burcher, the Surfer

Brett has surfed all around the world, but his favourite place to surf is still around home

The Harrisons Head to Shoalhaven to Experience Real Life in Real Life

The Harrisons were planning on sitting inside all weekend, until it hit them…

Shoalhaven, South Coast NSW has everything for the perfect weekend away

Tom is freaking out...

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

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

Maldives Late Season Has Been Mental

The September highlights reel

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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Use the flexibility of Coastalwatch SMS service to check the daily surf report or live wind conditiosn around Australia anytime of the day.