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Fantasy Surfer: The Cut Comes to Margaret River

Urgency. Quite the word on tour heading into Margaret River. Urgency to secure a solid result and vault up the Australian Triple Crown standings. Urgency to make it to the Top 5 for the championship event (the last year of the Championship 5 event).

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Another Shark Attack in South Australia After 4 Fatalities

A man, reportedly a local out for his usual morning swim, has been attacked by a shark in South Australia. The victim is being described as an avid beachgoer in his 40s, and following the attack, he was taken to the hospital in critical condition, with the majority of his injuries to his thigh.

Surfing News / SURFER / May 15

Is This The Best Stage Name Of All Surfer Musicians?

It was while standing on the beach in Santa Teresa that I heard a voice start to yell and scream. I ignored it at first until I realized that it was directed at me, the guy was yelling my name.

Surfing News / SURFER / May 15

Caroline Marks Returns to Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue

It’s that time of year again, when models, actors, and athletes strip down to their skivvies – bathing suits, more specifically – for the annual, and iconic, Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue.

Surfing News / SURFER / May 14

Surfer Navigates Human Obstacle Course at Pipeline (Video)

This past winter season, in particular, lamentations echoed loudly across the surf world with regards to overcrowding at the world’s most dangerous wave: Pipeline.

Surfing News / SURFER / May 14

America’s First-Ever Endless Surf Wave Pool Is Coming Soon

One day, maybe five years from now, you think surfers will declare allegiance to the various brands of wave pools? Like how folks do with booze and cigarettes.

Rest in Peace: Aussie Surf Legend Graham “Blackie” Black

Graham Black, an influential and competitive powerhouse surfer of the 1960s and 70s, hailing from Coolangatta on Australia’s Gold Coast, has passed away.

Surfing News / SURFER / May 14

Prisoner Who Killed Pro Surfer in Street Fight Denied Parole

Earlier this month, Seth Cravens was denied parole from prison, following his incarceration from the 2007 killing of pro surfer Emery Kauanui in La Jolla, San Diego.

Surfing News / SURFER / May 13

Surf, Skate, BMX Gone Wild! Swatch Nines Surf 2025 Lineup

Last year the SURFER staff was lucky to attend the inaugural Swatch Nines Surf event in Waco, TX, and we're absolutely stoked to be going back this year.

Surfing News / SURFER / May 13

BTS of ‘Lords of Dogtown’ with Heath Ledger (Video)

In 2001, the documentary Dogtown and Z-Boys memorialized the ratty, revolutionary surfing and skateboarding from the infamous Zephyr team out of Venice Beach, California.

Mark Occhilupo News / SURFER / May 13

Come Hang With 1999 World Champion Mark Occhilupo for ‘Raging Bull’ Party & Merch Drop

Some styles are cyclical. They fade in and out like the tide. Others are relentless and enduring. Usually for good reason. Forty years after he hacked

Miami Hurricanes News / SURFER / May 13

10 Images That Capture Jersey Shore Surfing

For much of the world, the Jersey Shore represents an ethos, a specimen of human, with orange-hued spray tans, crunchy hair gel, and the stench of Axe body spray – thanks to a certain reality TV show.

Bob Simmons News / SURFER / May 13

Mikey February Flows Over & Rips Into Rincon on Signature Fish

Bob Simmons, one of California’s earliest board builders, is credited with being the first person to slot two fins under a surfboard sometime in the 1940s.

Surfing News / SURFER / May 12

Live Music, a Surf Flick, and the Big Screen

Since the start of the pandemic, compounded by the rise in streaming services, cinephiles have been pleading, shouting from mountaintops, and doing their damndest, to get folks back in movie theaters.

Surfing News / SURFER / May 12

Celebrated Surf Photographer Passes Away

Timo Jarvinen, longtime surf photographer and one-time staff snapper for Quiksilver, having worked with many of their top athletes over the years, including Kelly Slater, has died.

Surfing News / SURFER / May 12

Hey Dibi: Should I Quit Surfing?

Editor’s Note: Have a question for Dibi Fletcher? She’s definitely got answers. Or at least a perspective. Don’t hold back, shoot her a DM on Instagram and ask away.

Surfing News / SURFER / May 12

Can Julian Wilson Join The List Of Surfing's Greatest Comebacks?

“These surfers inspire me so much. This is what I was born to do.” Julian Wilson summed up what he hoped would be a sustained, elite competitive comeback after he went from the Trials to CT Finalist on the Gold Coast Pro at Burleigh. The former World No.

Surfing News / SURFER / May 12