SO IT GOES: BELLS LIVES, JUST NOT THIS EASTER
The Torquay crew are shrugging it off. But is the WSL planning a NSW Bubble?
WHAT DID ANYONE EXPECT AT LENNOX HEAD?
Lennox vs the WSL ended the only way it could. But the locals face a much bigger war, writes Sean Doherty.
Sean Doherty: Somewhere Between 'Searching for Tom Curren' and 'Eraserhead'
The Story Behind Tom Curren's Offbeat New Search Vid
RIP Marty Tullemans
Sean Doherty on the passing of a beloved and iconic Australian surf photographer
Sean Doherty: A Pink Lake, a Fashion Show and Australia’s Most Sacred Surf Zone
Strange Scenes Inside the Salt Mine
RIP: John Shimooka (1969-2020)
'80s Hawaiian pro turned commentator in Australia passes away
Sean Doherty: The Start of the WSL CT in Three Weeks’ Time Is Throwing up Some Questions
Hang on, this is going to get weird...
Surfer Magazine is No Longer: 1960-2020
Sean Doherty on the death of the "Bible of the Sport”
Sean Doherty: "I Was Always Trying to Do Stuff That No One Else Could Do", Col Smith in 1977
Another excerpt from the wonderful new book, Golden Days: The Best Years of Australian Surfing
Golden Daze: “Kelly Had Won 11 World Titles, Joel Had Lost Four.” Joel Parkinson And The 2012 Pipe Showdown
You felt that by now Joel Parkinson might’ve been well past caring...
Sean Doherty: The East Coast White Attacks – Where To From Here
The situation is crying out for moderation.
Sean Doherty: "The Guys at Narrabeen Really Set a Direction in My Life", Mark Richards in 1971
Another excerpt from the wonderful new book, Golden Days: The Best Years of Australian Surfing
Sean Doherty: “You should come to Australia and surf against Pam and Jodie", Wendy Botha in 1984
Another excerpt from the wonderful new book, Golden Days: The Best Years of Australian Surfing
Sean Doherty: The Question of Flight or Fight When It Comes To Great Whites
The Julian Wilson-George Greenough Effect
Sean Doherty: 'Morning of the Earth' Broke Free From the Concept of Time, Albe Falzon in 1970
Another excerpt from the wonderful new book, Golden Days: The Best Years of Australian Surfing
Sean Doherty: Australian Surfing Had Found Its New Spirit Animal, Gary 'Kong' Elkerton in 1982
Another excerpt from the wonderful new book, Golden Days: The Best Years of Australian Surfing
Sean Doherty: “Girls Can Be Grommets Too!”, Pam Burridge in 1979
An excerpt from the wonderful new book, Golden Days: The Best Years of Australian Surfing
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
Sean Doherty: Tweed Coast Shark Victim an “Old School Surfer Who Loved Good Waves”
Remembering Rob Pedretti
“It Was the Day of Days” – Merewether Saturday was as Good as it Gets
“I’ve never surfed Merewether that perfect, but I’m wrecked."
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
Sean Doherty: Coastal Estates in the Time of Corona
...jumbo-sized residential developments have bravely forged ahead in these most challenging times...
Sean Doherty: This Might Be the Crisis the WSL Needed
What have they got to lose? Swing for the fences.
Sean Doherty: Who Would Have Won Bells This Easter?
The 2020 Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach... That Wasn't
Sean Doherty: The Bight Bites Back
"It certainly wasn’t the phone call I was expecting on a lazy Tuesday morning."
Sean Doherty: Somewhere Between 'Searching for Tom Curren' and 'Eraserhead'
The Story Behind Tom Curren's Offbeat New Search Vid
A Ripping New Rage Vid, Pete Mel's Stoke Is Everyone's Stoke, and Maverick's on Skis? What?
Kai Lenny Jaws Go-Pro Footage Is Insane and John John Is the Best Surf Youtuber There Is
Nick Carroll: How One Turn Shut Out 10 Days of Confusion at the Billabong Pipe Masters
New Doco 'Girls Can't Surf' Looks Amazing, Kipp Caddy's Insane Shippies Bomb, and Surf Lakes Now The Best Wave Pool in the World?
Running Blog: Surfline Live Updates from Hawaii and the US West Coast as it Gets Hit by Monster Swell
Growing up on Maui To Becoming One of the World’s Premier Watermen – Kai Lenny Tells His Story on Jamie Mitchell's Podcast
From Air Shows To Death-Defying Code Red Tahiti and Everything in Between – Nathan Fletcher Tells His Story on Jamie Mitchell's Podcast
Nick Carroll: If You’re Waiting for a Custom Surfboard Order, Get Ready To Keep on Waiting
Daydream The Indo Season with Riley Laing & Crew's Swell Expedition
Offshore barrels and dreamy setups
Video: The Fizzlot kids – SW Grom Bash
A stoked out portrait of Australian Junior Surfing in the year 2018.
Padang Comes to Life as Late Season Swell hits Bali
Golden hour at perfect Padang Padang - it's been a good week to be in Bali... Photo: Childs
Forecaster Blog: The Entire East Coast is Primed to Pump
The Tasman Sea is loading up with easterly swell.




































