Wave Of The Day
07-01-09:
Swellnet Sessions: Pete Tomlinson - On Trial - images by Fredo

The first is that his local wave, Blackfellows, is one of the heaviest waves in Australia and he's been surfing it since he was a grommet.
06-01-09:
Swellnet Sessions: An Instant Arrested In Eternity - images by Scott Butcher

Scott has been swimming in the Cronulla shorebreaks again freezing the beauty that passes us by.
06-01-09:
Swellnet Sessions: Terrorist Training Camp - images by Mark Radford

These micro surf-warriors did not reach this standard of froth or wave destruction by accident.
05-01-09:
Swellnet Sessions: Smoking Pits and Boiling Pots - images by Jack Dekort

With the tradewind belt now fired up the next week looks like being a good one for Sunny Coast surfers and photographers.
07-01-09:
Swellnet Surfpolitik: The Danger of Artificial Reefs

The first thing we should take note of is that surfers do not have exclusive use of the coastline.
23-12-08:
Swellnet Surfpolitik: Sea Shepherd: A Rebuttal

Two weeks ago I published an article on Swellnet titled The Politics Of Confrontation: Sea Shepherd. I received many emails in relation to that article - some positive, some negative, all passionate.
22-12-08:
STOP PRESS (22/12/08): Swellnet Surfpolitik: Tropical Heat: Behind The Mentawaiian Curtain

The trial of Rick Cameron's assailant has had to be postponed. The defendant in the trial, Martin Kalajzich, was involved in a road accident in Bali last week.
10-12-08:
Swellnet Surfpolitik: The Politics Of Confrontation: Sea Shepherd

While direct action might feel very empowering for those involved, and the accompanying high sea drama makes great television, does it make more progress?
01-01-09:
Swellnet Dispatch - Tracks Annual 2008 preview

We hand picked all of the greatest moments from 2008 - images that need no words and babes that will get your blood boiling!
30-12-08:
Swellnet Dispatch - Phillip George - Borderlands

Motivated by the Cronulla riots and inspired by his knowledge of the Middle East George is hoping to contribute to awareness of the Islamic and Arabic worlds.
23-12-08:
Swellnet Dispatch - Disabled Surfing Association

They recently opened up a Victorian branch and are having their first surf day on the Saturday the 7th March at Ocean Grove Surf Beach.
20-12-08:
The Depth Test - DLUX review by Alex Zadnik

DLUX is a new coffee table book from professional photographer Phil Gallagher, covering his bodyboard-focused work of the past 8 years.
07-01-09:
Swellnet Formguide: Pauline Ado Claims ASP World Junior Title at North Narrabeen

Pauline Ado, 17, made ASP history as the first non-Australian female to claim the ASP Junior World Title, defeating opponent Bethany Hamilton.
04-01-09:
Swellnet Formguide: Fanning Drives Home Victory For Kirra At Jim Beam Surftag

Defeated Snapper Rocks B in the dying minutes of the final.
03-01-09:
Swellnet Formguide: Australians Dominate Day 1 of Billabong ASP World Junior Championships

Owen Wright and Tamaroa McComb were joined by fellow Australians Stuart Kennedy and Dean Bowen in their respective Round 1 victories.
02-01-09:
Swellnet Formguide: Julian Wilson wins the VonZipper Trials - secures entry into the Billabong ASP World Junior Championships

Having only returned to competitive surfing last week after a long lay off with an ankle injury, Wilson dominated the competition

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Upcoming Swell »
Great week ahead for SE Qld ...
(updated Mon Jan 5th 5pm by Steve Shearer)
It's the kind of broad scale blocking pattern we wait all summer for and the result will be a continuous supply of pulsey E swell for the week ahead.

Plenty of surf in Sydney ...
(updated Mon Jan 5th 7:20pm by Ben Matson)
This is good news for Sydney surfers, as the resulting trade swell will filter down to southern NSW latitudes.

Building swells across Victoria ...
(updated Mon Jan 5th Dec 5:40pm by Ben Matson)
Prior to then, we'll have to deal with a sustained, small to moderate but essentially building W/SW swell across the Victorian coast with winds from the western quadrant (W/NW in the mornings, W/SW in the afternoons).
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