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No Niño & No Niña: What do we call it then?

9 May, 2013 : - ENVIRONMENT: During April 2013, ENSO-neutral continued, with near-average sea surface temperatures (SSTs) observed across most of the equatorial Pacific Ocean, and below average SSTs confined to the far eastern equatorial Pacific. The Niño indices were near zero throughout the month, except for…
Billabong adds Micah Byrne to their USA staff

9 May, 2013 : - INDUSTRY: Billabong announces the addition of Micah Byrne to their USA staff as its new Surf Team Manager. Byrne comes to the position with extensive experience as a professional surfer and as the current Assistant Coach to the USA Surfing America Team. As a professional surfer, Micah developed a repu…
ISA World Surfing Games get heated Day 5

9 May, 2013 : - ISA: Day 5 of the Reef ISA World Surfing Games showed positive signs of the coming swell. As the event approaches the final days of competition, the National Teams face critical rounds that will determine the final positions in the chase for the Gold Medals. Once again, competition had a delayed start…
Tricky tubes for Round 1 of Billabong Rio Pro

9 May, 2013 : - WCT: Round 1 of the Billabong Rio Pro was completed today in three-to-five foot waves at the primary site of Barra da Tijuca with the world’s best surfers navigating the at-times challenging barrels on offer and thrilling the crowd on the beach. The perennial threats were in form …
DC Shoes wraps up amazing month of April

8 May, 2013 : - BLOGS: DC Europe Newsletter is out now: Browse highlights from the DC Shoes art world and the stable of talented DC Shoes riders as they expand across the globe to gather up some fresh video clips while throwing in claims and celebrations. The latest Newsletter is available for viewing below…
TransWorld Business partners with Surf Expo

8 May, 2013 : - INDUSTRY: Participation in the Swim Showroom offers swim brands full-page inclusion in the TransWorld Business summer issue - mailed out to 12,000 retailers and industry leaders - as well as the Surf Expo Pre-show magazine. The Swim Showroom will also be brought to life in Orlando Florida at a sp…
Joan Duru et Maud Le Car s'imposent a Capbreton

8 May, 2013 : - FFS: Les deux favoris de la deuxième étape de la Coupe de France ont tenu leur rang en s’imposant ce mercredi à Capbreton. Joan Duru et Maud Le Car ont survolé la compétition dans des vagues d’un mètre au Santosha. Rien de tel qu’une comp&eac…
Cool Shoe signs on for South Africa champs

8 May, 2013 : - CONTESTS: Surfing South Africa is proud to announce that Cool Shoe Corporation will sponsor the annual South African Surfing Championships which is scheduled to get under way with an opening function on June 26 in Durban. The surfing will commence at New Pier on Thursday June 27 and end with the final…
Dragon launches line of floating sunglasses

8 May, 2013 : - INDUSTRY: Dragon has seamlessly blended fashion with function to create the H20 Floatable Collection—its first ever line of floating sunglasses. Made for men and women who enjoy an active lifestyle in and around the water, the H20 Floatable Collection pairs 5 of Dragon’s most popular style…
Rip Curl adds two key hires to men's design

8 May, 2013 : - INDUSTRY: Rip Curl is continuing to invest in strengthening its Men's Design team with the appointment of two key hires: Shawn Peterson as VP of Men's Design and Tom Jackson as Senior Boardshort Designer. Peterson comes to Rip Curl with an impressive trackrecord, including 14 years at O'neill, where h…
Highlights: Mentawai Pro tube time at Lance's

8 May, 2013 : - VIDEO: This short film documents all the action from the 2013 Mentawai Pro. Oney Anwar won the event with a series of deep tubes. The 19-year-old from Lakey Peak, Sumbawa ripped his way to victory over Bali's Garut Widiarta in the Final, held at picture-perfect Lance's Right.…
Ombak Bali International Film Festival returns

8 May, 2013 : - FILM: The latest surf films from around the globe will explode onto the big screen at the 6th annual Ombak Bali International Surf Film Festival. Returning to the funky shores of Seminyak beach, Asia's one and only surf film festival once again screens premieres of the best new surf films around. Feat…
Flippy's beastly North Shore gun hits auction

8 May, 2013 : - HISTORY: Flippy's always been on the leading edge and still is. He wanted to ride all the outside breaks on the North Shore. They were already exploring Kaena Point by boat. They had ridden there, not 50-footers, but they were paddling into some pretty big ones. Flippy wanted a 'big' board …