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Tyler Wright only just getting started after surfing world title

At just 22 years of age Tyler Wright has climbed to the top of the surfing world, but says she feels more comfortable than ever before.

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Australia's Matt Wilkinson out of World Surf League title race after loss in...

He led the pack for much of the year, but Australia's Matt Wilkinson is out of the world title race following a loss at the World Surf League event in Portugal.

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One-armed surfer Bethany Hamilton on 'disabled' athletes and the importance...

In the 13 years since Bethany Hamilton began life with one arm, she has proven to be so much more than a shark-attack survivor.

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Australian women charge at inaugural World Surf League big wave event in Hawaii

Two Australian female surfers blaze a trail with solid performances at the inaugural World Surf League women's big-wave event in Hawaii.

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Tyler Wright nails 2016 season shut with win at World Surf League event in...

Australia's Tyler Wright has finished her maiden world championship year with a win over Hawaii's Carrisa Moore at the World Surf League event on the island of Maui.

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Surfer Mick Fanning rides waves under Norway's Northern Lights

Australia's three-time world champion surfer says he was "screaming with excitement" as he trumped just about every professional board rider on the planet with a once-in-a-lifetime surf under the...

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Barney Miller recovers from horrific car crash to gain a surfing world...

Barney Miller is told he will never be able to breathe unassisted again — he goes on to win silver in the adaptive world surfing championships.

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Australian surfer Jamie Mitchell wins World Surf League big wave event in...

Australian surfer Jamie Mitchell trumps a field of big wave riders to win a World Surf League event in Portugal.

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End of an era for pioneering surfboard maker

A pioneer in the Illawarra, John 'Skippy' Skipp is renowned for his surfboards but has decided it is time to retire and enjoy more surfing around the globe.

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Hydrofoil board set to take surfers vast distances across oceans

Gliding across oceans at speed on unbroken swells is one step closer thanks to a surfing innovation partially inspired by the migratory patterns of whales.

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Aussie dog whisperer uses stand-up paddle boarding to train and teach animal...

A Queensland surfer is training dogs and their owners to take to the ocean, and is even eyeing a world record for the number of dogs on a single board.

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Japanese tourist found 6km off Australian beach on surfboard

A tourist catches a lucky break when he is spotted drifting on a surfboard off the Australian coast nearly 6 kilometres offshore, after spending 16 hours in the water.

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Shipstern Bluff cliffs partially collapse into ocean but hardcore surfers not...

Big wave surfers say a cliff collapse at Shipstern Bluff will not deter them, even if their access is cut off.

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Photo shows 10-year-old surfing over great white shark

A NSW man takes photos of his 10-year-old son unknowingly surfing over a great white shark.

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In pictures: Darwin's storm surfers welcome monsoon and 'most mellow vibe in...

The north of Australia is not usually associated with surfing, however as little as a few weeks a year, a small yet passionate community surfs "the most mellow vibe" in Darwin.

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Mick Fanning's full-time return to World Surf League tour supported by Kelly...

After an extended break and the chance to tick a couple adventures off the bucket list, Australian surfer Mick Fanning has announced he is all in for the World Surf League's 2017 tour.

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Owen Wright cruels Mick Fanning's World Surf League return with heat win at...

Owen Wright's return to competition has gathered steam with a stunning heat win over Mick Fanning at the World Surf League event at Snapper Rocks.

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Farmer-turned-surfboard-maker uses lemongrass 'foam' to produce eco-friendly...

A Gold Coast farmer drops in on the surfboard manufacturing industry, by growing lemongrass and turning it into foam to make eco-friendly surfboards.

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Owen Wright completes fairytale comeback with World Surf League win at...

Australian surfer Owen Wright completes a fairytale comeback from a serious brain injury, winning the World Surf League event at Snapper Rocks.

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Tyler Wright considered putting world title campaign on hold after brother...

Reigning surfing champion Australia's Tyler Wright reveals she nearly quit her world title campaign to look after her brother Owen Wright after he was seriously injured in the surf.

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