Australian veterans Sally Fitzgibbons and Julian Wilson have had to settle for runner-up trophies in the Gold Coast Pro in an epic day of finals action.
Melissa Woods
Men's wildcards Julian Wilson and Morgan Cibilic will fly the Australian flag in the Gold Coast Pro after Wilson's boilover win against No.1 Italo Ferreira.
Australian surfing icon Stephanie Gilmore has beaten reigning world champion Caity Simmers to reach the quarter-finals at the Gold Coast Pro.
Roger Vaughan
Action at the Gold Coast Pro has been paused until at least Thursday after officials opted not to resume third-round heats at Burleigh Heads on Monday.
Murray Wenzel
Jack Robinson's hopes of backing up his Bells Beach success with victory on the Gold Coast are over after he bombed out in the second round.
Justin Chadwick
Stephanie Gilmore, competing at the highest level for the first time since 2023, is one of four Australian women through to the round of 16 on the Gold Coast.
The World Surf League has unveiled its 2026 calendar with the one-day finals cut and a trio of of Australian events opening the season, starting at Bells Beach.
Stephanie Gilmore says while she's achieved plenty in her surfing career she still has the hunger to test herself against her younger rivals and keep improving.
Eight-time world champion Stephanie Gilmore will make a one-off return to the World Surf League's event on the Gold Coast where she gun for a seventh title.
Surfers Jack Robinson and Isabella Nichols have made it a double title triumph for Australia in the Rip Curl Pro at Bells Beach.
John Salvado
Tyler Wright was thrilled with her competitive streak in a quarter-final win over Bettylou Sakura Johnson at Bells Beach, which set up an all-Australian semi.
The shocks have kept coming at Bells Beach, with Australian wildcard entrant Xavier Huxtable beating world No.1 Italo Ferreira in the Rip Curl Pro.
World junior surfing champion Luana Silva has knocked Australian star Molly Picklum out of the Bells Beach Pro in a shock result.
It was an off-the-cuff comment borne out of a moment of frustration that propelled Denmark-raised surfer Lucy Small into national headlines and kicked off her campaign to find a space for female voices in sport
Melissa Sheil
Moroccan surfer Ramzi Boukhiam is out of the Rip Curl Pro after he hurt his knee in a freak accident at Bells Beach.
Eight years after South African surfer Jordy Smith won the Rip Curl Pro at Bells Beach, he's returned to his happy place off a long overdue win in El Salvador.
Roger Vaughan and Melissa Woods
Organisers have called a second-straight lay day for the World Surf League's Rip Curl Pro at Bells Beach.
Staff Writers
Organisers have called a lay day in the World Surf League's Rip Curl Pro at Bells Beach due to unfavourable conditions.
The Rip Curl Pro has started at Bells Beach with the women's and men's opening rounds to be run in clean two-to-four-foot surf.
Australian surfing star Molly Picklum will continue her rivalry with American world No.1 and defending champion Caitlin Simmers at the Rip Curl Pro.
A surfer, documentary producer and activist will return to Denmark this weekend, hoping to inspire her hometown to use its voice for change with her latest film.
Queenslander Isabella Nichols, who missed her sister's wedding while surfing for glory, lost in the final of the Surf City El Salvador Pro event.
Ian Chadband
Isabella Nichols is two wins away from her first World Surf League title since 2022, but multiple lay days mean the Australian is missing her sister's wedding.
Rob Forsaith
Australian surfers Ethan Ewing and George Pittar are four victories away from winning the World Surf League's El Salvador event.
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