The Rip Curl Pro surfing championship happened at Raglan during the weekend.

In a field featuring four Olympic gold medallists, Dan Carter will at least find one more familiar face, surfer Mick Fanning.

A turf war has broken out at a much-loved Kiwi surf break over a camera broadcasting surf conditions.

Mark Matthews details his insane wipeout at Shipstern's Bluff during a huge swell, as featured in 'Fighting Fear'.

It wasn't what I'd imagined a tsunami shelter would look like.

When the new, the groovy, the crazy and the old faves are brought along to next weekend's surfboard show-and-tell at Waipu Cove, a coffin lid will be among them.

My search for the perfect wave is part of the game as a surfer. And Auckland has reignited the curiosity of my youth.

Sooner or later, I was going to have to exhale.

The World's top surfers descended on Waimea Bay on Aoahu's North Shore, Hawaii this week to surf the largest waves in competition, named after Waimea's first lifeguard. This year was the first in seven years and only the ninth time in the comp's 31 year history that waves were big enough. Top Hawaiian surfer Eddie Aikau was lost at sea trying to help the stranded crew of the Hokule'a in 1978. Today, surfers ride in his memory

Aussie surfer Chris De Aboitiz never fails to draw a crowd when he heads out on his stand-up paddle board with his dogs Millie and Rama.

It's a dog's life for this surfer and his two best mates.

WATCH: A surfer has made the most of a stunning wave at Snapper Rocks on the Gold Coast, shifting in and out of seven barrels in a 45-second ride.

Ever wondered what it feels like to fall the equivalent of the height of a four storey building and live to tell the tale?

Mick Fanning, Joel Parkinson and Bruno Santos surf perfect Fijian waves in "Missing".

Another awesome compilation of insane wipeouts from "Raw The Movie".

Surfing the artificial wave created by a passing passenger boat in the surf film "Gasoline".

Insane footage from "Teahupo'o Raw and Uncut".

An epic surfing compilation from the movie "The Essence of Surfing".

Amazing 16mm footage of Byron Bay and the Gold Coast in surf film "Under The Sun".

Heavy surf wipeout compilation featured in Taylor Steele's "Campaign 2".

Pro surfer Kalani Chapman details his near death wipeout at Chopes in "Raw The Movie".

Heavy wipeout compilation featured in Taylor Steele's "Campaign 1".