Heavy surf wipeout compilation.

Thick barrels and solid power surfing with Brett Burcher, from surf movie 'INNERSECTION BLACK.

Mikey DeTemple shows us longboarding in a new light, from the longboard movie "PICARESQUE".

Big wave surfer Mark Matthews taking his Groms to Shipsterns for the first time.

David Rastovich bodysurfs for days at home in Byron Bay. From the film "Gathering".

Harrison Roach and Joel Fitzgerald score perfect barrels in Indonesia. From the surf film "Se7en Signs".

Darren Rogers' living room is full of surfboards, but it is all he can do to get back in the water.

French resort of Biarritz is prescribing surfing lessons to ward off a range of ailments from depression to heart disease.

Beachgoers are being urged to stay safe this summer, with lifeguards already gearing up this long weekend. A special pre-season rescue exercise was held yesterday at Muriwai Beach to show the work lifeguards do while on duty. Volunteers used inflatable boats, jet skis and other life-saving equipment in the choppy waters to demonstrate a rescue.

A special pre-season rescue exercise was held yesterday at Muriwai Beach to show the work lifeguards do while on duty.

US surfing legend Kelly Slater wows the crowd but misses his mark with the judges

Guinness World Record holder broke neck in four places when he hit a rock during surfing contest.

Sometimes work is just work ... even on a beach, with beautiful people, and never-ending surf, writes Elisabeth Easther.

Australian surfer Mick Fanning's decision to abandon a yellow surfboard in favour of one with more black and blue colouring has raised the question of how sharks perceive colour.

Shark-punching surfer Mick Fanning received NZ$82K for an interview... here's what he did with the cash.

Australian pro-surfer Mick Fanning has returned to the water days after being attacked by a shark on live television.

While recently in Tahiti filming for "Who Is JOB 5.0," Jamie carried out one of his surfing dreams: to get barreled on one of the world’s heaviest waves ... while lit on fire. Source: Red Bull/Youtube

Energy drink and fellow surfing contest sponsor Rip Curl under fire for "crass hijacking" of interview.

Julian Wilson is 26, earns $2 million a year and his girlfriend is a model. He risked it all to save a mate from a shark.

Australian pro-surfer Mick Fanning is the most talked about athlete in the world right now after he miraculously walked away from a shark attack totally unharmed. The three-time world champion punched a great white that tried to attack him while he was competing in the final of the J-Bay Open at South Africa's Jeffreys Bay.

He earns $2.7m a year, has a model wife, a huge property portfolio and lost his brother in a car crash at 16: The life of shark attack survivor Mick Fanning.

Surfer Mick Fanning says he is happy to be home after his terrifying shark encounter - and he's keen to return to the water.

The shark attack on Australian surfer Mick Fanning was the major news story across the world yesterday.

Surfer praises friend Julian Wilson and hints he will return to the waters where he almost lost his life to a shark.

New footage has emerged that appears to show a shark lurking in the water close to Mick Fanning, just hours before he was attacked.