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.

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

The mother of an Australian surfer who survived a close encounter with a great white shark believes her son's dead sibling was watching over him.

Kiwi Maz Quinn has described the shark attack on Mick Fanning as a "surfer's worst nightmare".

Kiwi cousin of Mick Fanning says family were stunned by what they saw: "It was hard to watch.. it gave me chills."

Julian Wilson's selfless heroism is being praised after he swam towards a great white shark that was attacking fellow Aussie Mick Fanning.

Get behind the lense with Alan Van Gysen for an in-depth look at nailing the shot and packing the right tools to capture the surf trip of a lifetime. Source: Red Bull/Youtube

The Cape Fear wave is like nothing else on this earth. It's shallow, unpredictable, steep, and a wave that's nearly impossible to master. Unpredictable and treacherous on it's best of days. With a keen look at the landscape, and a deep respect for the wave, surfers can arm themselves with the intel to take on the beast... but making it out clean is never a guarantee. Take an inside look at the science behind the slab, in preparation for the 2015 Red Bull Cape Fear Contest.

Orewa is a long way from Muriwai. But that doesn't faze Lucy Makaea in her quest to be the best surf lifesaving competitor she can be.

Surfboards are joining the wave of products being produced by high-tech 3D printers.

New Zealand surfer Ricardo Christie has eliminated joint world No.1 Filipe Toledo from the Margaret River Pro in Western Australia.

Watch: a highlights package of the Ultimate Waterman even at Pinnacle surf break off Potato Point at Purakaunui.

Kelly Slater admitted his chance to claim a record 12th world surfing title was slipping away after he was dumped out of the Rip Curl Pro by Brazilian Gabriel Medina.

A surfer will go anywhere to get a good wave. Even on a chilly Dunedin day.

A long-standing trademark dispute between surfing wax company Sex Wax and swimwear company Zoggs has ended at the Supreme Court.

Dozens of surfers took to St Clair Beach yesterday to mark the centenary of Duke Kahanamoku's visit to Dunedin. Organiser Shay Dewey said the event was a celebration of Duke Kahanamoku's ''gift''. 'What we are celebrating is his gift of surfing that he gave to the rest of the world,'' Mr Dewey said.

Ricardo Christie has become the first New Zealand man in more than 12 years to join surfing's elite thanks to the goodwill of the crowd-funding community.