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.

Incredible slow motion vision of famous big wave surfer Mark Mathews.

A video has gained popularity on Facebook of a surfer riding the waves of a 75-foot launcher near Waiheke Island over the Labour Weekend. Supplied/Jesse James Cassrels

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

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.

Champion surfer Mick Fanning has an encounter with another shark.

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

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.

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.