A 35-year-old surfer was fatally mauled by a shark Saturday off a notorious stretch of Australia's west coast, police said.

Winning the world junior surfing title in Brazil was a dream come true for Ella Williams - but it is only part of her masterplan.

Australia's Mick Fanning missed a chance to claim his third world surfing championship when he was beaten in the quarter-finals at the Portugal Pro.

Al Gillespie asks whether the same approaches of decision makers would have been made with our best ski fields, white water rapids or premier bush walks in national parks.

Gisborne's surfing community is in shock at the news local surf hero Allan Byrne has died following a motorcycle accident in Bali.

A New Zealand surfer remembers seeing the eye and skin barnacles of a huge whale before it flung him 3m into the air.

Raglan's rocky Manu Bay has been rated among the world's top surfing spots by American news organisation CNN.

A woman has fed herself and held her children for the first time since a surfing accident left her paralysed.

Highlights from the Final event of the Billabong Grom Series presented by Oceanbridge.

The nights are the worst for George Maoate, the 14-year-old who was surfing next to Adam Strange when the popular Muriwai local was fatally attacked by three sharks.

Five of the six division winners at the Whangamata leg of the Billabong Grom Series presented by Oceanbridge repeated the dose with class performances that saw them match results from the first event held at Mount Maunganui three weeks ago, with the final day being played out in clean 1.0m waves and light onshore winds.

Mt Maunganui all rounder Andrew Newton seemed as surprised as anyone to complete an outstanding win in the surf lifesaving national surf race series.