A surfer has escaped almost unscathed after having to fight his way out of the jaws of a shark.
Marcel Brundler, 37, had puncture marks in his board and wetsuit after the attack near Lorne in Victoria today.
"At first I didn't think anything of it, we have lots of dolphins in the water here, but then I realised it was big, much bigger," Brundler told AAP.
"I'm no expert but this was a least 3m long."
Brundler said he punched and kicked his way out and rode a wave to shore. "I was really really lucky this wave popped up out of nowhere."