Category Archives: Surfing reports

San Onofre sewage spill closes popular beach – #SurfReport

VIA – OC REGISTER San Onofre sewage spill closes popular beach It was a 7,000-gallon release at 4 p.m. Thursday from the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station. Officials say it would have been diffused as it mixed in with a million gallons per minute of water being released from the plant’s cooling system. Published: Sept. … Continue reading San Onofre sewage spill closes popular beach – #SurfReport

Hurricane Hilary strengthens off Mexico's Pacific – West Coast #SurfReport

VIA – AFP Hurricane Hilary strengthens off Mexico’s Pacific AFP) – 8 hours ago Hurricane Hilary strengthens off Mexico’s Pacific (AFP) – 8 hours ago MIAMI — Hurricane Hilary strengthened Thursday off the southwestern Pacific coast of Mexico, threatening to punish coastal areas with strong winds and heavy surf, forecasters said. Hilary, a Category Two … Continue reading Hurricane Hilary strengthens off Mexico's Pacific – West Coast #SurfReport

Buff Gerard Butler masters dangerous surf for new movie 'Mavericks'

VIA – USA TODAY Buff Gerard Butler masters dangerous surf By Susan Wloszczyna, USA TODAY It’s been a toner, tanner and leaner Gerard Butler doing promotion rounds for his new film, Machine Gun Preacher, that opens Friday. More: ‘Machine Gun Preacher’ is a love story The 6-foot-2 Scotsman’s new physique as well as his sun-kissed … Continue reading Buff Gerard Butler masters dangerous surf for new movie 'Mavericks'

Assault on surfer ends tense summer at Higgins Beach

Geez, can’t we all just get a long lol… VIA – KEEP ME CURRENT Assault on surfer ends tense summer at Higgins Beach Posted: Wednesday, September 21, 2011 1:15 pm | Updated: 1:24 pm, Wed Sep 21, 2011. By Duke Harrington [email protected] SCARBOROUGH – The Scarborough Town Council will soon revisit the ongoing issues with … Continue reading Assault on surfer ends tense summer at Higgins Beach

Surfers swim with whales

VIA – SUN LIVE NEW ZEALAND Surfers swim with whales Posted on 22nd Sep 2011 07:57 | By Phillipa Yalden A family of five orca whales caused quite a stir at Mount Maunganui beach yesterday when they came close to shore while chasing stingray. Dennis Tait-Jamieson from Hibiscus Surf School got up close and personal … Continue reading Surfers swim with whales

Riding with the king – Kelly Slater

VIA ESPN Riding with the king Kelly Slater eyeing potential Hurley Pro title as he rolls through round four By Jake Howard ESPN Action Sports Updated: September 20, 2011, 11:36 PM ET Adriano, you fool! Don’t you know you don’t give the champ reason to try. We had a perfectly good little surf contest going … Continue reading Riding with the king – Kelly Slater

Champion surfer Mathieu Schiller killed in shark attack on French island

Photo: French police search for Mathieu Schiller’s body after the shark attack (Picture: AFP/Getty) Champion surfer Mathieu Schiller killed in shark attack on French island Champion surfer Mathieu Schiller was killed in a frenzied shark attack that lasted less than 30 seconds after he was dragged from his surfboard on Bouncan Canot beach, on the … Continue reading Champion surfer Mathieu Schiller killed in shark attack on French island