Freshwater boys and Tuggerah Lakes girls emerge victorious at
Surfest High Schools Teams Challenge
The NBSC Freshwater Senior Campus Boys team and the Tuggerah Lakes Secondary College Tumbi Umbi Campus girls rose above 18 other teams from NSW high schools at the Surfest Schools Team Challenge as part of the 36th Surfest at Dixon Park beach. The unique event saw each team nominate a maximum of five surfers with […]
Champs crowned at Sanbah Cadet Cup at Surfest 2022
(20 March 2022 – Merewether beach – Newcastle AUSTRALIA) AROUND 80 of the country’s best young surfers were in action over the weekend at the Sanbah Cadet Cup as part of this year’s Surfest. Events were contested for U16 and U14 boys and U16 girls. Waves varied considerably during the two-day event along the stretch […]
Rad Season joins Surfest 2019 as digital media partner
Founded in April of 2016 on the Northern Beaches of Sydney, Australia www.radseason.com is an innovative, all-in-one website for finding and booking accommodation to the best action sports, adventure and music festivals in the world. Oli Russell-Cowan, Founder of Rad Season said today, ‘The idea came about when I was trekking around Latin America. I […]
Australians Strike Back at Newcastle Surfest
Caption: Former CT competitor Ethan Ewing kicked off 2018 the right way at the Burton Automotive Pro. Credit: © WSL Tom Bennett Merewether, NSW/AUS (Saturday, February 24, 2018) – The stage has been set for a massive final day at the Burton Automotive Pro and Grandstand Sports Clinic Women’s Pro at Merewether in Newcastle. The […]
Owen Wright, Matt Wilkinson and More Arrive for Newcastle Surfest
Thursday, February 15, 2018 Surfest, the annual event at Merewether Beach in Newcastle, Australia, was flooded this year by entries from would-be competitors — a whopping 463 surfers from 25 countries for six events that will run over the next week-plus. The premier events of the festival are the WSL Qualifying Series contests, the men’s […]
Owen Wright to return to pro-surfing at Maitland and Port Stephens Toyota Pro at Surfest Newcastle
(Merewether beach, NSW, AUSTRALIA 25 January 2017) SURFING superstar Owen Wright will return to pro-surfing in the Maitland and Port Stephens Toyota Pro World Qualifying Series 6000 set down for Merewether beach at Newcastle next month. This will be the first World Surf League competitive outing for the 27-year-old since he suffered a head trauma […]
Surfest 30th anniversary planning underway
Merewether Beach, NSW/AUS (Saturday, 24 May, 2014) JUST three months after the success of the 29th Surfest, organisers are listening to a wide range of supporters about how the event can best celebrate both its heritage and its future in 2015. With a who’s who of surfing on the Newcastle event’s male and female champion […]
BURTON TOYOTA KING OF THE BOX EVENT TO JOIN THE FESTIVITIES AT THE 2014 PORT STEPHENS COUNTRY CLUB SOUTHERN CROSS SUP FESTIVAL
SYDNEY (Thursday, 8 May 2014): Shortboarders and bodyboarders now have the opportunity to be involved in the 2014 Port Stephens Country Club Southern Cross SUP Festival with the new addition of the Burton Toyota King Of The Box event at Box Beach, Port Stephens. The former stand-alone event will operate in conjunction with the 2014 […]
Matt Banting (Port Macquarie, NSW/AUS) claims Burton Toyota Pro title while Hawaiian Malia Manuel (HAW) won the Hunter Ports Women’s Classic
Newcastle, NSW/Australia (Sunday, February 23, 2014) It was non stop action at Merewether for the finals at Surfest Newcastle today, with high flying heats, perfect 10-point-rides and last minute heroics. Matt Banting (Port Macquarie, NSW/AUS) claimed the ASP 6-Star Qualifying Series Burton Toyota Pro title, along with the coveted Mark Richards trophy, while Hawaiian Malia […]
