New Events Added to 2024 Surfest

New Events Added to 2024 Surfest -

TWO inaugural events targeted at tomorrow’s surfing champions – The Reflections Cadet Cup and the Burton Automotive Pro Junior – have been added to the Surfest schedule for 2024. These new events will see the 38th Surfest offer a total of eight stand-alone competitive surfing events between February 10 and March 17 next year. Organisers […]

Surfest 2022 WSL Wildcards

Surfest 2022 WSL Wildcards -

26 Feb 2022 WILDCARDS into Surfest’s main events were dealt at the Burton Automotive Wildcard Trials at Birubi beach today, with Port Stephens lifeguard Josh Stretton sealing his spot into the Newcastle City Pro presented by Burton Automotive and 12-year-old Charli Hately from Currumbin on the Gold Coast winning her way into the AAP Consulting […]

Burton Automotive Surfest 2022 Wildcard Trials set for Saturday

Burton Automotive Surfest 2022 Wildcard Trials set for Saturday -

FIFTY surfers will converge at Birubi Point in Port Stephens this Saturday chasing the opportunity to win a wildcard into Surfest events while raising money for the local surfboard club. Surfers will battle for one wildcard on offer for Surfest’s two premier World Surf League 5000 events: the Newcastle City Pro presented by Burton Automotive […]

Surfest Newcastle Australia returns in 2022

Wilson takes crown at Surfest Newcastle Pro

SURFEST Newcastle Australia is ON and its premier events have been slotted into the World Surf League’s fully redesigned Tours and Competition framework for 2022. And Surfest’s future looks bright, with backing from the NSW government’s Destination NSW having been provided for the next three years. The unique surfing festival, held on the Hunter coastline […]

Wilson Takes Crown In New Home Town At Surfest Newcastle Pro

Wilson takes crown at Surfest Newcastle Pro

MEREWETHER NSW, March 8, 2020 It was happiness and heartbreak in Newcastle after a countback crowned Julian Wilson (AUS) Surfest Newcastle Pro QS5000 Champion over local Merewether surfer Ryan Callinan (AUS). After both surfers totalled scores of 14.27 at the end of the 35-minute final, the Mark Richards trophy was deservedly awarded to the event’s […]

Surfest’s Port Stephens Toyota Wildcard Trials won by Joel Vaughan and Tru Starling

Surfest’s Port Stephens Toyota Wildcard Trials won by Joel Vaughan and Tru Starling -

Birubi Point, NSW – January 25th, 2020 PIC: Tru Starling (AUS) by Dave Turner Joel Vaughan from North Shelly on the Central Coast North and Narrabeen’s Tru Starling have both won wildcard spots into Surfest’s main events following today’s Port Stephens Toyota Wildcard Trials held at Birubi beach. Around 50 surfers contested 24 heats in […]

Local businesses support 2019 Surfest Women’s Pro

Local businesses support 2019 Surfest Women’s Pro -

IMAGE: Surfer Philippa Anderson by Martin Sully Design For the fourth year in a row the Surfest Women’s Pro has remained a special priority for Newcastle businesses. On Monday, Surfest held a cocktail function at Merewether Surfhouse which saw more than 200 guests celebrate the 84 local businesses that took part in this year’s crowdfunding […]

Port Stephens Toyota Wild Card Trials offer Surfest spots

Port Stephens Toyota Wild Card Trials offer Surfest spots -

(Merewether, NSW, AUSTRALIA 24 January 2019) BAY Area Boardriders are welcoming some of the region’s best surfers to the Port Stephens Toyota Wild Card Trials where they will battle for a coveted wild card into Surfest’s elite competitions. Surfers will head to Birubi beach on Saturday 2 February where victory sees winners catapulted into the […]

Dora and Defay dominate at Newcastle Surfest

Dora and Defay dominate at Newcastle Surfest -

Merewether, Newcastle NSW/AUS (Sunday, February 26, 2017) – Yago Dora and Johanne Defay have taken out the 2016 Maitland and Port Stephens Toyota Pro and Anditi Women’s Pro. The WSL Qualifying Series (QS) 6,000 events run in conjunction with Newcastle Surfest and were completed today in wind affected 3-to-4 foot waves at Merewether Beach. Young […]

Super Saturday sees quarterfinalists decided at Surfest, Newcastle

Super Saturday sees quarterfinalists decided at Surfest, Newcastle -

Merewether, Newcastle NSW/AUS (Saturday, February 25, 2017) – Super Saturday Newcastle Surfest has brought with it an increase in swell, massive crowds and non-stop action for day 6 of competition. The Quarterfinalists have been decided for both the Maitland and Port Stephens Toyota Pro and the Anditi Women’s Pro as Merewether served up pumping 4-to-5 […]