Challenge Her Team’s Classic at Surfest 2022
MAROUBRA BEACH, NSW / AUS (Friday 25 March 2022) – Merewether will host over 100 women to kick off the Australian-first surf series, the Challenge Her Team’s Classic on Monday 28 March. The event will not only boost the energy of the sport locally, but will reach and inspire thousands of girls and women with a live […]
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 […]
Experience Newcastle
Man diving into Merewether Baths: Image by Destination NSW If you’re reading this then chances are you’re considering coming to Newcastle to scratch that Surfest itch, right? Surfest is BACK! Both international and local chargers are set to launch across Newcastle’s iconic surfing reserve and beaches in Lake Macquarie in March for the 36th time […]
It’s happening in the Hunter
Image: Cessnock City CouncilNewcastle’s 36th annual Surfest has kicked off across the Newcastle and Lake Macquarie region with the best local and international surfing talents descending on the Hunter this March and April. The amazing six-week Surfest event includes competitions for the grom’s and pro’s, as well as the Wandiyali Indigenous Classic and the Evolution […]
Julian Wilson returns to competitive surfing at Surfest 2022
(Merewether beach, NEWCASTLE AUSTRALIA, 18 March 2022) REIGNING Surfest champion Julian Wilson will defend his 2020 title at the City of Newcastle Pro presented by Burton Automotive QS5000 at Merewether beach in Newcastle from Tuesday March 29 – Sunday April 3. The former world number two, who now calls Newcastle home, announced last July that […]
Marlon Harrison and Ellie Harrison win Lake Mac City Pro Junior
TOP seeds Marlon Harrison (Coolangatta, QLD) and Ellie Harrison (Barwon Heads, VIC) have been crowned 2022 champions at the Lake Mac City Pro Junior. The Harrisons – no relation – took out their respective events from a field of more than 100 outstanding young athletes from around the nation. Year 12 student Marlon Harrison showed […]
Strong fields arrive for Lake Mac City Pro Junior
(Merewether beach, NEWCASTLE, AUSTRALIA, 10 March 2022) MORE than 100 of the nation’s most outstanding junior male and female surfers will converge at Redhead beach this weekend to contest the Lake Mac City Pro Junior as part of Surfest Newcastle Australia 2022.Forty junior women and 64 junior men will ensure the World Surf League’s 1000-point […]
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 […]
Australian First All-Female Surfing Series Launches
MAROUBRA BEACH, SYDNEY (18 February 2022): Surfing NSW, with the support of the NSW Government is launching a unique, all female surf series, the Challenge Her Team’s Classic. The series aims to increase female participation and support across the state through three events that focus on fun, skills development and community. The three-event series will kick […]
Wildcards dealt at Lake Mac City Pro Junior Trials
DOM Thomas and Kyla Renes have both won the wildcard spots on offer for next month’s Lake Mac City Pro Junior to be held at Redhead beach next month as part of the 2022 Surfest. Sixteen-year-old Dom took out the male division of the trials in one metre waves offering both lefts and rights at […]
