Reflections Holiday Parks set for Merewether Beach in 2023
Surfest is excited to partner with Reflections Holiday Parks, as presenting rights partner, uniting around a shared commitment to regional tourism and a love of…
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Sanbah Surf Shop World’s Biggest Demo Day
SURFEST sponsor Sanbah Surf Shop will host the “World’s Biggest Demo Day” at Bar Beach beach on Saturday 29th October from 8am until 2pm. And it’s all free!…
Surfest’s Evolution Charity Cup raises over $50k for the Mark Hughes Foundation
THE Lake Mac City Lifeguard Team has taken out the 2022 Evolution Charity Cup supporting the Mark Hughes Foundation at Dixon Park beach – for…
Jackson Baker and Macy Callaghan Claim Victory at Newcastle Surfest WSL QS 5000
MEREWETHER, NEWCASTLE, NSW/AUS (Sunday, April 3 2022) – Jackson Baker and Macy Callaghan have claimed epic victories at the City of Newcastle Pro presented by Burton Automotive the…
Whopping $29910 raised for Meg Purser’s Pathways Program
A WHOPPING $29,910 has been raised via a silent auction to raise funds for the Meg Purser’s Pathways Program to benefit local female surfers. Meg’s…
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…
Championship Tour Stars Take Over City of Newcastle Pro Day 2
A handful of World Surf League (WSL) Championship Tour (CT) competitors have made cameo appearances today at Merewether Beach for Day 2 of the 2022…
WSL Qualifying Series Returns to Newcastle For Opening Day of 2022 Surfest
The World Surf League (WSL) Qualifying Series (QS) has returned to Merewether for the first time since 2020 for the opening day of the Newcastle Surfest…
Inaugural Challenge Her Team’s Classic Lights Up Surfest
OVER 100 women and girls took part in an Australian-first, all-ages, all-abilities mixed board event that ignited a new wave of not only women’s surfing,…
2022 Champs crowned at Wandiyali Indigenous Classic in Newcastle
(27 March 2022-Merewether beach- NEWCASTLE AUSTRALIA) FORMER World Surf League Championship Tour surfer Soli Bailey has won the open mens at the Wandiyali Indigenous Classic,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Holiday Inn Express Newcastle supports local community with 2022 Surfest partnership
Holiday Inn Express Newcastle is thrilled to announce its 2022 partnership with Surfest, the largest surfing festival in the southern hemisphere. Get a look inside…
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…
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…
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…
