World’s Best Kick Start 2018 Season at Newcastle Surfest
Caption: World No. 5 Matt Wilkinson. Credit: © WSL / Damian Poullenott Merewether, NSW/AUS (Sunday, February 18, 2018) – A number of the world’s top surfers have arrived in Newcastle ahead of the Burton Automotive Men’s Pro and Grandstand Sports Clinic Women’s Pro which kick off tomorrow at Merewether Beach. The two WSL Qualifying Series […]
Skillin and Cooper earn Surfest 2018 Wildcards
27 January 2018 (Birubi Beach, Anna Bay, NSW, AUSTRALIA) In challenging and small but clean surf 24 of the best male surfers from the length of the east coast of New South Wales competed over three rounds and a final in the Port Stephens Toyota Trails to earn valuable wildcard entry into the WSL 6000 […]
Twenty-seven of world’s best surfers heading to Surfest Newcastle Australia
24 January 2018 (Merewether beach, Newcastle, NSW, Australia) SURFEST has received entries from a whopping 463 competitors from 25 countries into the six World Surf League events being held as part of the annual event at Merewether beach. And 27 of those surfers seeking to claim the winner’s trophy in the men’s Burton Automotive Pro […]
Lake Mac Festival of Surfing crowns nine new champs
21 January 2018 (Merewether beach, Newcastle, NSW, AUSTRALIA) SURFEST’S opening event for 2018 – The Lake Mac Festival of Surfing – held at Redhead beach over the weekend saw champions crowned in a whopping nine events. A weekend blessed with perfect blue skies and a one metre swell fanned by a nor-easter saw huge crowds […]
Biggest ever Surfest starts this weekend
18 January 2018 Merewether beach, Newcastle, NSW, AUSTRALIA THE NATION’S largest festival of surfing is even bigger in 2018 and will host 12 unique events across three local government areas, with 20 days of surfing action attracting around 850 competitors from approximately two dozen countries. While entries to the 33rd Surfest’s marquee competitions – the […]
Tuggerah Lakes Secondary College and Illawarra Sports High School take out Maitland and Port Stephens Toyota High School Team Challenge
(Merewether beach, Newcastle, NSW, AUSTRALIA: 15 February 2017) SIXTEEN high schools providing 40 teams found great waves over two days of competition at Nobbys and Merewether beaches in a battle for the trophies on offer at the Maitland and Port Stephens Toyota High School Teams Challenge. And what a battle the boy’s final provided at […]
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Alejo Muniz and Ellie Brooks Crowned Burton Automotive Champions at Surfest Newcastle
MEREWETHER, Newcastle, NSW/AUS (Sunday, February 22, 2015) – After weeks of surfing in various divisions the 30th Anniversary of Surfest wrapped up with Alejo Muniz (BRA) taking out the Burton Automotive Pro and Ellie Brooks (QLD/AUS) taking top honours in the Burton Automotive Women’s Classic. The World Surf League (WSL) QS6000 (Qualifying Series) men’s and […]
Burton Automotive Pro Builds Towards Business End at Surfest Newcastle
MEREWETHER, Newcastle, NSW/AUS (Saturday, February 21, 2015) – Quarterfinalists were decided in the World Surf League (WSL) QS6000 (Qualifying Series) men’s Burton Automotive Pro while the two Finalists were locked in for the Burton Automotive Women’s Classic. Newcastle once again delivered epic conditions with surf in the 4 – 6 foot range. 2012 World Champion […]
Narrabeen Sports High School and Northern Beaches Secondary College win New South Wales’ largest highest school surfing event
Merewether, Newcastle, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA (Friday, February 20, 2015) AROUND 240 stoked young surfers from 29 New South Wales’ high schools swarmed on breaks at south Bar Beach and Merewether beach over the past two days for Surfest’s annual high schools challenge sponsored by Burton Automotive. From Coffs Harbour to Illawarra – and with […]
