World junior champ Callaghan to defend nib crown at Surfest Newcastle Australia

Merewether, NSW, AUSTRALIA 14 January 2017 THE newly crowned world junior surfing champion Macy-Jane Callaghan will defend the nib Pro Junior women’s title she won at Merewether last year. The youngster clinched a total of four events on her way to claiming the 2016 Australasia region junior title before becoming the best junior surfer on […]

Surfers flocking for start at 2017 Surfest Newcastle Australia

Merewether, NSW, AUSTRALIA 10 January 2017 ENTRIES for the Maitland and Port Stephens Toyota Pro and the Anditi Women’s Pro – the World Qualifying Series 6000 events at the 2017 Surfest Newcastle Australia set down for February 20-26 – are flooding in to the World Surf League headquarters from surfers around the globe and clearly […]

Australian Young-Guns Take out 2016 Surfest nib Pro Junior at Merewether Beach

Newcastle NSW, Australia (Sunday, February 21, 2016): In pumping four-to-five foot waves at Merewether Beach, Australian young guns Ethan Ewing and Macy Callaghan have taken out the nib Pro Junior, the first of three World Surf League events being held in as a part of the 2016 Newcastle Surfest. Ewing had an uncharacteristically unsteady start […]

nib Pro Junior Gets Underway at Merewether Beach 2016 Newcastle Surfest

Newcastle NSW, Australia (Saturday, February 20, 2016): The 2016 NIB Pro Junior got underway today at Merewether Beach in windy challenging 2 foot peaks. The event is the first of three World Surf League events to be run in conjunction with the Newcastle Surfest in its 31st year. Continuing his outstanding form in 2016 was […]

2016 nib Pro Junior round 2 photo gallery by Throwing Buckets

Coastalwatch joins Surfest 2016 as our official surf forecaster

Merewether, NSW, AUSTRALIA 15 February 2016 Surfest has partnered with Coastalwatch to bring the latest and most detailed up to date surf forecast to the festival. In this digital age of information at everyone’s fingertips it has always been our goal to provide our online audience with the best live coverage of both of our […]

nib sponsorship secures Surfest’s 2016 pro junior event

Monday, 14 December, 2016 Merewether, Newcastle, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA Surfest 2016 will now feature a World Surfing League junior event following Hunter-based, nib health funds, naming rights sponsorship announced today at Merewether beach. The internationally recognised event, which has run for the last 23 years, was on the verge of being dropped from the […]