Surfing

A motorised hydrofoiler rides well clear of swimmers off Adelaide's metropolitan coastline

Emerging battery technologies has given rise to electric surfboards and motorised foil boards, but as the SA government considers exclusion zones to keep them away from traditional water users, proponents say better education is needed.

Margaret River surfer Andy McDonald survives to tell the tale of his encounter with a shark at popular "Bombie" surf break.

Kai Ellice-Flint joins fellow NSW Central Coast native Molly Picklum to become Australia's second world surfing champion as he wins the longboard title in El Salvador.

A man dies after being pulled from the water at a popular surf break near Margaret River in WA's South-West. 

A barnacle-covered surfboard that spent 17 months at sea and travelled from Tasmania to New Zealand after it was lost off a boat appears set to be reunited with its owner.

It started with a surf lesson, but these these Indigenous teens found something far deeper in the ocean.

Bowie Daly may be back in the surf but he says the near miss still plays on his mind.

The twin brother of shark victim Mercury Psillakis has led hundreds of surfers in a paddle out in his memory on Sydney's Northern Beaches.

Record-breaking surfer and Paralympic cycling gold medallist Matt Formston's feats are brought to life in a dance performance by students in New South Wales.

With the stakes and swell continually rising, surfer Molly Picklum can't help but laugh when she entertains the idea of matching Steph Gilmore's title haul.

Australia's newest surfing world champion has returned to a hero's welcome in Sydney, two days after securing her maiden title.

The 22-year-old Australian women's world surfing champion, Molly Picklum, has spoken to ABC after returning from the WSL finals in Fiji.

Molly Picklum is Australia's newest world champion after storming to victory in the World Surf League Finals in Fiji.

Sure, the water may not be as warm as other places, but if you like big waves, Tasmania's unique conditions deliver for surfers, the BOM's Luke Johnston says.

Cabarita beaches reopen after a frightening shark encounter on Monday as shark biologists say photos of the surfer's destroyed board suggest the damage was caused by a great white.

Malakai Lamby has travelled 67 kilometres on an electric hydrofoil. Supplied: Geoff Aquino/The Drone Guy Network

Malakai Lamby teases his mum in the water at Mooloolaba. ABC Sunshine Coast: Janel Shorthouse

Malakai Lamby was accompanied by fellow electric hydrofoil riders on the final leg. Supplied: Geoff Aquino/The Drone Guy

A large shark was seen off Norries Headland near where a surfer had a lucky escape. Supplied: Benjamin Harder