What a time to be putting out a Travel issue. As we go to print, the continent has just finished burning to the tune of 12.35 million acres, 33 human casualties, over 2000 houses gone, and an ...

Nhundu wanhtharra, and welcome to the “spring” edition of Surfing Life’s 40th anniversary year. Spring balances climate extremes. We escape winter’s icy stare and avoid summer’s scolding glare.

Nhundu wanhtharra, and welcome to the “winter” edition of Surfing Life’s 40th anniversary year. Cyclones rewrite our surfing lines. Sand swallowed. Banks needing re-investments. New peaks entice old ...

Nhundu wanhtharra, surfing gals, guys, groms and grandmasters. Welcome to 2025, the year we celebrate the 40th anniversary of Surfing Life magazine! Like most underdog tales, our origin story reveals ...

Nhundu wanhtharra, fellow frother—welcome to another Aussie summer! No longer slinking in spring’s shadows, summertime vibes intensify as the darkest hours become the shortest and daylight stretches ...

Does being a master of your universe involve mastering the art of surfing life? Would that look similar for a punter and a pro? The axiom “the ocean doesn’t discriminate” seems overused, a clichéd ...

We greet you the way Kombumerri people—one of the nine Original clans in the Gold Coast region—have, and continue to do, since the Dreaming. Many moons after the first “Jingi wahlu”, this vast stretch ...

We greet you in Yugambeh, the language of the Kombumerri people, one of the nine Original clans in the Gold Coast region, where SL mag was birthed (in the mid-eighties) and has been continuously ...

Jingeri Jimbelung [Hello, my friends]. This heartfelt greeting is in the Yugambeh language of the Kombumerri people, one of nine Original clans in the Gold Coast region.

Jingeri Jimbelung [Hello, my friends]. These welcoming words are in the Yugambeh language of the Kombumerri people, one of the many clans in the Gold Coast region. Thumb the pages of each quarterly ...

Jingeri Jimbelung [Hello, my friends]. This Aboriginal greeting is from the Kombumerri people, one of the Yugambeh-speaking clans on the Gold Coast. A nation of many nations, Earth’s largest island ...

Each issue our team hunts through the best submissions by our “A-grade” surf photographers. A magazine cover shot is the most coveted trophy for any photographer. With a glut in the digital market, ...