Author Archives: Gary Kewley

CSO (Chief Surfing Officer) of SNN (Surf News Network). Reporting surf for over 3 decades for the Aloha State.

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ELI OLSON from Aurelius Cinema on Vimeo.

Leo Tom: A Celebration of an Epic Life Paddle Out this Sunday at Kaisers

ATTN All Crew!  It’s time… Surf on Friday will be BIG 8-12′ with higher sets. Though it will be declining on Saturday and Sunday it …Read More »

‘CARVING CLARITY’ STEVEN KEAN

Steve is the artist behind this year’s Vans World Cup of Surfing’s poster. – ART EXHIBITION BY STEVEN KEAN – THURSDAY NOV. 30 AT HALEIWA …Read More »

Vans World Cup to get heats going in a solid 6-10′ NNW Wednesday with Fresh ENE Trades.

Monday update: Event No. 2 of the Vans Triple Crown of Surfing was called off for the third consecutive lay day this morning due to …Read More »

The Inertia’s Senior Editor Alexander Haro takes us deeper into Nathan Florence

Last year around this time, we pulled up outside a beautiful little house on the North Shore. Like many of those houses have, there was a …Read More »

OMG! This kid may surpass his Dad :)

Clearly the fruit didn’t fall far from this tree and it’s a BIG Tree. Is Jackson stoked?  looks like it … So stoked to be …Read More »

FIVE SURFERS WILL BATTLE TO BECOME WSL WOMEN’S CHAMPION AT HONOLUA BAY

WSL TITLE SHOWDOWN ARRIVES AT MAUI WOMEN’S PRO –BRISA HENNESSY AWARDED WSL WILDCARD  SOLID SWELL ON THE WAY         The five WSL Title …Read More »

GoPro: Surfing with Mark Healey – “Connect not Conquer” Ep. 1

Mark is one of surfing’s most articulate & interesting heavy watermen of our sport. And one of the best ever. Here’s a great example. SNN …Read More »

Tonight! Vans is Hosting Double Feature Movie Night 6pm @ Surfer, the BAR

Vans Triple Crown of Surfing is in full gear and ready to start the Vans World Cup tomorrow at Sunset. So, Vans wants to be sure …Read More »

Kelly Slater smiles as if to say: “What can I say”? “1977 World Champ Shaun Thompson still rips…but this time at my Ranch in Cali”

It’s Day’s Away…Saturday will have a sizeable dropping NNE at Honolua Bay!

Starting at Snapper Rocks last March, the Championship Tour women have battled at breaks on four continents and two islands, through nine events. With just …Read More »

FILIPE TOLEDO FIRST BRAZILIAN WINNER AT HAWAIIAN PRO,TAKES LEAD ON VANS TRIPLE CROWN TITLE

  -Felipe said he’s NOT surfing Sunset so he can be rested for Pipe. This opens the door for #2 Griffin Colapinto, #3 Wiggolly Dantas, …Read More »

WORLD SURF LEAGUE (WSL) RELEASES EXCITING NEW 2018 SCHEDULE

Image: Hopefully, we see some of this kind of surf in Bali from 2013… in 2018. Credit: WSL / Kirstin  INDONESIA REPLACES FIJI FOR WORLD’S …Read More »

HALEIWA LEVELS PLAYING FIELD AT HAWAIIAN PRO

 CT QUALIFICATION FOR WILLIAN CARDOSO – TAHITIAN MICHEL BOUREZ SCORES EXCELLENT 9.10 RIDE – WORLD TITLE CONTENDERS JOHN FLORENCE AND JORDY SMITH ADVANCE   2x Hawaiian …Read More »

Dylan Graves showin’ plenty talent & stoke with Double Shaka | Vans Triple Crown of Surfing | VANS

Vans Surf’s Dylan Graves checks in with his weekly update from the North Shore of Oahu at the Vans Triple Crown of Surfing… MORE ABOUT …Read More »

LUCAS GODFREY X PIPELINE FILMED BY JAMIE O’BRIEN

Whether it’s Skywalka or Wavewalka…Clearly, this guy’s the real deal. Watch Lucas make ‘death defying’ look easy…sorta…:) SNN

TONIGHT! Don’t Miss an Epic Evening: The 15th Annual John Kelly Awards at Waimea Valley.

Surfrider Foundation’s Oahu Chapter Announces 15th Annual John Kelly Awards Saturday, Nov. 18, 6-10 p.m. Waimea Valley, 59-864 Kamehameha Hwy., Haleiwa   Tickets at: www.johnkellyawards.com …Read More »

This is what we need again…

They’re not waiting to drop in on this opportunity…

THE FUTURE IS NOW OR AT LEAST IT’S NEAR. IT INCLUDES A GUARANTEED FORECAST DOWN TO THE LAST DETAIL: SIZE, DIRECTION, LENGTH, CONDITIONS, POWER, CONSISTENCY…SNN. …Read More »

Five Reasons You Can’t Miss This Year’s Title Race

It’s been an amazing year. But the best is about to happen: The 2017 Title Race. From the seismic generational shift on the men’s tour …Read More »

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