Author Archives: Gary Kewley

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

Californians, International Talents Debut in Dynamic Form at US Open Huntington Beach pres. by Shiseido

Former US Open Runner-Up Griffin Colapinto Leads California Charge Front Page: Former US Open runner-up Griffin Colapinto (USA) led the California charge with a massive …Read More »

Snapt 3 | Mason Ho Section

In honor of SNAPT 4 coming out in we’d like to share Mason Ho’s SNAPT 3 section. TICKETS still being sold and are available below …Read More »

The Next Event…September Monday 20 – Sunday 26

Stage Set for US Open of Surfing Huntington Beach pres. by Shiseido Some of the World’s Best Men and Women Descend Upon Surf City USA …Read More »

Let’s feel that energy again…

Two GREAT & GRACIOUS World Champs After an all-time day of surfing in epic conditions at the Rip Curl WSL Finals, Moore and Medina are …Read More »

JJF can seriously ‘Goof’ around (he practiced at night)

  Are you flabbergasted? Who’d have thought John was storing his freakish technique & power on the other side of his brain? Or maybe he’s …Read More »

Who’d think? Morocco gets perfect…and heavy

It’s 8350 miles (26 hours) away in western N. Africa. You want some? It’s not for everyone (and this size). This is the place that …Read More »

EPIC

Gabriel Medina of Brazil surfing in Heat 2 of the Title Match of the Rip Curl WSL Finals on September 14, 2021 at Lower Trestles, …Read More »

This is Livin’ with Koa Rothman

“Hawaiian (size) means that a 5′ wave is actually like 8-10′ on the face…because we measure from the back of the wave…it doesn’t really make …Read More »

Bali Cruzin’ with Mason Ho and friends….

Here are The Lost Files from our Indonesian adventure. Mason Ho & Sheldon Paishon roam around Bali on an ATV trying to find little waves …Read More »

The hardest place to catch a wave on planet earth…

Friendly ‘talk story’…for now…. The near 50 GOAT was RIPPING (near end) All-Star Crew Surfs Lowers Before The WSL Finals | Raw Clips Monday 9/6/21 …Read More »

Chasing swells …the same ones

Frame grabs show that Nathan is one of the most committed wave riders in the world. DID I RIDE THE SAME WAVE I RODE IN …Read More »

Tuesday 12:30pm HI time: Carissa Wins Rip Curl WSL Finals & her 5th World Title! 11:40am Medina Wins his 3rd World Title!

Carissa Moore finishes #1 in an EPIC ‘Golden’ Year. Gabriel Medina  takes out Filipe Toledo to end a Dream year…and achieve a Dream of 3 …Read More »

Giving Medina & Ferreira’s backhand a run for the money…

San Clemente’s talent shows off his own brand of WCT carving in Mex…speed, PWR and flow… “A 6-Day strike mission down to the points in …Read More »

Holding period for finding the 2021 World Champ starts today Sept 9!

2021 World Champions Will Be Decided At First-Ever Rip Curl WSL Finals COMP off for the day LOWER TRESTLES, San Clemente, California (Thursday, September 9, …Read More »

On the JOB…Fun event and…

…MASSIVE BARRELS! The GoPro 360 is nuts 

Thanks…But No Thanks? Too heavy for 99.99% of the world’s surfing population…but so enticing!

BIG NASTY GREENBUSH, IS THIS THE HEAVIEST SURF SESSION EVER IN THE MENTAWAIIS? | VON FROTH Is this the Heaviest surf session ever seen in …Read More »

It starts this Thursday (Sept 9-Fri 17) with pumping South swell in forecast!

Chris Cote, Rosy Hodge, Mitch Salazar and special guest Mick Fanning preview the groundbreaking new format for the Rip Curl WSL Front page frame grab …Read More »

When was the last time you surfed a wave for over 3 minutes?

LAIRD HAMILTON FOIL SURFS CHICAMA PERU You gotta love the dramatic music bed…  Here’s a bigger swell…Pacasmayo (a city in Northern Peru, in the …Read More »

Happy to Watch…Ty Coco

Gratitude and a good swell lands us in Central America for a quick 3 days strike. Stole Marks best friend and filmer and made this …Read More »

Koa Rothman “This is by far the biggest swell to hit south shore Oahu in my lifetime!”

We scored some of the best waves I have ever seen in Waikiki! It felt like we were on a surf trip somewhere in Indonesia. …Read More »

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