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Monday 9 August 2021 Sixteen hardcore bodyboarders tackled an obscure, ultra-heavy wave up the West Coast. Writing for Red Bull, Jazz Kuschke chats to Tristan Roberts after his third Tand Invitational title.

Thursday 5 August 2021 Skeleton Bay fan and friend of the West Coast, super influencer Koa Smith's short film highlights the ominous mining threat to this remote coast while scoring the sickest slabs, writes Spike.

Wednesday 4 August 2021 As the third wave begins to subside, the surf should be up at the inaugural WSL Africa Speciality Event scheduled for Hondeklip Bay in the Northern Cape later this month.

Tuesday 27 July 2021 The debut of surfing at the Olympics was heralded by Neptune herself after she threw her biggest chunks at Japan to add some spectacle. Here's a gallery of highlights from finals day.

Tuesday 27 July 2021 Bianca Buitendag ended her competitive surfing career with the first-ever silver medal at the Olympics by a surfer, which is a pretty strong way to say goodbye, write Spike and Gary Lemke.

Monday 26 July 2021 With little to lose, Bianca Buitendag was free to cause an upset at the expense of Stephanie Gilmore at Tsurigasaki Beach early today, writes Spike, as a storm peaks off the coast of Japan.

Monday 26 July 2021 The historic debut of surfing at the Olympics is captured in this mega gallery of highlights as 40 surfers vie for the honour of telling their lightey one day that they got a medal in 2021.

Thursday 22 July 2021 No-one foresaw that a 976mb typhoon would pop up to fire storm surf at the Olympics! Bianca Buitendag is unlikely to complain, writes Gary Lemke in Tokyo, with input from Spike.