A bad call on an ocean swim puts a surfer's retirement plans on the rocks. Written by Sean Murphy.

World record holder, surf coach and mental health advocate Blakey Johnston is on course to ride 1,000 waves in the month of ...

After calling time on his professional surfing career in 2022 in order to focus on helping thousands of people improve their mental health after his sister lost two friends to suicide, Cooper Chapman ...

Tracks recently spoke to Gibran Putra Wirjawan who grew up between Java and Bali, and is currently editing a documentary titled Samudra, which explores the role surfing plays in Indonesia. When asked ...

There’s an entire generation of surfers who can’t remember exactly what year it was when their dad walked out — but play the soundtrack from whichever Taylor Steele film was new at the time, and it ...

Australian surfers love an out-of-control rebel. Particularly if they surf exceedingly well. We admire their free spirited, devil-may-care approach to life; both in the water and on the land. They do ...

When John Witzig, Albe Falzon and David Elfick collaborated to produce the first issue of Tracks in October of 1970 they felt the restless hum of surfers who craved a sharp, entertaining, and bold ...

Legendary surf filmmaker Jack McCoy has passed away at the age of 76. Best known for his ability to tell stories through surfing, Jack was responsible for the creation of a number of modern classics ...

This is a feature from Issue 587. Subscribe to Tracks Premium to browse and read every feature from our print issues Neverland’ documents the colourful history of the American and Australian surfers ...

Issue 592 features a new series exploring the dark seams that run through Australian surf culture. The first installation of ‘Dark Lineage’ invites you to consider the volatile journeys of Bobby Brown ...

My life had become littered with tote bags. It seemed like the cloth or canvas creations were on the back of doors, jammed beside the fridge or going all mildewy in the back of my car. Totes were on ...