📣 Exciting Announcement!! 📣 To celebrate the return of Her Wave and our beautiful community, we are excited to announce a third event – Her Wave International Women’s Day hosted by @hotelsteyne On a warm autumn evening with the ocean as our backdrop, come and join us on the rooftop of Hotel Steyne, Manly for one super fun time. This is the perfect opportunity to gather your besties and celebrate everything it means to be a female. When: Wednesday, 8th March Time: 6pm – late Location: Hotel Steyne, Manly What to expect: 🏄‍♀️Female Business of Surfing Q&A with special panellists (stay tuned as we announce each panellist over the next few weeks) 🏄‍♀️Artisan market stalls (female-owned and super cool brands, all female owned of course) 🏄‍♀️ Performances from Showpony Pole and Burlesque Dancers 🏄‍♀️Beats by Manly babe DJ SAMMY 🏄‍♀️Delicious drink on arrival 🏄‍♀️Beach ready merch bag to take home 🏄‍♀️A night with the Her Wave community Tickets are on sale now via @eventbriteanz simply type in Her Wave International Women’s Day to secure your ticket 🎫 . . . #herwave #surfingnsw #herwaveinternationalwomensday #internationalwomensday #manly #northernbeaches #herwaveteamsclassic #hotelsteyne #whatsonsydney #nsw #nswevents #womensupportingwomen #womensurfing #businessofsurfing

Paddle outs are always extra special when you get to do it with your mates! When you come along to the @her_wave_ Teams Classic events at North Shelly and Kiama, you’ll find yourself surrounded by an incredible community of women. The perfect opportunity to meet new friends to call up on a weekend and head out for a surf 🏄‍♀️ 📷 @saltgypsy #herwave #surfingnsw #herwaveteamsclassic #kiama #northshelly #centralcoast #womensupportingwomen #womensurfing

Happy Sunday! We are so excited for the Her Wave Teams Classic events to kick off in March and would LOVE to see you all there 🤍🌸 If you are waiting until you have a team of eight before registering for either North Shelly or Kiama (or both) you can always register a team NOW and fill out your spots after. This way, you have secured a spot and have plenty of time to rally up your mates for the event ☺️ With early bird prices on offer at the moment, now is the time to lock it in! #kiama #centralcoast #northshelly #jonesbeach #herwave #womensupportingwomen #surfingnsw #surfing #team

☀️ Weekend = a whole lot of this 🌊 📷 @tamaratoon_photography #women #surfing #herwave #surfingnsw #byronbay #surfsisters #goodvibes #weekend

Empowerment, fun, friendship, surfing and amazing memories is what Her Wave was all about in 2022. Which is why we are SO excited to announce that the Her Wave Teams Classic events are back in 2023! We are heading to: - North Shelly, Central Coast: 11–12 March - Kiama: 1-2 April Pencil in the dates and gather your friends together because it’s time to register a team! We are currently offering early bird prices and we encourage you to register a team (even if you currently do not have 8 members) if you secure your spot, you will have plenty of time to fill out your team. We can’t wait to see you all and host two events in 2023 👏 🏄‍♀️ #womeninsurfing #surfingnsw #herwave #surfing #womeninsport #nsw #kiama #centralcoast #femaleempowerment #surfersparadise #reels

1990 World Champ and south coast icon Pam Burridge @100pambo has been indulging in a little international surf travel. She’s been back in the brilliant blues of the Maldives, out front of Kandooma - dream music plays. #maldives #surftravel #surflikeagirl #herwave #surf #nsw #southcoast

Do you know who this is??? It’s Phyllis O’Donell the first World Surfing Champion in 1964. She paved the way for all of us, in a time when there were real barriers to women surfing. From her Hall of Fame induction in 1996:: Phyllis O’Donell came to surfing relatively late in life as a 23-year-old in 1960. But with natural athleticism and a never diminished enthusiasm, she quickly made up the lost time. In 1964, she became Australia’s first official World Women’s Champion and helped establish a tradition of Australian women’s surfing excellence. For a 10-year period from the early 1960s Phyllis was a dominant force in World, Australian and Queensland women’s surfing. A World Champion, eight times Queensland Champion, and three time Australian Title winner in 1963, 1964 and 1965, Phyllis was rewarded for her talent and dedication. Phyllis O’Donell helped Australian surfing onto the world stage at a time when the sport was dominated by Hawaiians and Californians.

@jocelynneumueller is taking on the world and no one or nothing can stop her. With a similar philosophy to Gayle Main, she’s actively helping inspire and empower people living with disability to be what they can see. This Saturday she and the adaptive surfers of Australia will take centre stage at the Australian Surf Championships for the fourth Para Surf Titles. This year will see one of the strongest draws since its inception in 2016. It’s the first Aussie Surf Titles event for Jocelyn who won the Hawaiian Adaptive Surf Championships earlier this year. She is no stranger to para-sporting excellence - she’s been a Para-Olympian and is a World Champion Para-Canoe athlete. Jocelyn only has function of one limb so she competes in the prone assist division. “I love surfing because the ocean doesn’t discriminate. Once you’re on a wave you have the same capacity to ride the wave as anyone else. Your functionality on land is irrelevant, the water is the most amazing leveller, it brings equality," she said. "Once you’re on a wave, it’s an equal playing field and that’s what makes it so special.” Good luck Jocelyn ⚡️🏆

The ladies of the log and longboard have had an epic weekend at North Haven for the Australian Surf Championships. Waves of all sizes and manoeuvres of all level of skill. Inspiring and incredible! 📸 Gary McEvoy #australiansurfchampionships #portmacquarie #herwave #surfing #womeninsurf #aussiechamps #longboard

Today was special. Gayle Main from Victoria is turning 70 in December. She believes that if you can see it you can be it. After watching beautiful 60-70 year old surfers in Noosa a few years back, she was so compelled to start competing again she did. Three years ago @surfingaus introduced the Womens Over 60 division and today Gayle became the Australian Champion in that division. She wants you to know that ANYONE can compete in masters surfing, don’t ever think you can’t. Next year, if you’re 35 years or over, enter in your state titles! It’s not about making the world tour, it’s about community, staying fit and of course trying your very best to win but surrounded by amazing people who have lived a life and share a passion for surfing and the ocean. 🏆 Congratulations Gayle, you brought a smile to our faces today! AUSSIE CHAMP⚡️ 📸 @surfingaus & @lighthousesportsphotography #womenssurfing #inspo #aussiechamp #herwave #victoria #masters #surfmaster @surfcoastwomensboardriders @surfcoastlongboarders3228

We're so beyond stoked for @Surfing_NSW Judge @ToryGilkerson to be appointed Longboard World Tour Head Judge by the @wsl this week. Tory has been such an inspiration for many who have started the free online foundation judging course earlier this year. She's an incredible role model in the sport. Not only is she an accomplished athlete, 2016 World Longboard Champion and 2018 ISA Champion, but she's now laying the path for women in judging and surfing operations. Tory is a judge for Surfing NSW, the WSL Qualifying, Challenger and now World Tour series events. In 2021 when surfing debuted at the Tokyo Olympics, Tory was selected to be right there too. "I am excited to bring my experience as a CT-level judge and top-level longboarder to the Head Judge position," Tory said. "My priority in this role is to provide clear and fair judging to the surfers. I plan to make traditional longboarding criteria understandable and more transparent while working with the panel to promote the style of surfing that demonstrates the key elements of the criteria and the overall vision of traditional longboarding. I also hope to create a scale that encourages the surfers to push the level of their surfing and further advance the sport." We're so proud of you Tory!

So epic to see one of our faves @philippa.anderson dominating at the US Open of Surfing this week. Philzy took out WCT surfer and dual US Open winner @courtneyconlogue yesterday! Such an inspiration for our community of women in the water. Philippa’s resilience and strength is incredibly admirable. Keep up with her progress this week via @wsl. ⚡️ @macyjanecallaghan and @picklummolly also through the elimination round. Pictured 2 &3 by @wsl #herwave #philippaanderson #newcastle #surfing #surf #womeninsurf #usopenofsurfing #huntingtonbeach