Author Archives: Gary Kewley

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

Mick Fanning & Tyler Wright slither over to The Snake

Framegrab: Mick lays down a track like a snake on steroids… Earlier in the 2018 season, as reigning 2x WSL Champion Tyler Wright campaigned for …Read More »

Surfer Lifeguard Friend Bob Framm R.I.P.

A Kailua Boy and Lifeguard on the Marine Base… and one of Pipe’s Core Surfers in the 70’s and 80’s…Bob lived a full and full-on …Read More »

DAY 2 @ LEMOORE HEATS UP WITH COMPLETION OF SURF RANCH PRO

– 3X WSL CHAMPION CARISSA MOORE TOPS LEADERBOARD – 2014 WORLD CHAMPION GABRIEL MEDINA LAUNCHES TO FIRST WITH NEAR-PERFECT SCORE  2014 WSL Champion Gabriel Medina (BRA) sits …Read More »

GreenRoom Festival starts today!『Save The Beach, Save The Ocean』

Beaches throughout the country and world should be preserved for all to enjoy, now and in the future- this is the central ideology behind the …Read More »

SURF RANCH PRO PRES. BY HURLEY SCORCHES THROUGH OPENING DAY

– KELLY SLATER LEADS MEN’S FIELD AT CONCLUSION OF DAY 1 – COCO HO TOPS WOMEN’S LEADERBOARD WITH EXCELLENT PERFORMANCE  Coco Ho’s (HAW) explosive start put …Read More »

The King and Coco Set the Pace

Frame Grab shows the King’s intent & intensity… Jake Howard Thursday, September 6, 2018 There’s a distinct difference between a training day at the Surf …Read More »

Mahalo For An Amazing Event!

The 2018 Hawaii Adaptive Surfing Championships flew by, you could say like a hurricane… But, though mother nature was a bit fickle, the vibes were …Read More »

Sunset Beach Dune Restoration Saturday 9 AM-Noon

Mahalo for your Kokua for the Sunset Beach Dune Restoration The North Shore Community Land Trust is holding it’s ‘dune restoration day’ at Sunset Beach …Read More »

There are secret spots…and not so secret…

Dan was hanging out in Waikiki for the new SSW…like just about everyone else…:) Hold on! We’re going for a ride! Every so often…a moment …Read More »

Nutz Rightz…

A DREAM COME TRUE ( youtube.com/watch?v=nAs10W9KuwA ) to A DREAM TO SHARE Natxo Gonzalez is back to surf last year’s crazy right with some of …Read More »

COCO HO & WESLLEY DANTAS WIN 2018 PULL & BEAR PANTIN CLASSIC GALICIA PRO TITLES 

HAWAIIAN HO TAKES BACK-TO-BACK TITLES IN GALICIA, SECURES 2019 CT BERTH WESLLEY DANTAS CLAIMS FIRST-EVER QS EVENT WIN The winners and finalists of the 2018 …Read More »

Going South… Back in time…

Damage Frito | Alex & Ellis For Californian surfers, Mexico is always a blip on the radar, providing an easy escape from many the overcrowded …Read More »

MIKEY WRIGHT & HIROTO OHHARA & BETHANY AWARDED WILDCARDS FOR SURF RANCH PRO NEXT THURSDAY-SUNDAY SEPT 6-9

– JOHN JOHN FLORENCE AND CAIO IBELLI WITHDRAW DUE TO INJURY – WIGGOLLY DANTAS AND MIGUEL PUPO CONFIRMED AS REPLACEMENTS Mikey Wright (AUS) during a …Read More »

Lets Leave for awhile…Hows NAMIBIA sound?

18′ John Mel …Gets a 10 at the end… as in 10 barrells on one wave… talk about stoked…Look at that face. SNN

Rail Game: Improve it

HOW TO DO RAIL TURNS | SURF LESSON | Cutback, re-entry & roundhouses feat. John John & Taylor Knox How to surf: The art of …Read More »

DUKES OCEANFEST STATUS

Duke’s Legend’s Surf Classic has faced & overcome plenty over the past 17 years but not a Cat5 Hurricane… We may be able to tentatively …Read More »

Skirting total catastrophe + High Surf Adv dropped Saturday

5Am: Lane remains a tropical storm early this morning, with maximum sustained winds of 60 mph. Tropical Storm Lane was located about 110 miles south-southwest …Read More »

Hurricane Lane, Honolulu Hawaii | Emerick Ishikawa Twin Fin | Surfing

Hurricane Lane providing some fun surf for Honolulu, Hawaii on Thursday, August 23rd, 2018. Surfers Emerick Ishikawa, Macy Mullen, Jason Shibata, Kirk Fritz, Makua Rothman …Read More »

Lane the Hurricane is weaker today 180 mile South of Honolulu: A Cat-2 with 110-130 gusts tracking North at 5kts.

Things are looking better, relatively. Lane could have been much strong and far closer if yesterdays models had panned out. They didn’t. Still, VERY hazardous …Read More »

2pm. Lane the Hurricane…what has happened, what will happen?

Sandy Beach at 7am was 3-5′ (this is not a big set). Reports now say it’s solid 6-7’…It’s going to get over 10′ tonight and …Read More »

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