This week, Norwegian oil company @equinor submitted their environmental draft plan to begin drilling off the pristine coast of Southern Australia, prompting the surf world to launch an onslaught of online outrage—and rightfully so. According to Equinor’s own modeling (pictured above), a worst-case spill would impact much of the continent’s surfable coast (not to mention have catastrophic effects on marine habitats). For more information, head to our site. #SURFERmagazine

Has #cycloneoma lived up to the hype? We’ll defer to @joelparko on that one, if he’s not too busy getting barreled off his head, that is. For more on this swell head to the link in our bio. Clip: @billy_leepope

Foamball whisperer @__haydenwelch making the seemingly-unmakeable during Cyclone Oma this morning #cycloneoma. Clip: @jesselittlephoto

Photo of the Day: @kellyslater, setting up to tear the top off a Ehukai wall earlier wall this week. Shot by @friedenpete #SURFERmagazine

Photo of the Day: Kirra returned to form today, courtesy of the much-anticipated Cyclone Oma. This unknown surfer found out exactly what the hype was all about just hours ago. Shot by @nickliotta. #SURFERmagazine

The swell from Cyclone Oma has certainly arrived on the Gold Coast. @damonharvey80 backdoors a hefty one this morning at Dbah. Stay tuned for more. Video: @billy_leepope #SURFERmagazine

On the eve of @kellyslater’s 2019 tour campaign, our own @todprod and @hzahorseman debate the question; can Kelly win one last World Title? For the latest “Split Peak,” follow our link in bio. Photo: @badboyryry_ #SURFERmagazine

When @landon_mcnamara isn’t packing tubes like this at Pipeline, the Hawaiian surfer is busy working on his blossoming music career. Here’s a little preview of Landon’s new album, “Still Kickin’” which is available now on iTunes and Spotify. Video: @mason_pilar #SURFERmagazine

Photo of the Day: @bobbersandsinkers, passing by in a blur of speed and style. Shot by @toddglaser. #SURFERmagazine

As far as sessions at Mundaka go, according to local standout @txabertro, this is as perfect as it can get. “When Mundaka breaks with that kind of size, you can surf seven or eight hours a day,” says Trojaola. “You can ride the best and longest tubes of your life here.” For more about this “Perfect Day” spread from our latest issue, head to our site. Photo: @juanfedezphoto #SURFERmagazine