28 October, 2008 : - - Haleiwa — Day 1 of the 2008 Xcel Pro Presented by Honolua is on today! A new North swell has arrived at Sunset in the 8′ to 10′ (Hawaiian) range, and is expected to build later in the day. The first heat paddles out at 8:00 AM (HST).

28 October, 2008 : - - Imbituba, Brazil — With a scoreline boasting the day’s highest heat total and single wave score (a 17.17 and 9.50 respectively) ASP World Tour rookie Jordy Smith (ZAF) looked like he would be collecting top honors on Day 1 of the Hang Loose Santa Catarina Pro. Two interference calls [...]

28 October, 2008 : - - Rock and rap veterans Kottonmouth Kings are more than just your average suburbanite stoners. The group own and operate their own record label Surburban Noize Records (which also markets 20 other acts), are part owners of SRH Clothing which sponsors many of today’s top extreme athletes, while the group [...]

28 October, 2008 : - - El Segundo — GrindTV.com, the Action Sports channel on Yahoo! Sports, today announced the launch of a new blog platform to promote amateur and professional journalists. Grind TV’s new blogging tool rounds out its robust user profile pages.

28 October, 2008 : - - Muizenberg Pavilion provided perfect conditions for the annual Reef Wetsuits SA Schools Championships at the weekend October 25/26 as 16 schools from all parts of the country participated in one of the longest running events on the Surfing South Africa calendar.

28 October, 2008 : - - The annual Hawaii Project from Surf Solutions is underway on the North Shore. The team of 5 National Champions arrived bang on cue with a North West swell that has been running the last few days with glassy conditions.

28 October, 2008 : - - Construction of the reef relies on periods of good weather with calm seas and we are sure you can all appreciate that the weather this summer and autumn has been poor.

28 October, 2008 : - - The 2008 British National Surf Championships - sponsored by Fistral Beach Surf Hire in association with Body Glove, Tiger24, Freeriders Surf Shop and Overhead Surf and media partners Carve & Surfgirl Magazine - will certainly be one to remember!

28 October, 2008 : - - Smith Optics team rider Justin Jughead Allport catches Carve cover dropping into a Southern Hemisphere bomb.

28 October, 2008 : - - San Clemente, Ca — The 2008 Macy’s California Trifecta Surf Series came to a climactic finale this weekend at the O’Neill Cold Water Classic and Oakley Pro Junior ASP North America Championships at the famed Steamer Lane in Santa Cruz, Calif.