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{{Short description|Australian surfing competition}}
'''Surfest''' is an annual [[surfing]] [[competition]] held in [[Newcastle, New South Wales]], [[Australia]]. Surfest began in 1985 as an initiative of Newcastle City Council, and at the time, was the world's richest surfing competition. The event runs for thirteen days, and from the 2007 event, will be held at [[Newcastle Stretch|Merewether Beach]], having been held between [[Newcastle Stretch|Newcastle Beach]] and [[Newcastle Stretch|South Newcastle Beach]] in the past.
'''Surfest''' is an annual [[surfing]] competition held in [[Newcastle, New South Wales]], [[Australia]]. Surfest began in 1985 as an initiative of Newcastle City Council, and at the time, was the world's richest surfing competition. The event runs for thirteen days, and from the 2007 event, has been held at Merewether Beach, having been held between Newcastle Beach and South Newcastle Beach in the past.


Surfest adopted a festival-style approach in 2015, with smaller, more official events held on surrounding beaches in the lead up to the main event.
Surfest adopted a festival-style approach in 2015, with smaller, more official events held on surrounding beaches in the lead-up to the main event.


==Event champions==
==Event champions==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|-
|-
! Year
! scope="col" | Year
! Men's division
! scope="col" | Men's division
! Women's division
! scope="col" | Women's division
! Location
! scope="col" | Location
|-
|-
! [[Surfest 1985|1985]]
| scope="row" | 1985
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tom Curren]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tom Curren]]
| {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} [[Wendy Botha]]
| {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} [[Wendy Botha]]
| rowspan=22| [[Newcastle Beach|Newcastle]]
| rowspan=22| [[Newcastle Beach]]
|-
|-
! [[Surfest 1986|1986]]
| scope="row" | 1986
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Mark Occhilupo]]
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Mark Occhilupo]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Frieda Zamba]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Frieda Zamba]]
|-
|-
! [[Surfest 1987|1987]]
| scope="row" | 1987
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Tom Carroll (surfer)|Tom Carroll]]
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Tom Carroll (surfer)|Tom Carroll]]
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Jodie Cooper]]
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Jodie Cooper]]
|-
|-
! [[Surfest 1988|1988]]
| scope="row" | 1988
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Damien Hardman]]
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Damien Hardman]]
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Pam Burridge]]
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Pam Burridge]]
|-
|-
! [[Surfest 1989|1989]]
| scope="row" | 1989
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Tom Carroll
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Tom Carroll
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Pauline Menzcer]]
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Pauline Menzcer
|-
|-
! [[Surfest 1990|1990]]
| scope="row" | 1990
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Mike Parsons (surfer)|Mike Parsons]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Mike Parsons (surfer)|Mike Parsons]]
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Michelle Donoghue]]
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Michelle Donoghue
|-
|-
! 1991
| scope="row" | 1991
|colspan=2 align=center| ''event not held''
| colspan=2 align=center| ''event not held''
|-
|-
! [[Surfest 1992|1992]]
| scope="row" | 1992
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Damien Hardman
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Damien Hardman
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Vanessa Ousbourne]]
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Vanessa Ousbourne
|-
|-
! [[Surfest 1993|1993]]
| scope="row" | 1993
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Barton Lynch]]
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Barton Lynch]]
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Pam Burridge
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Pam Burridge
|-
|-
! [[Surfest 1994|1994]]
| scope="row" | 1994
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Shane Powell]]
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Shane Powell
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Pam Burridge
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Pam Burridge
|-
|-
! [[Surfest 1995|1995]]
| scope="row" | 1995
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Michael Rommelse]]
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Michael Rommelse
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Neridah Falconer]]
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Neridah Falconer
|-
|-
! [[Surfest 1996|1996]]
| scope="row" | 1996
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Guilherme Herdy]]
| {{flagicon|BRA}} Guilherme Herdy
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Neridah Falconer
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Neridah Falconer
|-
|-
! [[Surfest 1997|1997]]
| scope="row" | 1997
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Shane Bevan]]
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Shane Bevan
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Kylie Webb]]
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Kylie Webb
|-
|-
! [[Surfest 1998|1998]]
| scope="row" | 1998
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Mark Occhilupo
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Mark Occhilupo
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Hayley Tasker]]
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Hayley Tasker
|-
|-
! [[Surfest 1999|1999]]
| scope="row" | 1999
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Taylor Knox]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Taylor Knox]]
|rowspan=4 align=center| ''not held''
| rowspan="4" style="text-align:center" | ''not held''
|-
|-
! [[Surfest 2000|2000]]
| scope="row" | 2000
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Mick Fanning]]
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Mick Fanning]]
|-
|-
! [[Surfest 2001|2001]]
| scope="row" | 2001
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Mick Campbell]]
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Mick Campbell
|-
|-
! [[Surfest 2002|2002]]
| scope="row" | 2002
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Mick Fanning
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Mick Fanning
|-
|-
! [[Surfest 2003|2003]]
| scope="row" | 2003
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Dayyan Neve]]
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Dayyan Neve]]
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Rebecca Woods]]
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Rebecca Woods]]
|-
|-
! [[Surfest 2004|2004]]
| scope="row" | 2004
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Kelly Slater]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Kelly Slater]]
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Rebecca Woods
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Rebecca Woods
|-
|-
! [[Surfest 2005|2005]]
| scope="row" | 2005
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Mick Fanning
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Mick Fanning
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Lynette McKenzie]]
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Lynette McKenzie
|-
|-
! [[Surfest 2006|2006]]
| scope="row" | 2006
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Neco Padaratz]]
| {{flagicon|BRA}} Neco Padaratz
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Rebecca Woods
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Rebecca Woods
|-
|-
! [[Surfest 2007|2007]]
| scope="row" | 2007
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Jay Thomson (surfer)|Jay Thomson]]
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Jay Thomson
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Silvana Lima]]
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Silvana Lima]]
|rowspan=11| [[Merewether Beach|Merewether]]
| rowspan=14| [[Merewether Beach]]
|-
|-
! [[Surfest 2008|2008]]
| scope="row" | 2008
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Adriano De Souza]]
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Adriano De Souza]]
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Stephanie Gilmore]]
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Stephanie Gilmore]]
|-
|-
! [[Surfest 2009|2009]]
| scope="row" | 2009
| {{flagicon|RSA}} [[Travis Logie]]
| {{flagicon|RSA}} Travis Logie
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Phillipa Anderson]]
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Phillipa Anderson
|-
|-
! [[Surfest 2010|2010]]
| scope="row" | 2010
| {{flagicon|IRL}} [[Glenn Hall (surfer)|Glenn Hall]]
| {{flagicon|IRL}} Glenn Hall
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Kirby Wright (surfer)|Kirby Wright]]
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Kirby Wright
|-
|-
! [[Surfest 2011|2011]]
| scope="row" | 2011
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Dion Atkinson]]
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Dion Atkinson
| {{flagicon|HAW}} [[Coco Ho]]
| {{flagicon|HAW}} [[Coco Ho]]
|-
|-
! [[Surfest 2012|2012]]
| scope="row" | 2012
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Willian Cardosa]]
| {{flagicon|BRA}} Willian Cardosa
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Sally Fitzgibbons]]
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Sally Fitzgibbons]]
|-
|-
! [[Surfest 2013|2013]]
| scope="row" | 2013
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Joel Parkinson]]
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Joel Parkinson]]
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Dimity Stoyle]]
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Dimity Stoyle
|-
|-
! [[Surfest 2014|2014]]
| scope="row" | 2014
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Matt Banting]]
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Matt Banting
| {{flagicon|HAW}} [[Malia Manuel]]
| {{flagicon|HAW}} [[Malia Manuel]]
|-
|-
! [[Surfest 2015|2015]]
| scope="row" | 2015
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Alejo Muniz]]
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Alejo Muniz]]
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Ellie Brooks]]
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Ellie Brooks
|-
|-
! [[Surfest 2016|2016]]
| scope="row" | 2016
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Matt Wilkinson (surfer)|Matt Wilkinson]]
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Matt Wilkinson
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Sally Fitzgibbons
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Sally Fitzgibbons
|-
|-
! [[Surfest 2017|2017]]
| scope="row" | 2017
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Yago Dora]]
| {{flagicon|BRA}} Yago Dora
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Johanne Defay]]
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Johanne Defay]]
|-
|-
| scope="row" | 2018
⚫
!colspan=4| Source<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.surfest.com/about/surfest-champions/|title=Surfest Champions|publisher=www.surfest.com|accessdate=27 February 2017}}</ref>
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Mikey Wright
| {{flagicon|HAW}} Coco Ho
|-
| scope="row" | 2019
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Alex Ribeiro (surfer)|Alex Ribeiro]]
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Sally Fitzgibbons
|-
| scope="row" | 2020
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Julian Wilson (surfer)|Julian Wilson]]
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Bronte Macaulay]]
|-
| scope="row" | 2021
!colspan=3| ''Cancelled due to [[COVID-19 pandemic in Australia|COVID-19]]''
|-
| scope="row" | 2022
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Jackson Baker
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Macy Callaghan
|rowspan=2| [[Merewether Beach]]
|-
| scope="row" | 2023
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Joel Vaughan
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Bronte Macaulay
|-
⚫
! colspan=4 align=center| Source<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.surfest.com/history/|title=History of Surfest|publisher=www.surfest.com|access-date=18 June 2023}}</ref>
|}
|}

==See also==
* [[Newcastle, New South Wales]]
* [[Newcastle Stretch]]


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.aspworldtour.com/ Association of Surfing Professionals]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20101130194340/http://www.aspworldtour.com/ Association of Surfing Professionals]
* [http://www.surfest.com Surfest]
* [http://www.surfest.com Surfest]
* [http://www.energy.com.au/ Energy Australia]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20050830012014/http://www.energy.com.au/ Energy Australia]


{{Surfing}}
{{Surfing}}
{{Hunter Region places and items of interest}}


[[Category:Surfing competitions]]
[[Category:Surfing competitions]]

Revision as of 13:08, 2 April 2024

Surfest is an annual surfing competition held in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. Surfest began in 1985 as an initiative of Newcastle City Council, and at the time, was the world's richest surfing competition. The event runs for thirteen days, and from the 2007 event, has been held at Merewether Beach, having been held between Newcastle Beach and South Newcastle Beach in the past.

Surfest adopted a festival-style approach in 2015, with smaller, more official events held on surrounding beaches in the lead-up to the main event.

Event champions

Year Men's division Women's division Location
1985 United States Tom Curren South Africa Wendy Botha Newcastle Beach
1986 Australia Mark Occhilupo United States Frieda Zamba
1987 Australia Tom Carroll Australia Jodie Cooper
1988 Australia Damien Hardman Australia Pam Burridge
1989 Australia Tom Carroll Australia Pauline Menzcer
1990 United States Mike Parsons Australia Michelle Donoghue
1991 event not held
1992 Australia Damien Hardman Australia Vanessa Ousbourne
1993 Australia Barton Lynch Australia Pam Burridge
1994 Australia Shane Powell Australia Pam Burridge
1995 Australia Michael Rommelse Australia Neridah Falconer
1996 Brazil Guilherme Herdy Australia Neridah Falconer
1997 Australia Shane Bevan Australia Kylie Webb
1998 Australia Mark Occhilupo Australia Hayley Tasker
1999 United States Taylor Knox not held
2000 Australia Mick Fanning
2001 Australia Mick Campbell
2002 Australia Mick Fanning
2003 Australia Dayyan Neve Australia Rebecca Woods
2004 United States Kelly Slater Australia Rebecca Woods
2005 Australia Mick Fanning Australia Lynette McKenzie
2006 Brazil Neco Padaratz Australia Rebecca Woods
2007 Australia Jay Thomson Brazil Silvana Lima Merewether Beach
2008 Brazil Adriano De Souza Australia Stephanie Gilmore
2009 South Africa Travis Logie Australia Phillipa Anderson
2010 Republic of Ireland Glenn Hall Australia Kirby Wright
2011 Australia Dion Atkinson Hawaii Coco Ho
2012 Brazil Willian Cardosa Australia Sally Fitzgibbons
2013 Australia Joel Parkinson Australia Dimity Stoyle
2014 Australia Matt Banting Hawaii Malia Manuel
2015 Brazil Alejo Muniz Australia Ellie Brooks
2016 Australia Matt Wilkinson Australia Sally Fitzgibbons
2017 Brazil Yago Dora France Johanne Defay
2018 Australia Mikey Wright Hawaii Coco Ho
2019 Brazil Alex Ribeiro Australia Sally Fitzgibbons
2020 Australia Julian Wilson Australia Bronte Macaulay
2021 Cancelled due to COVID-19
2022 Australia Jackson Baker Australia Macy Callaghan Merewether Beach
2023 Australia Joel Vaughan Australia Bronte Macaulay
Source[1]

References

  1. ^ "History of Surfest". www.surfest.com. Retrieved 18 June 2023.


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