The Latest Breaking News from Isabella Nichols

The two best waves of the day were scored by Australia's Molly Picklum, while Sally Fitzgibbons and Tyler Wright also avoided the Pipe Pro elimination round.

The World Surf League has confirmed the competitors who will challenge for 2024's elite Championship Tour, with 13 Australians making the cut.

Australian dedicates victory at famous break to his mum Helen who rang the bell in 1983

Only Australian women remain alive in the Bells Beach competition while Ethan Ewing and Ryan Callinan will square off for the men's WSL trophy.

Nine Australian surfers continue to press their claims at the World Surf League's Rip Curl Pro event at Bells Beach.

Stephanie Gilmore has been forced to dig deep into her bag of tricks to beat rival Lakey Peterson before the Bells Beach action was again placed on hold.

Molly Picklum leads the World Surf League rankings race after winning her round-of-16 duel, while Hawaiian Carissa Moore was a shock loser.

Jackson Baker will have to break his elimination round curse to progress at the Sunset Beach Pro after a rare first-round failure on the Championship Tour on Tuesday (AEDT) in Hawaii. The Merewether regular-footer was last in his three-man seeding round heat dominated by Hawaiian two-time world champion John John…

World champion Steph Gilmore has led a charge of six Australian women through the Sunset Pro in Hawaii, while Jack Robinson must contest the elimination round.