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Built for the realities of surf travel and trusted on trips around the world, the APEX Board Cover range was developed to raise the standard for surfboard protection. Already a three-time SBIA Award winner, the APEX Surfboard Cover Range can now add another accolade to its name as an Australian Good Design Award Winner.

DUALITY. Two distinct, often opposite parts of the same thing.

Built for the surfer who travels light. Traverse bumpy roads, long trails and find those hidden peaks. Aircon Vent to regulate heat, XPS external shell for high-impact defence instilling a lifetime of trust, and a lifetime warranty. The APEX Single Cover makes sure your magic board gets there.

Some sessions are two weeks in the planning. Some are a twenty-minute drive down the coast to waves you already know are pristine.

Somewhere on the tarmac, a roof rack under the sun, in the hands of someone making you more nervous than you'd like to admit, is where your board cover ends up.

From ice storms to six-figure stakes, SURF100 put competitors through a unique kind of pressure cooker. We grabbed Dakoda Walters for a quick debrief on the ride before the lights went down. O&E: It looked fun through the screen, but...

Somewhere between the check-in counter and the back of a ute on a dirt road, a board cover earns its keep. The award-winning APEX range now covers more shapes and sizes. Shortboard, fish, midlength to longboard, in single-board through six-board...

Winter has a soundtrack, and it isn't the ocean. Zips ringing on the bag, damp wetsuit peeling out of the bucket and the rip of velcro that means you're actually going. Then the walk, the first duckdive that makes you...

“It’s been really interesting since I made the decision,” he said. “It's just given me so much freedom. I’m excited to just go and chase some waves without a time limit or criteria. See how good I can get in good waves, surfing the way I want to surf.”

“I couldn't really care less what people think about how I surf or who I am. I grew up in Angourie, a small coastal town. I was taught by my parents to be respectful and humble. And I think that’s what I am.”  - Harley Walters

“So you want to talk about the great Gold Coast tragedy, as I call it,” cackles Lennix “the Beagle” Smith. Back in 2025, the Shellharbour-born and bred Smith decided to move to the Gold Coast. It was felt that surfing alone, in a small town, albeit in quality waves, didn’t provide the competitive environment needed to compete against the world’s best in comps in shitty waves. He would also be closer to elite coaching and training facilities run by Surfing Australia.

Somewhere between boarding a flight out of Australia and stepping into the thick Indonesian heat, the trip begins. Boards packed safely away, anticipation building, the scent of salt, petrol and clove cigarettes already in your head. Indonesia hits you instantly....

It was the French philosopher and tube hound Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr, who said that “The more things change, the more they stay the same.” While R-Cal might have dealt with some major gear changes in the past 12 months: a baby, a change of major sponsor, all while attempting to requalify for the CT, his surfing hasn’t lost the mix of power, style and progression that makes him one of the best surfers on the planet. 

Lennix Smith doesn’t fit the current ‘Professional Athlete’ mould and that’s exactly the point. From big barrels and lightning-fast rotors to ferocious carves and non-stop laughs, this clip captures the Beagle in full flight as he blows out in the Philippines, preparing for the World Junior Titles. Warm water, sick waves, a hell crew, and zero shortage of fun. After time spent chasing the well-worn competitive path on the Gold Coast, Lennix finds his rhythm doing it his own way, surfing good waves, travelling with mates, and backing himself on the world stage. Whatever he’s doing, it’s working for him.

Two Ulladullamen and an Irishman walk into a bar. Nope, not a sick joke, but a tale of 3 mates chasing heavy Irish slabs, sprinkled with a few hundred pints of Guinness, having a Good Craic.

The BUG Soft Board Range has earned its place as a must-have for groms, whether they’re stepping onto a board for the very first time or already out there ripping. Designed for durability, safety, and pure enjoyment, the BUG delivers a stable platform for learning and a fast, playful feel for confident groms.

Meet the Infinite 19” Boardshort, a modern classic built on Ocean and Earth’s DNA. With the iconic side stripe lifted straight from the original 1979 SUPER HOT CORD legrope, this boardie connects surf innovation past and present. Lightweight, quick-drying, and built for performance, paying homage to where it all began.

Originally released in 2001, CHANNEL O.N.E. captured an era when the surf industry was booming, boardies were 22 inches long (minimum), and adventure meant chasing waves across Australia and deep in the Mentawais on questionable boats. Digitally restored and revisited for 2025, this film stands as a raw snapshot of early-2000s surf culture — unfiltered, authentic, and purely core.

Trusted by surfers since 1979, Ocean & Earth is proud to celebrate another milestone at the 2025 Australian Surf Industry Awards, taking home Brand of the Year | Medium and Surfing Accessory of the Year for the APEX Board Cover. 

Shellharbour isn’t just home for Lennix Smith; it is the proving ground. “Not just the best waves on the South Coast, the best in the world,” he says. Earlier this year, a low-pressure system marched ten-foot swell lines right to...