Fiji no longer has its own WSL tour stop but Cloudbreak and our surrounding breaks remain a favourite among surfing’s elite. Australian professional surfer and now surf retreat operator, Matt Wilkinson said he’d missed it (and obviously all of us too) so he jumped on a plane in time for the weekend’s swell. We sat
Chris Peel was our resident surf photographer for much of February and March. He’s travelled to some of the world’s best surf destinations and has seen his fair share of epic waves. And not so epic. So when Chris flew in to Fiji he wasn’t sure what to expect from a period branded as “The
One of our favourite Californian surfer girls, Eryn Krouse returned in February 2022 for another epic surf trip. Together with friend and surf photographer Lia Turano, they squeezed in a bunch of waves and water time. Watch the vlog and see what they got up to in their week-long visit. Some FAQs about Namotu What
A lot of people think surfing in Fiji is all about performance shapes, big barrels and even bigger egos. Think again. Longboarding is so much fun on the surf breaks around Namotu Island! Namotu and its surrounding surf breaks are known around the world in many circles; from competitors on the WSL and big wave
Christmas week on Namotu is always a celebration but this year it was extra special; our first Christmas back after a very frustrating couple of years. We woke early, before dawn and took a boat to Cloudbreak, nervously expecting something good but not sure how big. For a while there was no-one there but our
Fiji’s Open! From December 1st international tourists will be welcomed back to Fiji without quarantine. But what does that mean for your trip to Namotu?
It’s been 15 months since flights to Fiji stopped and the tourism industry dried up. Jobs were lost and families struggled but at least there was no COVID-19 in the community. People returned to village life and things were going ok, despite the country losing 40% of its GDP almost overnight. Then, in April, the
Ben Wilson answers the top 10 most asked questions about his signature Kite Weeks. Questions like, “am I good enough to kite in Fiji?”; “I’m not a great surfer but I’d love to try. Will there be waves for me?” and “my partner doesn’t kite, what can they do?”
Namotu fishing guides, Ben Wilson and Dyllon Schulz are hosting their own Australian TV show, “Reel Destinations”. These two characters have spent a lot of time fishing together in Fiji but they do it all back home in Australia too. Reel Destinations follows their fishing adventures around Queensland’s Fraser Coast and beyond. Many of our
RipCurl has just dropped a new doco on our very own Brisa Hennessy and her time on Namotu last year. When the 2020 WSL Tour was cancelled, Brisa and her parents, Mike & Katie, went straight to Fiji. They ended up spending nearly a year managing Namotu, acting as caretakers, handling renovations, cleaning up after