Tracks Magazine

Tracks Magazine

Tracks is a monthly surf magazine from Australia, often referred to as "the surfers' bible." It is published by Nextmedia. The magazine was founded in October 1970 by Alby Falzon, John Witzig, and David Elfick. Originally, it started as a counterculture tabloid printed on newsprint in Sydney's northern beaches. Over the years, Tracks has evolved into a leading publication in the surfing world.

National
English
Magazine

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47
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Global

#536959

United States

#208652

Sports/Water Sports

#100

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Articles

  • 6 days ago | tracksmag.com.au | Luke Kennedy

    The John Florence ProcessHow world champion, John Florence sets the benchmark for high performance surfing, spearheads a global company and embraces fatherhood. Interview by Luke Kennedy… “It’s overwhelming because I feel like I’m competing all the time, like I compete when I’m doing contests, and then I compete when I’m out at Pipe with my brothers and Baron and all these guys, and it’s a freesurf session.

  • 1 week ago | tracksmag.com.au | Luke Kennedy

    Adrian Taco Kovacic is a carpenter and part-time pro surfer from Sydney’s east. When not competing in regional QS events he likes to go out on days no-one else wants any part of. His wild exploits have been well documented by Tracks; including the time he paddled solo around the cliffs from Clovelly to Bronte to ride a fifteen-twenty-foot swell.    More recently Taco has set his sights on paddling Shipstern Bluff in Tasmania.

  • 4 weeks ago | tracksmag.com.au | Tay Kitts

    What’s the best weapon a CT-level surfer can have in their arsenal? A break. A full tap out from the tour for at least a year — or maybe four. At least that’s what it took to win at Burleigh Heads this year on the men’s side. Maybe since the Gold Coast event had been taking a strategic power nap over the last few years, it decided to reward the surfers who had done the same. 2025 Bonsoy Gold Coast Pro winner Filipe Toledo showed that he is back in full swing after bowing out of last season.

  • 1 month ago | tracksmag.com.au | Tay Kitts

    “Australians will send out an entire ship to spit sand in the right spot, just for a surf break… I love how much they love surfing here,” Caity Simmers tells me post-heat, standing atop Burleigh Point on opening day. It’s Saturday afternoon, and the Gold Coast stretches out behind her so vibrantly it feels like a photobombing grom — giddy, grinning, and shaka-flinging.

  • 1 month ago | tracksmag.com.au | Luke Kennedy

    Many pro surfing fans and top surfers will be rejoicing at the WSL’s latest suite of announcements. Frequently labelled as unfair (just ask Carissa Moore who twice lost on finals day after winning the points race) the final five concept has been ditched in favour of the original, first past the post system. The final season rankings, and ultimately the World Titles, will be determined by a surfer’s best nine of 12 results. There is a twist to keep the mathematicians busy though.

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