Roadwork Series 2: The Atacama Desert

Roadwork Series 2: The Atacama Desert

At its core, Roadwork is about the urge to move — to explore, and to discover what lies ahead.

This time, we head deep into Chile’s Atacama Desert, where desert dust meets a rugged Pacific coastline. Hosted by Mckenzie Bowden and featuring Roark Ambassadors Nate Zoller & Max Beach As well as a cast of locals who brought this place to life - sharing their knowledge, stories, and spirit in ways that made the journey what it was. From Guga Dvorquez, who charges some of the region’s heaviest slabs, to Renato Aguirre, a lifelong explorer guiding us through the desert’s forgotten corners.

We found heavy waves, long roads, and the kind of freedom you can only get on the road — the kind that reminds you why you travel in the first place.

Credits:
Host: McKenzie Bowden
Ground Director and Cinematography: Finlay Woods
Producer: Nate Zoller
Executive Producers: Ryan Hitzel and Mike Wallace
Post Production / Editing: Fielder Films
Postproduction Direction: Harrison Roach
Cinematography: Xabier Azcaratev
Surfers: McKenzie Bowden, Nate Zoller, Max Beach

6 Pillars with Jordy Smith

6 Pillars with Jordy Smith

Look up the definition of ‘fun’ in the dictionary and this is exactly what you’d find: surfing novelty 6-pillars up the Eastern Cape of South Africa with Dale Staples. It’s the kind of wave so many wave pools try to imitate.

Filmed by
Zac Kruyer Clarke
Nick Christy
Ian Thurtell
& Dale Staples

Frostbite – Ned Hart

Frostbite – Ned Hart

Australian surf phenom Ned Hart, for the first time in his career, dives into the brutal beauty of Ireland and Scotland — and discovers some of the best waves ever seen in the Atlantic. Shot by Oscar James with majestic precision, Frostbite is a hypnotic dance of courage, colour, and cold. This is cold-water surfing reborn.

Empty Miles – Mentawai Islands

Empty Miles – Mentawai Islands

EMPTY MILES is a 15-minute surf film featuring Japanese surfer Riku Matsumoto, filmed and produced at Alaia Mentawai in the Mentawai Islands, Indonesia.

Edited by Natsuko Shibata, with cinematography by Dave Mathew the film follows Riku through a series of raw and beautifully shot sessions around Alaia — exploring rhythm, space, and the quiet determination that defines a life built around surfing.

Location: Mentawai Islands
Filmed year: 2025

Riku Matsumoto — @matsu_riku119
Edited by Natsuko Shibata — @natsukoshibata
Filmed by Dave Mathew — @wehtamevad
Additional Footage by Kainoa Ronquilio — @kainoaronk
Presented by Alaia Mentawai - @alaiamentawai

Carissa Moore Announces Return to CT Tour in 2026

Carissa Moore Announces Return to CT Tour in 2026

Carissa Moore (HAW), the five-time World Champion and Olympic Gold Medalist, announced today that she will return to the World Surf League (WSL) Championship Tour (CT) in its 50th year. Moore has been awarded the WSL CT Season Wildcard, which will grant her entry into full-time competition on the 2026 CT, which starts in Australia on April 1, 2026. 

"I’m really excited for the opportunity to compete again on the Championship Tour,” said Moore. “To put my jersey back on after having a baby feels like such a win. Competing at the highest level of surfing is something I don’t take for granted, and I’m so grateful to be feeling healthy and reinvigorated. I want my journey to show my daughter, and hopefully other women, that we can do anything; we can keep chasing our dreams, even as life evolves. I’m looking forward to sharing this next chapter with her and experiencing it together as a family.”  

Arriving on the Championship Tour in 2010, having already won her first CT event as a wildcard the previous season, Moore’s unique blend of power and progression translated to immediate success. Three Finals and two wins in her rookie year saw her finish No. 3 in the world at just 17 years old, easily earning her the Rookie of the Year title. One year later, at 18, she claimed her first World Title, the youngest surfer in history to do so at that time.

The CT’s most consistent performer in history, Moore finished lower than No. 3 on the rankings just once across her 13 seasons on Tour, and won an incredible 28 of the 122 CT events she competed in. In the two years leading up to her departure in 2024, she entered the WSL Finals as the No. 1 seed, finishing runner-up on both occasions. 

A true ambassador of Aloha, Moore’s warmhearted nature was evident from the beginning. Early in her rookie season, she donated the prize money from her first CT win of the year to the local boardriders club in New Zealand, where the event was held. That giving spirit remains central to her life and career, especially through the Moore Aloha Foundation, which provides resources, mentorship, and empowerment for the next generation of surfers.

Moore’s final appearance on the international competitive stage before her break came at the Paris 2024 Olympics, where she surfed one of the world’s heaviest waves while two months pregnant and still placed in the Quarterfinals.

The newly redesigned Championship Tour will see Moore kick off her 2026 season in Bells Beach, starting April 1, 2026, and will see her finish the season on the North Shore of Oʻahu at the world-renowned Pipe Masters in December 2026. 

For more information, please visit WorldSurfLeague.com.

Misean Tobann | Surfing Ireland’s Secret Monster Wave

Misean Tobann | Surfing Ireland’s Secret Monster Wave

This surf documentary includes authentic, unscripted dialogue from its participants. Viewer discretion is advised for strong language.

A rare monster wave, appearing only on the most violent of winter swells, breaking off Ireland's wild west coast.

When a once-in-a-blue-moon forecast lit up the charts, big wave legend Andrew Cotton teamed up with the UK's most exciting young chargers, Ben Larg and Louis Thomas-Hudson, for a strike mission, or ‘Misean Tobann’, to hunt down this phantom wave.

This is the story of that mission. Battling brutal Atlantic conditions, freezing water, and the unknown, the team puts themselves on the line to ride this Irish secret. Is the reward worth the risk?

THE SURFERS
• Andrew Cotton
• Ben Larg
• Louis Thomas-Hudson

FILM CREDITS
• Filmed & Directed by Gabriella Zagni
• Drone by Stephan Maloney