Surfest is an annual surfing competition held in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. Surfest began in 1985 as an initiative of Newcastle City Council, and at the time, was the world's richest surfing competition. The event runs for thirteen days, and from the 2007 event, has been held at Merewether Beach, having been held between Newcastle Beach and South Newcastle Beach in the past.

Surfest adopted a festival-style approach in 2015, with smaller, more official events held on surrounding beaches in the lead-up to the main event.

Event champions

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Year Men's division Women's division Location
1985   Tom Curren   Wendy Botha Newcastle Beach
1986   Mark Occhilupo   Frieda Zamba
1987   Tom Carroll   Jodie Cooper
1988   Damien Hardman   Pam Burridge
1989   Tom Carroll   Pauline Menzcer
1990   Mike Parsons   Michelle Donoghue
1991 event not held
1992   Damien Hardman   Vanessa Ousbourne
1993   Barton Lynch   Pam Burridge
1994   Shane Powell   Pam Burridge
1995   Michael Rommelse   Neridah Falconer
1996   Guilherme Herdy   Neridah Falconer
1997   Shane Bevan   Kylie Webb
1998   Mark Occhilupo   Hayley Tasker
1999   Taylor Knox not held
2000   Mick Fanning
2001   Mick Campbell
2002   Mick Fanning
2003   Dayyan Neve   Rebecca Woods
2004   Kelly Slater   Rebecca Woods
2005   Mick Fanning   Lynette McKenzie
2006   Neco Padaratz   Rebecca Woods
2007   Jay Thomson   Silvana Lima Merewether Beach
2008   Adriano De Souza   Stephanie Gilmore
2009   Travis Logie   Phillipa Anderson
2010   Glenn Hall   Kirby Wright
2011   Dion Atkinson   Coco Ho
2012   Willian Cardosa   Sally Fitzgibbons
2013   Joel Parkinson   Dimity Stoyle
2014   Matt Banting   Malia Manuel
2015   Alejo Muniz   Ellie Brooks
2016   Matt Wilkinson   Sally Fitzgibbons
2017   Yago Dora   Johanne Defay
2018   Mikey Wright   Coco Ho
2019   Alex Ribeiro   Sally Fitzgibbons
2020   Julian Wilson   Bronte Macaulay
2021 Cancelled due to COVID-19
2022   Jackson Baker   Macy Callaghan Merewether Beach
2023   Joel Vaughan   Bronte Macaulay
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References

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  1. ^ "History of Surfest". www.surfest.com. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
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