Photos from the 2025 Conference and from URBNSurf This note serves as a general update for those considering attending the Surfing Doctors Wavepool Wellness Conference 2026, summarising the day’s structure, surf schedule, and practical arrangements. The conference...
Welcome to another year of Surfing Doctors. After a strong 2025 of conferences, connections, and good waves, we are straight back into it. March brings the Surfing Doctors Wellness Conference at URBNSURF Melbourne. A solid day in the water, good conversations on land,...
Video – Surfing Doctors G-Land Conference 2025: Providing healthcare in remote Indonesian surf camps
Welcome to Waves to Wards, a new docuseries from a travelling Aussie doctor capturing moments from life on the road – in Australia and around the world. I’m sharing the stories behind the people that I meet and treat. This is the Surfing Doctors G-Land...
Wednesday 17 September Conference dates: 20-30 September Conference venue: Jawa Jiwa, G-Land Jawa Jiwa accommodation options Jawa Jiwa rooms/chalets G-Land, also known as Plengkung Beach, is an internationally renowned surf break on Grajagan Bay, Banyuwangi, Alas...
How G-Land Was Found In 1972, Bob Laverty was flying over East Java when he spotted perfect lines peeling into a remote bay. He showed the photo to a few friends, and the image stuck. A few months later, Laverty and Bill Boyum got across to Grajagan Bay from the...
Surfing Doctors Newsletter 24th July 2025 G-Land, Alas Purwo National Park, East Java, Indonesia: The upcoming 2025 Annual Surfing Doctors Conference at the Jawa Jiwa Camp at G-Land is strictly capped at 30 people, and there are limited slots available. The last few...
Dates: September 20–30, 2025 Location: G-Land, Banyuwangi, Indonesia. Jawa Jiwa Resort. Attendees/costs: Strictly capped at 30 people. Cost: (AUD) $1000 – Consultants: $500 – Residents & Registrars $200 – Students, interns and allied health....
It’s winter in the Southern Hemisphere, and Indonesia has come alive with a few solid early-season swells for Bali and all the islands. Surfing in Bali has become all but dysfunctional due to the crowds, jet skis zipping through crowded lineups doing...
We spoke to Surfing Doctors member and wave pool aficionado Dom Howell What sort of experience do you have in pool surfing? Which ones have you surfed? I’m kind of a wave pool nerd. I’ve been following Webber and Kelly’s designs for ages. I’ve...
Newsletter 28 January 2025 Surfing Doctors Conference At Urbnsurf Sydney The Surfing Doctors Conference at the Urbnsurf Wavepool in Sydney will take place from March 14 to 16. Only one or two slots are left for anyone interested in attending, so please...
It’s time to prepare for the Surfing Doctors URBNSURF WavePool conference in Sydney. This conference is exciting mainly because the Surfing Doctors has the whole wave pool booked exclusively for members attending the conference. So, there will be loads of waves...
Join us for the Surfing Doctors Wave Pool Conference at URBNSURF Sydney from March 14-16, 2025. This conference will comprise talks, education, good vibes, and great waves. A gathering of medical professionals who surf and want to get their wave counts up. UrbnSurf...
Hi, and welcome to the April 2024 Surfing Doctors newsletter. Annual Surfing Doctors Conference It’s time to start planning the annual Surfing Doctors G-land Conference. This year, the conference will take place from July 19th to 26th, a good week for...
. Surfing Doctors Conference 2023 Jawa Jiwa – G-Land August Afternoon high tides, decent to solid swell on the horizon, good times to be in the jungle. by Craig Jarvis It’s hard to justify all the ‘best ever’ comments about the Surfing Doctors...
Surfing Medicine International will bring a unique event to Western Australia with co-host Surfing Doctors, Surf Life Support: Drowning & Aquatic Emergencies Tickets – Surf Life Support: Drowning & Aquatic Emergencies Information on course Surf Life...
The last few days have been an endless blur of G-Land waves, medical talks and practicals, beers, and the remorseless Indonesian sun. It has been idyllic, but not all play and no work for the gathered attendees.The surf has been on a slow downward slide in size and...
We arrived at the Jawa Jiwa Camp in G-Land on Friday morning, and it was straight into the line-up for those of us that were here. The surf was in the six-foot region, and the paddle from the keyhole was a cinch for some and horrendous for others. There is nothing...
