Surfing Doctors

22/04/2026

Nicholas Rex joins the Surfing Doctors. “Worst Surf Trip:
Canggu, Bali. Only made it into the water once. Too many distractions.”

21/04/2026

Considering doing a stint at G-Land for the Surfing Doctors? You'll need to join first, and then get onto the 2026 early-season roster via the Surfing Doctors website.

Or, If you would like to simply join the Surfing Doctors, please send an email to Dr Chapman, Hateley and/or Dent with a brief resumé, and one of the Doctors will come back to you with an information pack.
Contacts, after the jump....

If you would like to join the surfing doctors, please send an email to Dr’s Chapman, hateley and/or DEnt with a brief resumé, and one of the Doctors will come back to you with an information pack.   Founder Phillip Chapman loosepc65@hotmail.com Secretary Dave Hateley davehateley@hotmail.com Trea...

21/04/2026

More about that early-season G-Land roster. It is wide open right now, with April and May spots available. Time to lock in! Check out the roster on our website https://surfingdoctors.com/
Surfing Doctors are set up at Jawa Jiwa in the jungle. More on Jawa Jiwa here https://jawajiwa.com/

Discover the ultimate surf camp getaway at Jawa Jiwa G-Land, nestled within the breathtaking Alas Purwo National Park in Banyuwangi, Java. Immerse yourself in the beauty of nature with our luxurious glamping tents, where the serene sounds of the rainforest blend harmoniously with the crashing waves....

21/04/2026

The Surfing Doctors Early Season G-Land Roster Is Wide Open. Time to lock in!

The surfing doctors early season G-land roster is open, the waves are pumping, no crowds and good winds already.

20/04/2026

Our latest recruit, Gavin Sandercoe - Favourite Surf Destination:
The Maldives for pure surfing. Kandooma stands out as a family favourite, where my son and I had an incredible trip and surfed as much as possible. Costa Rica and Morocco were also standout destinations for the cultural side of travel. Link to profile - https://surfingdoctors.com/gavin-sandercoe/

19/04/2026

Meet our latest recruit, Mitchell Woods.
"Best Surf Trip Ever:
Costa Rica – scored quality waves every day for a month and lived off ceviche and mangoes."

Mitchell Woods is the latest recruit to the Surfing Doctors group and is a goofy-footed Engineer Paramedic.

16/04/2026

Surfing Doctors in attendance at the Western Australia Margaret River Pro that kicked off today in pumping surf at Margies. Solid waves, some run-ins with the inside shelf from a few fired-up competitors, and local goofy-foot wild card Jack Thomas taking out Mateus Herdy. Drs Chapman and Hateley representing The Surfing Doctors. Photo of Jack Thomas by Hannah Anderson/WSL

14/04/2026

Surfing Doctors member Dr Glen Atwal scoring early season Indo with very few people around

13/04/2026

One of the Surfing Doctors crew stumbled upon this spot recently. Full mission to get to but totally unplanned and serendipitous. Check out the short video clip teasers. No one around, pretty fresh temperature, but firing!

12/04/2026

There have been a couple of pulses out west recently. Strong enough to divide Dr Chapman’s favourite shredstick into two neat pieces.

09/04/2026

It was just a few weeks ago that the Surfing Doctors headed over to URBNSurf for a Wellness Conference and gathering. An inadvertent selling point that came almost as an afterthought was the ‘high wave count’ factor. So it was a little bit colder in Melbourne than expected, but the wave counts were, like, stratospheric. - and talking of a bit of wind chill, thats not going to happen at the upcoming annual Surfing Doctors Conference at on the southeastern tip of Java, inside the Alas Purwo National Park in Banyuwangi, towards the end of the year. Reach out via our website if you want to either: come get barreled at Moneys or: be scared out of your mind at Speed Reef. Both experiences add value…