Dylan Graves and Craig Anderson Mine A Rare Australian Gem

Can you even imagine someone other than Dylan Graves or Nate Florence showing up to a heavily localized spot and being welcomed with open arms by its staunchest enforcers?

Like a cosmic wink, a rare swell lit up the elusive Newcastle Harbour wedge — a wave seldom seen by locals, let alone outsiders. Dylan just so happened to be in Steel City, chaperoned by none other than Craig Anderson, for a singular session at this temperamental, shape-shifting, ever-changing refraction breaking over industrial debris.

“Should’ve seen it 20 years ago!”

Trying to describe what you’re about to watch feels futile. Dylan, a gifted storyteller in his own right, gives us a rare window into a wave and a scene you’ve likely never heard of, documenting a cast of true-blue core characters who define this industrial city’s tightly knit surf community.

And while Ando’s name might read like the headliner, it’s boog lord Garth McGregor — never seen in a wetsuit — who, not so quietly, steals the show.

Core curriculum.