BYRON BAY, Australia -- Once a small surfing town on Australia's east coast, nine hours' drive north of Sydney and two hours south of Brisbane, Byron Bay has always attracted controversy.

Masami Yaguchi The surf culture in Byron Bay attracted him because of the intermingling of people of different skill levels and ages on many different kinds of boards. Grandpas, grandmas ...

For surfers, the "Bay" part isn't what defines Byron ... Tallows is the haunt of mobile surf schools, surfing families, and most of Byron's hot young crop.Several miles past the small town ...

surfing families, and most of Byron's hot young crop. Several miles past the small town of Suffolk Park lies Broken Head, Byron's gorgeous semi-secret point. Best on an east swell and a south wind ...

Chris Hemsworth and Elsa Pataky made the most of a recent bad storm in their home town of Byron Bay. Posting to her Instagram ... couple's children 'grass surfing'. In one clip Chris, 41 ...

Every August, Byron Bay holds a Surf Festival celebrating surf culture with competitions, live entertainment and workshops.

Lennox and Port Mac took to the waves against their city rivals in the “biggest surfing festival in Australia” over the weekend. The crop of seriously shredable surfers from Byron Bay to ...