Surfing news roundup September 09/11/2025: Super Girls, sewage, sharks & Ron Jon

It's a packed week in surf. The Super Girl Surf Festival returns to Oceanside Pier for its 19th year, bringing 170+ of the world's best female surfers, 10 sports, and 17 free concerts (yep, Lupe Fiasco, Plain White T's, and more). Across the Atlantic, the English Interclub Surfing Championships were canceled mid-event after a sewage overflow red-flagged Porthtowan beach—an unprecedented first. We also say goodbye to Ron DiMenna, founder of Ron Jon Surf Shop, who passed away at 88 after building one of surfing's most iconic retail empires. And in Sydney, tragedy: a 57-year-old surfer was killed in a suspected great white shark attack at Long Reef, reigniting the debate over shark nets and surf safety.