Surfest is an annual surfing competition held in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. Surfest began in 1985 as an initiative of Newcastle City Council, and at the time, was the world's richest surfing competition. The event runs for thirteen days, and from the 2007 event, has been held at Merewether Beach, having been held between Newcastle Beach and South Newcastle Beach in the past.
Surfest adopted a festival-style approach in 2015, with smaller, more official events held on surrounding beaches in the lead-up to the main event.
| Year | Men's division | Women's division | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 |  Tom Curren | Wendy Botha | Newcastle Beach |
| 1986 |  Mark Occhilupo | Frieda Zamba | |
| 1987 | Tom Carroll | Jodie Cooper | |
| 1988 | Damien Hardman | Pam Burridge | |
| 1989 | Tom Carroll | Pauline Menzcer | |
| 1990 | Mike Parsons | Michelle Donoghue | |
| 1991 | event not held | ||
| 1992 | Damien Hardman | Vanessa Ousbourne | |
| 1993 | Barton Lynch | Pam Burridge | |
| 1994 | Shane Powell | Pam Burridge | |
| 1995 | Michael Rommelse | Neridah Falconer | |
| 1996 |  Guilherme Herdy | Neridah Falconer | |
| 1997 | Shane Bevan | Kylie Webb | |
| 1998 | Mark Occhilupo | Hayley Tasker | |
| 1999 | Taylor Knox | not held | |
| 2000 | Mick Fanning | ||
| 2001 | Mick Campbell | ||
| 2002 | Mick Fanning | ||
| 2003 | Dayyan Neve | Rebecca Woods | |
| 2004 | Kelly Slater | Rebecca Woods | |
| 2005 | Mick Fanning | Lynette McKenzie | |
| 2006 | Neco Padaratz | Rebecca Woods | |
| 2007 | Jay Thomson | Silvana Lima | Merewether Beach |
| 2008 | Adriano De Souza | Stephanie Gilmore | |
| 2009 | Travis Logie | Phillipa Anderson | |
| 2010 |  Glenn Hall | Kirby Wright | |
| 2011 | Dion Atkinson | Coco Ho | |
| 2012 | Willian Cardosa | Sally Fitzgibbons | |
| 2013 | Joel Parkinson | Dimity Stoyle | |
| 2014 | Matt Banting | Malia Manuel | |
| 2015 | Alejo Muniz | Ellie Brooks | |
| 2016 | Matt Wilkinson | Sally Fitzgibbons | |
| 2017 | Yago Dora |  Johanne Defay | |
| 2018 | Mikey Wright | Coco Ho | |
| 2019 | Alex Ribeiro | Sally Fitzgibbons | |
| 2020 | Julian Wilson | Bronte Macaulay | |
| 2021 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 | ||
| 2022 | Jackson Baker | Macy Callaghan | Merewether Beach |
| 2023 | Joel Vaughan | Bronte Macaulay | |
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