A new exhibit, paying tribute to some of Australia’s surfing greats has officially opened in Port Macquarie.

A recent reciprocate of the Surfing Australia Hall of Fame National Surf Culture award, Legends of Surf 72 Exhibition will be hosted by the Port Macquarie Surfing Museum during the Australian Surf Festival in August running from the 5th – 27th August.

Legends of Surf 72 is a photographic exhibition taking you on a nostalgic ride and a wave of memorabilia through the lens of 1972 and the events that shaped a breakthrough year in surfing.

This new surfing legends exhibition takes the community on a nostalgic ride down the tunnel of 1972 and the events that shaped a breakthrough year in surfing.

Legends of Surf 72 marks the 50th anniversary of the legendary 1972 Australian Team and traces their competitive journey from the World Surfing Championships in October to the big wave season in Hawaii in November and December.

The year 1972 witnessed the changeover from amateur competitions and the birth of new professional surfing events that would pave the way towards surfing professionalism.

Legends of Surf 72 marks the 50th anniversary of the legendary 1972 Australian Team and traces their competitive journey from the World Surfing Championships in October to the big wave season in Hawaii in November and December.

The year 1972 witnessed the changeover from amateur competitions and the birth of new professional surfing events that would pave the way towards surfing professionalism.

“1972 was such an amazing year for surfing, a changing of the guard that pushed a new age of surfers like Simon Anderson, Victorian surfer Gail Couper and Mark Richards who have all gone on to become world surfing heroes."

Video By | Nakita Jager