Belinda Baggs

Surfing

Hometown

Newcastle, Australia

Resides

Newcastle, Australia

Bio

A seeker of wild places and warm blue water, Belinda’s heart has always been set on the ocean. A passionate all-around surfer, bodysurfer and paddleboarder, she’s perhaps best known for her graceful and technically accomplished longboard style. Bindy has a wandering spirit, but her roots are on Australia’s Sunshine Coast. “Time in the ocean,” she says, “is like returning home.” She recently settled down in her home town of Newcastle and added the role of mom to her resume.

Career Highlights

Australian Professional Longboard Circuit Champion, 2000
Placed third in the Women's World Longboard Championship in Costa Rica, 2000
First female surfer featured on the cover of Surfers Journal
Featured surfer in the film Sprout

Featured in the film Dear and Yonder
Featured in the film Come Hell or High Water
Learning to bodysurf
Catching a wave with Adam and our son when he was two months old