Rob Machado
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Robert Edward Machado (better known simply as Rob Machado) (born October 16, 1973, Sydney, Australia) is an Australian-born American professional surfer from Cardiff-by-the-Sea, a community in Encinitas (San Diego County), California. Machado attended San Dieguito High School, and is known for his casual, "laid-back" style both in and out of the water taught. Though he rides a modern tri-fin shortboard, he is still considered a "soul-surfer" largely because of his soft-spoken, humble personality and his disinterest in the spotlight, along with his fluid surfing style, which has earned him the nickname "Mr. Smoothy." He is one of the best-known goofy-foot surfers in the world today. His style influences include Gerry Lopez, California's masters of style duo Oliver Lobdell and Taylor Lobdell, who he saw surfing on soft tops at River Jetties in 1990 and has tried to emulate their styles ever since.Rob has won many of pro surfing's most prestigious contests, including Hawaii's Pipeline Masters (Triple Crown of Surfing), and the U.S. Open of Surfing, the largest surfing event held on the U.S. mainland.
Known for
Credits
Surf's Up (2007)
as Rob (voice)
Momentum II (1993)
Actor
Jack Johnson: SURFILMUSIC (2026)
as Self
Mountains of the Moon (2025)
as Self
Bustin' Down the Door (2008)
as Self
Momentum Generation (2018)
as Himself
Birth of The Endless Summer: Discovery of Cape St. Francis (2023)
as Self
Fading West (2013)
as Self
Moto XXX 4: Up in Flames (2002)
Actor
10 Out Of 10 (2026)
as Self
Thicker Than Water (2000)
as Himself
Shelter (2001)
as Himself
Down the Barrel (2007)
Actor
Step Into Liquid (2003)
as Himself
The Show (1997)
Actor
The September Sessions (2002)
as Himself
Surfing Your Dreams (2013)
Actor
Water Man (2008)
as Self
Stranger Than Fiction (2007)
as Himself
The Drifter (2009)
as Himself
A Brokedown Melody (2004)
Actor
A Common Thread (—)
as Self
Proximity (2017)
as Himself
Momentum (1992)
Actor
Loose Change (1999)
Actor
Billabong Challenge: Psychedelic Desert Groove (1996)
Actor
Fish: The Surfboard Documentary (2016)
Actor
Billabong Challenge: The Mystery Left (1995)
Actor
Focus (1994)
Actor
Slow Dance (2013)
Actor
The Kill 2 (1994)
Actor
Puerto Underground 4: Alma y Corazón (1998)
Actor
Campaign (2003)
Actor
Hit & Run (2000)
as Himself
Castles In The Sky (2010)
Actor
Fire On The Mountain (2019)
as Self
Global (2004)
Actor
The Kill (1992)
Actor
Mixed Tape - Bobby: Volume 1 (2007)
Actor
Riding Waves (2008)
Actor
Chasing AdVANture (2017)
as Self
Drive Thru Australia (2009)
Actor
Raw Irons (1998)
Actor
Drifting: Rob Machado Chronicles (1996)
Actor
Billabong Challenge: Nine 9 Lives (1999)
Actor
California Soul (2020)
Actor
Drive Thru Japan (2002)
Actor
Compassing (2013)
Actor