The title offers various modes including Arcade, Championship, Free Surf, Time Attack, King of the Waves and Rumble, and supports up to four players.

[5] Players can select from one of eight real-life surfers including Cory Lopez, Shane Beschen, Jason Collins and Rochelle Ballard, with the game taking place on a fictional South Pacific Island with ten selectable beach locations, each with waves possessing their own unique breaking style and size, as well as varying weather conditions.

[5] Brisbane-based company Krome Studios led development of the title, and claimed to be "staffed with avid surfers, including current Australian national champion Mark "Richo" Richardson" who informed "development and implementation of wave dynamics, board dynamics, and the moves of the featured surfers in the game".

[5] The game was originally announced in April 2000 as Billabong Pro Surfing, but would ultimately release with the endorsement of rival surfwear company O'Neill.

"[25] Atomic Dawg of GamePro said that the same console version "trades on the strength of an impressive game engine that truly makes you feel like you're gliding across the waves.