JARRED HANCOX

Hi, my name is J-ROD and I’m from Taranaki, NZ.

I started surfing when I was 14 years old.

I’m a goofy footer.

My magic stick during 2025 was a DCE 5’9″ x 18 25/32″ x 2 1/2″ 28.15L. I’m 157cm and 73kg.

My training grounds are Stent Rd, Rocky Pt, Back Beach and Fitzroy.

My favourite wave is Macaronis in the Mentawais.

My favourite manoeuvres are backhand verts, forehand rail gouges, laybacks and deep forehand barrels.

My favourite foods are my amazing porridge mixes and Lexy’s Kitchen meals.

My favourite pasttime, after surfing, is in fact a lot of things: mountain biking.

My philosophy on life is “Have a good balance, keep healthy and fit to feel your best, and remember – you only live once.”

I couldn’t live without my girlfriend, pets, family and friends.

My inspirations are my older friends who are still fit, healthy, surfing good and living good lives; as well as the young local hot shot surfers that keep me on my toes and push me to keep the highest level of surfing I can do.

My career highlights include:

• 70+ wins in Taranaki surf contests;
• 1st, 2025 Shimmering Waters King of the Coast Series (1st at Stent, 2nd at Rocky Point, 1st at Puniho);
• 4th, 2024 Surfing New Zealand Open Mens Series;
• 3rd, 2024 Exit Surf Men’s Canterbury Championships, Open;
• 1st, 2024 Te Kaika South Island Championships, 30+;
• 4th, 2024 Te Kaika South Island Championships, Open;
• 4th, 2023 Surfing New Zealand Open Mens Series;
• 1st, 2023 NZ National Titles at Piha, Over 30s;
• 1st, 2023 Exit Surf Men’s Canterbury Championships NZ, Over 30;
• 2nd, 2023 Exit Surf Men’s Canterbury Championships NZ, Open;
• 1st, 2023 Te Kaika South Island Championships, 40+;
• 2nd, 2023 Te Kaika South Island Championships, Open;
• 2nd, 2023 O’Neill Kaikōura Coldwater Classic, Open;
• 1st, 2023 South Island Surfing Association, Open;
• 3rd, 2022 Hurley National Club Championships, Captain of the New Plymouth Surfriders Club team;
• 2nd, 2021 South Island Surfing Association Series, Open;
• 3rd, 2021 O’Neill Kaikoura Cold Water Classic (Sth Is, NZ), Open;
• 1st, 2021 Emerson’s South Island Champs, Open;
• 1st, 2020 NZ National Titles, Over 35s;
• 3rd, 2019 Backdoor Taranaki Pro, Open;
• 1st, 2019 Taranaki Super 8 Series, Opens;
• 1st, 2019 NZ National Titles, Over 30s (& 5th in the Open);
• 1st, 2018 NZ National Titles, Over 35s;
• 1st, 2016 NZ National Titles, Over 35s;
• 1st, 2011 NZ National Titles, Over 28s;
• 1st, 2010 NZ National Titles, Over 28s;
• Being a surf guide at G-Land Bobby’s Surf Camp, spending over 2 years in total surfing some of the best waves and barrels in the world.