Rob Machado

Rob Machado, a.k.a. “Rubber Toe” or “Mob,” is one of the most recognizable faces in the world of surfing with some of the biggest hair. The stylie 34-year-old goofy-foot spent 10 years on the World Championship Tour (WCT) and in the past five years has transitioned into a mellower pace of living-surfing in select contests, starring in surf videos, ripping for surf photographers and traveling with friends to waves worldwide. Rob was born in Australia to an American dad and an English mom and his homeland remains his favorite country. Had his parents stayed there, he could easily be a VB-swilling, vegemite-spreading, “Oi! Oi! Oi!” chanting born-and-bred Aussie. Instead, the family relocated to Encinitas in the late 70’s and he became a reef-surfing So Cal stylist who looked up to Tom Curren.