Ellie-Jean Coffey

Ellie-Jean Coffey, born on 25 November 1994, is an Australian professional surfer who is also known as a model. The eldest of seven children, she grew up on the Gold Coast of Queensland, and for ten years her family travelled around Australia while the children were home schooled. Both her parents were keen surfers, and it was during those travels that she learned to surf and decided to turn professional; her sisters and brother have also reached professional level. She took second place at the Junior World Surfing Championships held in Panama in 2012, won the 2015 Single Fin Classic riding a traditional single fin board she had not used before, and was ranked 97th in the Qualifying Series world rankings by 2017. She stopped entering competitions after 2017, citing negativity and abuse towards women on the circuit, and now surfs only recreationally.