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.

Filmography

• 2020California Soul
• 2016Fish: The Surfboard Documentary
• 2013Compassing
• 2013Slow Dance
• 2013Surfing Your Dreams
• 2010Castles In The Sky
• 2009Drive Thru Australia
• 2008Riding Waves
• 2007Down the Barrel
• 2007Mixed Tape - Bobby: Volume 1
• 2007Surf's Up — Rob (voice)
• 2004A Brokedown Melody
• 2004Global
• 2003Campaign
• 2002Drive Thru Japan
• 2002Moto XXX 4: Up in Flames
• 1999Billabong Challenge: Nine 9 Lives
• 1999Loose Change
• 1998Puerto Underground 4: Alma y Corazón
• 1998Raw Irons
• 1997The Show
• 1996Billabong Challenge: Psychedelic Desert Groove
• 1996Drifting: Rob Machado Chronicles
• 1995Billabong Challenge: The Mystery Left
• 1994Focus
• 1994The Kill 2
• 1993Momentum II
• 1992Momentum
• 1992The Kill

Appearances as themselves (19)

• 202610 Out Of 10 — Self
• 2026Jack Johnson: SURFILMUSIC — Self
• 2025Mountains of the Moon — Self
• 2023Birth of The Endless Summer: Discovery of Cape St. Francis — Self
• 2019Fire On The Mountain — Self
• 2018Momentum Generation — Himself
• 2017Chasing AdVANture — Self
• 2017Proximity — Himself
• 2013Fading West — Self
• 2009The Drifter — Himself
• 2008Bustin' Down the Door — Self
• 2008Water Man — Self
• 2007Stranger Than Fiction — Himself
• 2003Step Into Liquid — Himself
• 2002The September Sessions — Himself
• 2001Shelter — Himself
• 2000Hit & Run — Himself
• 2000Thicker Than Water — Himself
• A Common Thread — Self