They are an impossibly good looking family who share dozens of tanned photos of themselves on Instagram every week.
From their selfie-loving first appearances, the Coffey siblings are by all accounts the Kardashians of the Australian surfing world.
However, unlike dark-haired American beauties Kourtney, Kim, Khloé, Kendall and Kylie, the Coffeys have so far turned down all offers to star in their own reality TV series.
Instead the Gold Coast family get their kicks surfing huge waves in the toughest competitions around the world - and they've got the photos to prove it.
Ellie-Jean Coffey, 19, loves to spend her time at the beach - surfing and taking photos
Professional surfer Ellie-Jean is the eldest of the sisters, then there¿s Holly-Sue, 16, Ruby-Lee, 14, and Bonnie-Lou, 11
Sun-kissed skin: Ellie-Jean has taken the surfing world - and Instagram - by storm
Professional surfer Ellie-Jean Coffey, 19, and sister Holly-Sue, 16, earn a living as models as well as surfers
Professional surfer Ellie-Jean Coffey, 19, is the eldest of the sisters, then there’s Holly-Sue, 16, Ruby-Lee, 14, and Bonnie-Lou, 11.
Along with their brother Jackson, 18, they have a megabuck family sponsorship from Billabong that supports their beachside globe-trotting.
For over ten years - since their parents sold their family home and bought a van - they have travelled around Australia chasing waves.
Kicking back by the pool, Ellie-Jean has earned a cult following
Here's lookin' at me: Ellie-Jean is no stranger to a selfie or two
Ellie-Jean says the flirtatious pictures she constantly posts online are an easy way for female surfers to brand themselves
Ellie-Jean Coffey, 19 and Holly-Sue, 16, compete against each other in surfing competitions
The Gold Coast family get their kicks surfing around the world
Holly-Sue has over 100,000 fans on her Instagram account, which features plenty of photos of her enjoying her beach lifestyle
The Coffey’s parents sold their home in Curl Curl, north Sydney, to pursue a nomadic lifestyle but their father Jason Coffey, who is also a surfer, and mother Kym have ensured the siblings are home schooled when they are not in the ocean.
And now their children have become famous for not only their surfing talent but for their social media use.
To ensure they've always got plenty of photos to share with their fans, the family has enlisted the help of photographer friend Azad Sellars.
Drinks by day and by night - Ellie-Jean enjoys a fruit cocktail by the pool (left) and a glass of red wine (right)
'As much we're competitive and we're athletes, we're also promoting a healthy lifestyle and we're, you know, a little bit sexy,' Ellie-Jean told Sunrise in March
If they are not showing of their impressive skills on a surf board, the sisters are flaunting their impressive tans
The sisters were both home schooled after their parents sold their house to travel around Australia
Just like Kim Kardashian, Ellie-Jean is a big fan of a pouting pose and has so far earned over 300,000 Instagram followers with her bikini snaps.
If she’s not showing of her impressive skills on a surf board, she’s flaunting her impressive tan next to her blonde friends on the sand or by the pool.
In a shoot this week the eldest Coffey sisters posed for Sellers in denim shorts and bikini tops.
Earlier this year, Ellie-Jean defended the images she posts online, saying that surfing is an 'exotic sport' and posting pictures of herself is just part of her life as an athlete.
Ellie-Jean knows how to use social media to make herself an in demand model
Ellie-Jean told Sunrise host Samantha Armytage she doesn't feel pressure to look a certain way
The pro surfer posts lots of photos of herself pouting by the pool
She said the flirtatious pictures she constantly posts online are an easy way for female surfers to brand themselves.
'As much as we're competitive and we're athletes, we're also promoting a healthy lifestyle and we're, you know, a little bit sexy,' Ellie-Jean told Sunrise in March.
'We're in bikinis, we're in the water constantly.
'Nowadays it's a much easier way to brand yourself. Having this whole modelling lifestyle and kind of just going off what I do online has only added extra to what I was already doing.'
Ellie-Jean told Sunrise host Samantha Armytage she doesn't feel pressure to look a certain way.
'Fortunately looking fit and well is just a result of training hard and leading a healthy lifestyle which surrounds a professional athlete,' she said.
The sisters have become inspirations for other young female surfers
'[Bikinis are] just what I wear. Also being in the sun so much, your hair is really blonde and your skin goes very tanned so that's definitely a positive as well.'
The Australasia Pro Junior Series Champion says on her Billabong bio page that she wanted to be an actress when she was a child and that Marilyn Monroe is her biggest inspiration.
Meanwhile, her younger sister Holly-Sue has over 100,000 fans on her Instagram account, which features photos similar to Ellie’s.
On her Billabong bio page, Holly-Sue says her favourite thing about surfing is doing it ‘with my Dad and Mum and my brother and sisters, surfing with my family is so much fun’.
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