Actor Chris Hemsworth was soaking up the last days of summer Down Under last week … out surfing near his hometown of Byron Bay, Australia.

The Aussie clearly knows his way around the water, ripping waves on his shortboard, catching a few 4-footers on his twin-fin. Check out the vid … He looked great laying rail on his cutbacks, even catching a little tube time.

Afterward, the Hollywood hunk shed his wetsuit top, looking shredded after he finished shredding, trotting up the sand in his little star-covered trunks.

The ‘Thor’ superstar seems to be enjoying a bit of leisure between projects, taking time to tap some tasty waves back home in the surf-obsessed nation.