Dom has broken a metatarsal bone in his left foot while surfing.  (Metatarsals are a set of five long bones in the foot, each running through the arch to the toes.)

You can read the article, which sources it's information from Dom's publicist and compares Dom to David Beckham, which will no doubt please Dom.

• WENN, 11 April 2010

The article is referring to these paparazzi photos taken on the 9th.