CATEGORIES

Are Environmentally-Minded Surfers Doing Enough to Combat Climate Change?

Are many of us environmentally-minded surfers actually taking the easy way out when it comes to combatting climate change and fighting for ocean health?

Flashback To The 'Summer of ‘69'

The “Summer of 69” film dusts off radical shapes previously lost amid surfing’s most revolutionary period

Modern Spin On Classic Longboard

At the Mexi Log Fest, a group of youngsters from California surf culture’s fertile crescent put a distinctly modern spin on classic longboarding

Taking The Path Of Most Resistance

Almost 30 years after first exploring the Alaskan coastline for waves, Josh Mulcoy returns to learn that there are still discoveries to be made

Rediscovering The Art Of The Surf Film Premiere

“Self-Discovery for Social Survival” turns the afterthought that is a modern surf film screening into a legitimate artistic happening

Traveling Light

With their new board-sharing platform Awayco, Ace Buchan and friends want to bring the travel quiver to you

Showcase Steve Sherman

Throughout the ‘90s, North County San Diego-based photographer Steve Sherman gave surf fans worldwide an intimate, inside look at the Momentum generation as they pushed surfing performance to staggering new heights.

Master Of Some

Sometimes taking a step back from surfing for other pursuits can actually make you a better surfer.

Life In The Excellent Range

Now retired after 18 years spent living large on the World Tour, Taj Burrow isn’t the least bit concerned about what comes next.

Along For Ride

As surfers, we all share a deep hunger to venture into uncharted territories, and the same can be said for surf photographers.

Out Of Bounds

Surrounded by pristine Australian wilderness, Asher Pacey and Bobby Martinez score the best beachbreak barrels of their lives without another soul in sight.

Matt Hoy, Former World Tour Hellraiser, Merewether Beach, Australia

“I’d like to see more people ride different boards, make themselves stand out. In my era—and before, actually—everybody had such a distinct style, nobody really compared to anyone.”

From The Streets To The Streets

In the 1980s and 1990s, Johnny Boy Gomes was one of the North Shore’s finest surfers and one of its most terrifying presences ‘91—Volume 32, Issue 8

From The Snow To The Surf

Ex-pro snowboarder Colter Deupree breaks down his snowboard-inspired designs

Renegades Of Punts

Over 10 years after the original air-based competition series faded away, the WSL is breathing new life into the concept with today’s most radical aerialists. But will the outcome be any different this time around?

The Descendent

Noa Deane’s punk sensibilities and go-for-broke approach may connect him to freesurfing’s past, but they also make him a man apart in freesurfing’s present

There Goes My Hero

Why surfers often favor quiet rippers and misfits over mainstream surf stars

The Ghost Of Waxed Windshields Past

While localism in the U.S. has largely been eroded by social media exposure and litigious outsiders, will some version always live on in surf culture?

A Soft Purgatory

Somewhere between surfing and bodyboarding, the softboard movement is going to strange new places.

Gut Check

Is there a unique set of bacteria shared by surfers worldwide? By ZANDER MORTON With his Surfer Biome Project, Cliff Kapono hopes to find out

On The Nose

How an unlikely collaboration between shaper Chris Christenson and an aerospace engineer from Pennsylvania may alter the future of big-wave surfboard design

Of Dirty Wax And Rabbits' Feet

Surf superstition is alive and well in our culture, and it can be the difference between our best and worst sessions.

Looking To Do Some Good While Chasing Waves? Go For Surf Travel!

After a fateful surf trip 10 years ago, Waves for Water founder Jon Rose redefined what surf travel could be for those looking to do some good while chasing waves. Recently, on another kind of surf trip, Rose considers the good that the journey has done for him

Bianca Valenti: I'm A Competitor And I Like To Win

Bianca Valenti didn’t plan on becoming the face of the fight for equal pay in surfing, but when it comes to the advancement of women’s big-wave surfing, she’s not one to back down

Year Of The Shark

After being attacked by a great white, losing his brother, and watching the world title slip through his fingers, Mick Fanning should be a broken man. Yet somehow he’s managed to find peace in the chaos.

Rise Of The Machines

Artificial wave becomes self-aware, attacks patrons

Layne Beachley, 45 - Seven-time World Champion, Sydney Australia

When you know who you are, external pressures, judgments and projected opinions don’t seem to matter as much.

Stirring The Melting Pot

Why surf culture desperately needs more diversity

Showcase - Joni Sternbach

Joni Sternbach’s analogue photographic technique from the 1850s brings a timeless feel to a new series of surfer portraits

The (Un)Official Forecast

Five left-field predictions about the future of wave riding