In current times, it’s hard to resist feeling a nostalgia for the heady days of global surf travel. So, we’re encouraging you to indulge it enthusiastically with our brand new series of discovery stories from some of the world’s most prolific surf explorers, running all this winter here on the Wavelengthmag.com We’re kicking things off […]
Women’s Gear For Winter Lockdown
With winter 2021 already one of the coldest seasons on record, the “Beast from the East” lashing mainland Europe with snow and ice (erm 8 inches of snow in the centre of Madrid anyone?), staying inside with the onset of the latest lockdowns ain’t that hard a shout. The team at Wavelength have pulled together […]
Listen: Mav’s GOAT Peter ‘The Condor’ Mel on an Historic North Pacific Winter
Get the podcast wherever you listen. It’s not every day you get to chat to a big wave core lord who’s part human, part scavenging raptor, part domestic livestock. But that’s exactly what friend of the pod, former Big Wave World Champ and WSL host Peter Mel is. Oh, and he’s parenting in the Maverick’s […]
7 Hard-Charging Young Women Taking The Surfing World By Storm
Across every surfing discipline, from aerial specialists to light-footed loggers a new contingent of young women is emerging to challenge the old guard. Of course, this is always true to some extent, such is the evolutionary arc of professional sport, however, the last few years have seen the rate of progression lurch suddenly upwards among […]
Locked Down But Not Out: Aritz Goes To Jail in Jo’Burg, 2007
[As Wavelength celebrates its 40th birthday in 2021, we revisit at some of the more colourful chapters in European surfing history.] Aritz Aranburu might be the hardest working man in European surfing over the past decade and a half. An attritional battler in the beachies if not an obvious standout, it’s not until swells get […]
Style Influences: Harrison Roach
There’s much to admire in the Harrison Roach oeuvre. A logger of global repute, but much more than just that, he’s also outstanding as a roaring tubesmith, an all around performer on shorties, mids, or fibreglass of any denomination. His refined touch and waterpersonship is matched by a trim and tidy aesthetic. Bright-eyed and sharp, […]
The Storied Life Of Porthleven Pioneer John Adams
Filmmaker, event organiser and Cornish surfing pioneer John Adams sadly passed away last week. Here, we pay tribute to his storied life. Originally from Yorkshire, John first landed in Cornwall for a summer job in 1960 and after learning to bodysurf, developed a great affinity for the place and its beaches. Having spent much of […]
The Wavelength 2020 Surf Quiz
As we say goodbye to 2020, it’s time for one last little look back on the year that was (before we never, ever dare breathe a mention of it ever again) by testing your knowledge of the world of surfing over the last twelve months. You may want to refresh your memory, of course, in […]
Listen: 2020 Podcast Best Bits
Like the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle before it, or the Dead Sea Scrolls before that, Wavelength’s It’s Not The Length podcast serves as an important historical and cultural record of our times. With a collective sigh as we leave 2020 astern, like the welcome relief felt when that obnoxious drunk of a mate has finally passed/been punched […]
2020 Revision: Looking Back on The Year in Surfing That Was
Somebody’s has to speak up for the forgotten victims, like 2016. The year that gave us Brexit, Trump and killed everyone who’d ever thought about making a decent song or film, had enjoyed a level of infamy as the gruesome year everyone wanted to turn off and on again, until 2020 came along and put […]
Culture Wars: Florence vs Medina
[This winter we teamed up with JJF’s long time sock sponsor Stance to offer every new subscriber to Wavelength a free pair of John’s new signature Swell socks. Get yours here.] Contrary to popular folklore, sitting on cold stones doesn’t give rise to perturbations in your hoop. Sitting on fences, however, is known to cause […]
The Story Behind Outerknown: The Sustainability Focussed Brain Child Of An 11X World Champ
[We’re stoked to be stocking some choice pieces from the Outerknown range in the Wavelength shop. Click here to browse now.] In April 2014, eleven-time World Champ Kelly Slater peeled his last Quiksilver sticker off his board and set his sights on something entirely new. It began with a realisation, that for over 20 years, […]
Defining Moments In The Life Of John John Florence
[This winter we teamed up with JJF’s long time sock sponsor Stance to offer every new subscriber to Wavelength a free pair of John’s new signature Swell socks. Get yours here.] With the opening leg of the women’s tour cancelled following a fatal shark attack at Honolua Bay and the Pipe Masters postponed due to a Covid […]
The Stormrider Guide Europe, 1991: The Birth of European Surfing?
[As Wavelength celebrates its 40th birthday in 2021, we revisit at some of the more colourful chapters in European surfing history.] When was European surfing born? That is of course, a trick question, depending on what exactly you mean by European surfing. Perhaps it was in the late Cretaceous, as the European and Iberian tectonic […]
The Wavelength Christmas Subscription Specials
With Christmas fast approaching, we’re here to help you procure the perfect gift for the surfer in your life, or pick out a little something for yourself. Last week we unveiled our winter gift guide, featuring choice picks from some of our favourite surf and outdoor brands. Here, we’ll focus on the range of free […]
Introducing HOY
Since pulling up the shutters on the new look Wavelength shop, we’ve been excitedly filling our virtual shelves with some of our favourite brands from across the globe. So far, we’ve hung up choice pieces from the likes of Deus, who hail originally from a greasy floored Sydney workspace, Roark, who were born in Laguna […]
WATCH: John John’s Pre-Pipe Battle Cry
[We recently teamed up with JJF’s sock sponsor Stance to offer every new subscriber to Wavelength a free pair of his new signature Swell socks. Get yours here.] Over the last few years, it’s become common practice among CT surfers to drop a clip immediately before a comp, filmed around the locale in which its […]
The Best Christmas Gifts For Surfers
If you’re looking to share the gift of stoke, we’ve saved you the guesswork by helping you pick out the best gifts for surfers. From staying warm on those early surf checks to travel friendly coffee options, from surf accessories to essential reading material, our in house editorial team has curated a selection for presents […]
Performance Not Politics: Justine Dupont’s Quest For The Finest Line
French big wave surfer Justine Dupont rode a huge left in the morning of the inaugural Nazaré Tow Challenge in February 2020, winning the Best Female Performance award for her efforts. As the former Women’s CT surfer accepted her award in a ceremony at the iconic lighthouse that evening, she paid tribute to fellow women’s […]
Who Is Roark? And What Is He Reviving?
Born in Laguna Beach, California with an insatiable wanderlust for worthy adventures out in the big wide, Roark Revival is as much about relishing the bumps in the road as what lies at the end of it. As modern surf travel zigs with a cocooned, noise-cancelling and neck pillow bubble of pampering, Roark zags toward […]
On Reefs: Stuart Gibson & The Mechanics Of The Shipstern’s Step
[Welcome to ‘On Reefs’ a new series of stories exploring the hidden quirks and perils of reefs around the world through the personal experiences of those who know them in intimately.] In the two decades since the mutant slab at Shipstern Bluff was first unveiled to the surfing world, its ascent into legend has owed […]
Introducing The Stance X John John Florence Sock Subscription Special
With Christmas fast approaching, we’re excited to unveil a brand new subscription bundle, pairing a whole year of Wavelength print editions with a set of limited-edition Stance X John John Florence socks, all for just £20. The ‘Swell Socks’ mark the latest in a string of collaborations between the 2X world champ and his longtime […]
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