On Monday of this week, a lone surfer jumped off a harbour wall for a surf in Hastings as solid 6-foot onshore waves pounded the shoreline. Nestled way up the channel coast, in the south-east corner of Britain, Hastings isn’t exactly a surfing hub. But still a small community of wave riders exist there, waiting […]
Listen: Insider Insights From The Nazarè Challenge On It’s Not The Length Podcast
It’s Not The Length comes to you from the cliff overlooking 50-60ft surf at Nazaré, just after the WSL’s Nazaré Tow Challenge. Evans & Mondy, fresh from the live commentary booth and slightly rattled from seeing what looked a lot like Alex Botelho drowning on live broadcast, bring you a fresh debrief the key events […]
What Can CBD Do For The Everyday Surfer?
“Like if Nathan is a sun cooked duck,” writes a supportive John John Florence on an Instagram clip of his brother Nathan preparing to paddle out at Pipe. The two-time world champ is right. His brother does indeed look like a bit of poultry left hanging in a window in China town. However, the explanation […]
Near Tragedy At Nazaré Tow Challenge
The inaugural Nazaré Tow Challenge was less than 10 minutes from completion, towards the end of the last bonus heat when near tragedy struck and reduced the broadcast, beach crowd and athletes to stunned silence as 50ft waves unloaded at Praia da Norte. With Hugo Vau driving and Team Portugal partner Alex Botelho on the […]
BREAKING: Nazaré Tow Challenge Yellow Alert, Likely To Run Tuesday 11/02
The WSL’s inaugural Nazaré Tow Challenge is set to go next week, most likely Tuesday 11/02/20. A huge North Atlantic swell with plenty of north in it – ideal for the peakier waves and in particular ‘Big Momma’ outside first peak Naz – is developing between Greenland and Ireland and set to arrive early next week. The […]
Coffee & Surfing: Any Questions?
Love both surfing and coffee, in almost equal measure? So do we. That’s why we’ve teamed up with Origin Coffee to bring you a delicious subs offer for a limited time. New subscribers to Wavelength’s premium print editions can currently get two free bags of Origin Coffee. Get a Wavelength subscription & 2 free bags of Origin Coffee here But enough […]
Brexit For Surfers
There are lots of great waves in Europe. So many, in fact, that a surfer could find every kind of wave they could ever possibly desire, save perhaps coral reef passes, without ever having to leave European waters. Leave you say? oh let’s not start all that again! If you came to the Brexit saga […]
WATCH: Peony Knight Just Sailed Into Tenerife For The First QS Of The Season!
The intrepid Knight family of North Devon have had an exhilarating winter so far, traversing the high seas of the North Atlantic. Taz has been splitting his time between his new home in Ireland and the family sailboat – currently crewed by his parents and sister Peony – which has been anchored up in Madeira […]
John John Florence Splits With Hurley
After a few weeks of backroom manoeuvring, this morning it has been reported that John John Florence has peeled his Hurley sticker off and is officially off the team. Last Haloween the brand was purchased from Nike by Bluestar Alliance, the Hurley family promptly removed from their posts and a new team of corporate lawyers […]
The Inside Scoop On China’s Olympics Surfing Programme
It’s 6am at Riyuewan – Sun and Moon Bay, Wanning, China. A full moon shimmers off the surface of rockpools in the exposed reef a few hundred metres offshore, a reef that provides reeling, fun, if not life-changing lefthanders under consistent, clean wind swells off the South China Sea. Bizarrely, from the current low watermark, the […]
A Trip To Taiwan; The Pacific’s Alternative Surf Destination
“Xièxie” I say to the smiley-eyed baker as she closes the condensation-filled cabinet and emerges from a cloud of vapour like a contestant on ‘Stars in their Eyes’. She hands me a carrier bag bulging with a selection of the famous Taitung County Baozi buns, each the size of a fist, with a consistency akin […]
Podcast Ep 12: The Surf Shithousery Top 5
According to Urban Dictionary, Shithousery is defined as: A Chiefly British term for underhanded conduct or gamesmanship in a sport, with the intention of gaining an advantage. Typically refers to association football. Well guess what? It’s not just association football, folks. So long as we’ve got the Medinas, the Dingos and the Hardmans, so long as there are the Slaters […]
Listen: “It Scared The Sh*t Outta Me”
By their very nature, invitational events tend to be held in high quality surf, and Quemao Class, held at the infamous Pipe-style wave El Quemao on the north coast of Lanzarote is no exception. When Storm Brendan sent XXL swell pulsing to all corners of Europe last week, prompting a very near green light on […]
Be A Greener Surfer
Why should we, as surfers, hold ourselves to a higher account when it comes to environmentalism? Because of peace signs in the tube, long hair and sandals? Not really. Because despite trends to the contrary in the early part of the 21st century, it turns out ours isn’t simply just another sport, overpaid athletes in New Era hats […]
The Wave Bristol Is About To Start Offering Bigger, Heavier Wave Settings!
Yesterday The Wave Bristol announced it will soon be making some of its more advanced wave settings available to punters. The pool opened to much fanfare back in October, but some surfers were disappointed that after seeing years of barrel footage from the Basque test facility, the only setting on offer initially was a chest-high […]
Listen To The Podcast
Paul Evans & Ben Mondy bring you the latest news and views from around the surf world in their light-hearted, heavily opinionated podcast It’s Not The Length. Latest Episode: Ep 12 The Surf Shithousery Top 5 Released 17/01/20 Running time:40m39s Get In Touch With The Show Twitter @wavelengthmag IG/FB @wavelengthsurfmag Email [email protected] Get in touch […]
Know When To Go: The Wavelength Guide To Surf Seasons Around The World
As the murky depths of winter envelope us here in Europe, thoughts naturally turn to overseas surf missions. Perhaps you’ve already got a destination or month in mind, or perhaps you’re still very much in the spin the globe stage of planning. Either way, we’re here to help with this guide to swell seasons at […]
The Council Are About To Remove The Agony From Your Run Down To Fistral!
Picture the scene. It’s a cold day, immediately pre or post the begrudgery of boot season. You’re heading in for a surf at the world-famous Fistral Beach. The waves are probably something between fun and mediocre. But you’re feeling positive. You’ve parked in town, to save yourself several pasties worth of parking charges. Or, you’re […]
How To Not Be A Dick When Borrowing Your Mates Surf Stuff
There are numerous reasons why you might need to borrow a surfboard, or other vital wave riding accoutrements; not only can it be a great way to save money and hassles on baggage fees and transport headaches associated with travelling boards, but also a reaffirmation ritual of important social bonds. In fact, the gold standard of surf travel hospitality […]
