It’s a well-known fact that most of the world’s free surfers possess at least a stack of hard drives festering full of surf footage from their lives of illustrious travel, perfectly suited to pasting together for a web clip release, if only they had the time. Recent isolation have finally offered them a minute to […]
GALLERY: The Joys Of Late-Season Sri Lanka
Back when everything was normal, peak season surf travel was the status quo. Sure, there were some notable exceptions, like late season Hawaii, or early season Mentawais; but generally, visiting exotic locations during the window most likely to offer up glorious weather and optimum surf seemed to be the go-to for most. However, over the […]
BREAKING: Reports Of Multiple Serious Incidents Across Cornwall
After the community voiced serious concerns earlier this week regarding the lack of lifeguards ahead of the bank holiday weekend, reports are coming in today that suggest everyone’s worst fears may have been realised. Social media is currently awash with news of incidents from all around Cornwall, involving bathers and surfers, including an unconfirmed report […]
Rumour: Have You Watched Your Last Ever Quik Pro France?
If the Euro CT leg does runs this year, it could well be the last
Introducing The Wavelength X Arcade Belts Subscription Special
After the strangest spring in living memory, it looks like summer is finally in the offing. And with lockdown measures loosened, but social distancing still very much a thing, now is the perfect time to grab your board, a picnic and some premium reading material and find yourself a quiet corner. To welcome you on […]
Listen: ‘The Public Are Vandals Who Can’t Be Trusted, They’ll Run Amok’
New podcast episode: Right to roam with Guy Shrubsole & Nick Hayes
How A Group Of Mancunian Factory Workers Shaped The British Surf Experience
[This article originally appeared in Volume 256. Subscibe to Wavelength now to never miss an issue.] On a gloomy day in 1932 a defiant group of young factory workers, dressed in old army shorts and worn work boots, marched up a steep moorland ridge just outside of Manchester. Behind them, a breathless huddle of policemen struggled to […]
Review: NSP 6’4 Fish
Back in the day the letters ‘NSP’ conjured visions of a hunk of moulded plastic, somewhere in the 8 foot range, good for beginners, fun on a small day, but not exactly synonymous with performance. A lot has changed since then. A few years back, the brand got picked up by Cobra; a company specialising […]
Tom Curren, Backdoor: Ted Grambeau On An Era-Defining Wave
Around The World In 6 Surf Shots: Curren’s 90’s Backdoor Bomb by Ted Grambeau
WATCH: Victoria Vergara In A New Short By Morgan Maassen
After growing up between the tropical isles of Reunion and New Caledonia, Victoria Vergara entered the world of the model/ surfer aged just 14. Since then she’s developed a style and approach in the water that has seen her become one of the most appreciated female longboarders in the world. In this brand new short, […]
Inspired Surfer – Hugo Tagholm
Inspired Surfer – Hugo Tagholm A world leader in ocean conservation and environmental activism. Inspired Surfers is a 10 part series – in partnership with Jimmy’s Iced Coffee. We uncover the stories of characters who have taken their passion for surf into their day to day lives and done big and amazing things. In this […]
Concern Mounts As Big Bank Holiday Swell Forecast To Hit Unguarded Beaches
Concern is growing in the South West ahead of the bank holiday weekend, with fears that solid swell heights, sunny weather and big tides could create a perfect storm of dangers for those visiting the region’s lifeguard-less beaches. While overnight stays are still banned under current lockdown guidelines, day trips to the seaside are back […]
WATCH: Two Weeks In South Devon With Ride Everything Ripper Joe Harding
Here’s a refreshing new flick featuring South Devon’s Joe Harding shredding around his local zone on an array of different crafts. Captured over the course of a wave-rich two week period, the edit features a wide variety of wave riding from the coast’s various nooks and crannies, as well as some brief insights into Joe […]
Europe Officially Back In The Water
For the first time in over two months, Europe’s Atlantic lineups, from the Arctic Circle down to the Gibraltar Straits are open for surfers Five days after lockdown officially ended in France a week ago (11/05), and after some 66 days banned from the nation’s lineups, French surfers were allowed back in the water this […]
WATCH: Miguel Blanco In ‘The Island Next Door’
Portuguese ripper Miguel Blanco is one of the latest in a long line of European surfers who choose to split their attention between the QS grind and more enjoyable modes of international travel. In the latter vein, he’s just launched a brand new web series entitled ‘In Luck’, with episode one featuring a free surfing […]
WATCH: Wade Goodall & Friends In The Highly Anticipated ‘Pentecoastal’
In 2016 Wade Goodall’s career was on the rocks. Over the course of the previous four years, he’d suffered a spate of injuries, lost his main sponsor and ended up laid up with a leg full of metal rods, contemplating what to do next. Revered among his peers for his creative approach and go-for-broke airs […]
Raw Stoke: Les Culs Nus, Hossegor
A brief history of La Graviere’s nudie neighbour
Post Lockdown Localism: A Guide To Blowing In Gently
As much of Europe starts to emerge from lockdown to varying degrees at varying rates, and we start to imagine and build the new normal, coastal dwellers and out of towners consider their positions along a shifting idealogical fault line. In much of mainland Europe, identifying the interloper at distance has generally been a more […]
Surfing Through A Tsunami In Peru; Felipe Pomar’s Legendary Ride
Earlier this month we brought you a potted history of pop-culture’s obsession with the concept of tsunami surfing; spanning appearances in old Hawaiian folklore, through TV ads and Hollywood cult classics, to an alleged feature in one of youtube’s first viral videos. Here, we’ll tell the story of a big wave legend and early surfing […]
Inspired Surfer – Andy Medd
Inspired Surfers is a 10 part series – in partnership with Jimmy’s. We uncover the stories of characters who have taken their passion for surf into their day to day lives and done big and amazing things. In this episode, we are in conversation with Andy Medd – One of the founders of Mother, which is […]
Tragedy In Dutch Surf Capital Scheveningen: 5 Dead, More Missing
Tragedy struck in Dutch surf capital Scheveningen yesterday, as gale force winds blew up from the NE catching a group of surfers and bodysurfers off guard at the popular surfing beach at The Hague. The group are reported to be 22-38 years old and all experienced surfers, including surf school instructors. According to reports, the […]
Boris’ Speech Could Spell Disaster For The South West
An easing of the lockdown was always going to pose a dilemma for Britain’s coastal towns and tourist hot spots. In the South West in particular, where infection rates are the lowest in England, locals have long worried that the sudden influx of visitors that would follow a lifting of the travel ban would cause […]
The End of The World (Surf League) As We Know It: “I Think It’s A Great Idea” – Ryan Callinan
It’s Not The Length Podcast is back as hosts Evans & Mondy reconvene to consider all things lockdown, shred & life. Could this be the end of the World Surf League as we know it? Mondy reached out to Ryan Callinan who doesn’t seem to think so, he’s excited about the new world title decider […]
Locked down in Sri Lanka
Military controlled curfews, empty waves and the same dilemna faced by surfers all over the world right now. To surf or not to surf? The Wavelength community is a truly global one. Over the last 7 weeks we have been talking to members from all over the world. Listening to how others are approaching lockdown. […]
