Word was the sand was all funky down in the SW corner of Landes at some of the more well-known spots… but that was yesterday’s news. But make no mistake, navigating this landscape is tricky and unforgiving; it takes a lifetime to make it look this easy at La Graviere. Featuring: Jeremy Flores, Mikey February, […]
A new narrative with Hugo Tagholm: People want to hear about solutions; they want to hear about hope.
Imagine you are a pressure group who have managed to get your issue to the top of the news agenda. But now you must push home that advantage and turn column inches and public awareness into legislative change. How do you cross that divide? You’ll probably be familiar with Hugo Tagholm, former CEO of Surfers […]
Glory Days
The life and times of Art Brewer. Words: Dibi Fletcher Photos: Art Brewer It seems like another lifetime, that fateful winter of 1969, when Art Brewer moved into the house next door to Herb and I on the North Shore. After barely escaping with our sanity from Laguna Canyon and our escapades with the now […]
5 European Surf Camps To Make You A Better Surfer*
* Or how to put a rocket up the arse of your surfing, and perhaps even your life. Waves. Weather. Coaches. Vibes. Equipment. Location. Food. Digs and X-Factor. We tick all the boxes, so you don’t have to. Here’s a list of European surf camps that will improve your surfing, and your life. High Voltage Surf […]
Is Kelly Slater a Zombie? Why is Griffin Having An Existential Crisis? And Do We Need To Talk About Ethan?
Questions (With Answers) After The Tahiti Pro. Who Has Made The WSL Finals? The mid-year cut was brought in to a) provide a guaranteed one-day, winner take all made-for-TV climax and b) add some interest to the latter events. In the Men’s, you could say it ticked both boxes. Going into the Teahupo’o event, big […]
Tuning into the rhythm of surfing
From surf movie soundtracks to flamenco via Pink Floyd and Alby Falzon. An exploration of music and surfing with contributions from Mikey February, Lee-Ann Curran and Clovis Donizetti. Human beings have been making music for millennia (bone flutes from cave systems in Germany have been carbon dated to approximately 40,000 years old, while other instruments […]
Craig Anderson Reveals All In Db’s Pack Heavy Chase Light
Iconic freesurfer talks through turning down big money offers to start own brand The latest Pack Heavy Chase Light episode sees filmmaker Sam Moody shadowing Craig Anderson in New York. The pair were in The Big Apple for the launch of Db X Craig Anderson collection, and Moody took the opportunity to delve deep into […]
5 UNIQUE WOMEN’S RETREAT EXPERIENCES
Rad trips that just might change your life Looking for something different, with unique flair and flavour for your next adventure? Well, we’ve rounded up the raddest assortment of epic adventures. From surf and skate retreats to artist residencies where you can learn to shoot snaps with surfing’s most celebrated photographers and accessible outdoor retreats, […]
Autumnal August
South West weather can be described as fickle at the best of times; this summer it’s just been shit. The unpredictable nature of the peninsula’s weather systems has been pessimistically predictable this year with an autumnal feel following on from July into the first week of August. The good news, however, is that last week […]
Sébastien J. Zanella Talks Through His Trip to the Galapagos Islands for Film Series Called Surf
The project with not-for-profit On the Edge depicts human relationships to nature in the water. On the Edge has partnered with celebrated film director and photographer Sébastien J. Zanella to spotlight the relationship between humans and nature in a new photography and two-part film series entitled Surf. Filmed in the Galapagos Islands Surf is a […]
Exploring John John Florence’s Hinterland
Out of the water, it is exploration and nature that fuels one of surfing’s most interesting personalities. “Nature is where I find myself getting the most enjoyment out of life,” John John Florence told Wavelength. “Being in the ocean, surfing, sailing, or in the mountains exploring just feels natural. It’s where I choose to spend […]
Thrusting through the ages; a brief history of Curren’s beauties.
Curren and Merrick’s beauties have been on the block for years now; where did they come from and why are people still frothing on these old school shapes? Read on to get the low down… Chapter 11’s new flick ‘Out of the Rafters’ had us all ogling over rare and storied CI thrusters, but the […]
SURFING AND PREGNANCY: WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOU ARE EXPECTING
Sophie Everard talks through her experience as a surfer and a mother-to-be. When Wavelength Women’s Editor Sophie Everard discovered she was pregnant on the first day of a surf trip to Indonesia this winter, it was the start of a journey exploring surfing through the new lens of pregnancy. How did this self-confessed adrenaline and […]
Wedge Wrangling From The Archives
British summer has never been characterised by firing surf, but the past month has been particularly woeful. Regular spots have been mostly blown out by onshore winds and low period swells, so it’s been time to take what you can get and hunt out the odd novelty wave. The idea of a split second, three […]
John John Florence’s Guide To Becoming A Force Of Nature
An exclusive, behind-the-scenes look at the inner workings of a surfing outlier. Last week John John Florence lost in the Round of 16 of the 2023 J-Bay Open. It was a close, and controversial, loss. His opponent surfed a wave in the dying seconds to win by 0.25 of a point. The defeat moved John […]
Packages Of Coke Washed Ashore On UK’s Beaches
Coca-Cola retains plastic polluter crown for the fourth year running in Surfers and Sewage annual Brand Audit Surfers Against Sewage (SAS) have exposed the ‘Dirty Dozen’ brands responsible for most of UK plastic pollution. In their annual Brand Audit, Coca-Cola was the UK’s biggest plastic polluter for the fourth year running, responsible for almost one-fifth […]
The BLU Saunton Sands Longboard Classic 2023
Our British Longboard Union undercover correspondent reports from a wild, windy, and wonderful North Devon gathering of the tribe. The adrenaline levels always rise as you whisk past the Saunton Sands Hotel and approach the famous overnight illegal camping lay-bys of your youth, from where you get the first proper look at the glassy lines […]
FCS Flexes New Eco Range of Fins and Traction
Same performance, better for the planet. For a surfer, a set of fins is a pretty serious investment. Not quite as sexy as a monthly pension contribution, or funnelling your life savings into a new cryptocurrency, but important nonetheless. You see, fins last. Sure, the tips may cop the odd scrape against the reef (or […]
The Big Sea Documentary Filmmakers Respond To The Surf Industry
Surf Industry Members Association (SIMA) Executive Director Vipe Desai recently responded to The Big Sea documentary, the film linking neoprene production in Louisiana to increased cancer risk of local residents. We reached out to Chris Nelson, the film’s producer, for his take on the response. It was with interest that I read the response of […]
Exclusive Look At Gabriel Medina’s J-Bay Quiver With Johnny Cabianca
Animal print is so in for 2023 Kelly Slater and Merrick. Jon Florence and Jon Pyzel. Mick Fanning and Darren Handley. Joel Parkinson and JS. Nearly all the World Titles won in surfing have been underpinned by a surfer/shaper relationship. However, few are as unique as the one between Gabriel Medina and Johnny Cabianca. The […]
The Surf Industry Responds To The Big Sea Documentary
Surf Industry Members Association (SIMA) Executive Director Vipe Desai on the film linking neoprene production in Louisiana to increased cancer risk. We’ve covered The Big Sea, a documentary that links the production of neoprene (the trade name for chloroprene) in the Denka plant in Louisiana with increased cancer risks in the surrounding community. Matt Barr also […]
New Scottish Surf Movie ‘Silent Roar’ Set to Open Edinburgh International Film Festival
A contemporary tale of surfing, sex and hellfire set on an island in the Outer Hebrides. No, not the title of Kelly Slater’s new autobiography. Nor, a new WSL branding initiative. It is the tagline for the new film Silent Roar set to open the new-look Edinburgh International Film Festival in August. Shot entirely on the Isle […]
UK at Centre of Deadly Marine Heatwave
“It will have a similar impact on the environment as wildfires on land.” The one major signifier of surfing in Europe is that you have to deal with cold water. In the UK, it is the wave-rich north-east coast, where the cold water is the coldest. Surfers up there are the hardest in the land, […]
The Spring Classic Surf Invitational 2023 Wrap-Up
No waves, no problem. Okay, first things first, let’s deal with the elephant in the room. The waves for the second Spring Classic Surf Invitational were, well… there weren’t any. Pancake-flat is apt for how the conditions at Combesgate were. And yet, did that stop the fun? Hell, no! Saturday 2nd June, 2023 in North […]
