It’s a monumental milestone in life, passing your driving test. Assuming you’re somewhere in your late teens when your licence gets upgraded from green to pink, it means one thing: freedom. No longer are you relying on parents, siblings, friends or, heaven forbid, public transport to get you from A to B. Of course, this […]
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Harry de Roth at Home
Harking from St Ives in West Cornwall, Harry De Roth has surfed breaks all round the Cornish coast throughout his youth, attracting attention with his success in competitions across the UK. Here’s To Home is an ode to the breaks he calls home before he flees the nest out across the globe. Directed, filmed and […]
Welcome to St Davids, Wales
Surf Checking Britain’s Smallest City
We live a slower pace of life here; flat spells are whiled away with windy walks on the cliff tops or spent conversing in the pub around a log burner, drinking fine Welsh ale.
The Approaching Lines Slyder Cup Presented by Reef is on!
Hosted at the natural gladiatorial amphitheatre that is Lusty Glaze, Cornwall on 27 th November 2016, the 3rd Annual Frigid Friction Affliction Convention is a coming together for the alternative breed of surfers. This one-day surf competition and social gathering celebrates the art of wavesliding from a ‘finless’ perspective and as always, the emphasis is on […]
Perfect conditions for the Independent Schools Surf Championships
The second Independent Schools Surf Championships took place in Perranporth, Cornwall this weekend in perfect surfing conditions, with over 40 competitors battling it out amongst the 3-5 foot and clean waves. Hosted by surf travel company Ticket to Ride, led by former British Champion Sam Lamiroy, accompanied by top female surf Georgia Timson and the […]
Independent Schools Surf Champs kicks off on Saturday
The second Independent Schools Surf Championships is set to kick off on Saturday with 50 competitors, in what is forecast to be perfect conditions down in Perranporth, Cornwall, Run over three days, and boasting a stellar line-up of UK Surf industry personalities the event promises more of an educational surf camp atmosphere than a pure […]
Fistral Delivers on Day Two of BUCS Surf Championships
Saturday welcomed the start of the men’s heats, bringing with it a flat out agenda to get all 252 male competitors in the water competing to try and bring home that all important first place trophy and maybe even more importantly premiere place team trophy. After delivering a small to flat day of surf yesterday […]
How to Hossegor
September for French Surfers is the most anticipated time of the year. You know that feeling you get at 4pm on a Friday, then times it by 100 because you’re a surfer who has slogged out a Summer of weak waves and is now surrounded by the World’s best beach break barrels. On a nudist […]
Behind The Lens With Greg Martin, Part Seven
Greg Martin worked in the British surf media for 10 years, with a varied career spanning a variety of roles including staff photographer and editor for the now deceased Pitpilot, and of course this fine rag. We’ve mined Gregs archive for some of the best shots and stories, which feature British surfing (and it’s peripheries) […]
Doers and Makers, Movers and Shakers
Without looking, Mitch ran the palm of his hand over the subtle bottom contours of my grey single fin longboard. He said nothing but raised a small smile. He had shaped the board for me six months previously at his home on the Sunshine Coast of Australia and was about to take it out for […]
Surfing GB & The ESF’s Big Merger
It’s a harsh and irrefutable reality that is not often discussed in the surf media, but in this country, the ability to become a pro surfer has been limited to those whose parents can afford it. Competition entry fees, coaching and travel to competitions (both ISA & WSL) abroad are all essential and costly steps […]
Ben Skinner Blending The Traditional & Progressive
Whilst perhaps more well known for his progressive longboarding antics, including busting airs in comps and charging some of the UK & Irelands heaviest slabs on his log, Ben Skinner also relishes the chance to surf in a more classically traditional style. In this brand new edit from Chris Levi, filmed around Cornwall this winter, […]
Billy Stairmand Shredding In Indo
Billy Stairmand is one of the few international pro’s who has willingly spent more than the time it takes to compete in Boardmasters in Cornwall. This clip is not of him in Cornwall though. It’s of him surfing all together warmer and more fun mushy, windy waves, on the other side of the world and […]
Behind The Lens With Greg Martin, Part Six
Greg Martin worked in the British surf media for 10 years, with a varied career spanning a variety of roles including staff photographer and editor for the now deceased Pitpilot, and of course this fine rag. We’ve mined Gregs archive for some of the best shots and stories, which feature British surfing (and it’s peripheries) […]
Behind The Lens With Greg Martin, Part Five
Greg Martin worked in the British surf media for 10 years, with a varied career spanning a variety of roles including staff photographer and editor for the now deceased Pitpilot, and of course this fine rag. We’ve mined Gregs archive for some of the best shots and stories, which feature British surfing (and it’s peripheries) […]
The Wavelength Ten Year Predictions Part Two
In part one we looked back at an article published 10 years ago in Wavelength where we asked various industry experts to predict who were the likely up and coming QS contenders. Read it here. Here in part two we’ll gaze deep into our crystal ball and, with the help of a few current industry […]
Behind The Lens With Greg Martin, Part Four
Greg Martin worked in the British surf media for 10 years, with a varied career spanning a variety of roles including staff photographer and editor for the now deceased Pitpilot, and of course this fine rag. We’ve mined Gregs archive for some of the best shots and stories, which feature British surfing (and it’s peripheries) […]
Behind The Lens With Greg Martin, Part Three
Greg Martin worked in the British surf media for 10 years, with a varied career spanning a variety of roles including staff photographer and editor for the now deceased Pitpilot, and of course this fine rag. We’ve mined Gregs archive for some of the best shots and stories, which feature British surfing (and it’s peripheries) […]
Surfing GB partners with JEEP UK for 2016
Jeep UK has become the official vehicle partner for non-profit, volunteer-led member organisation Surfing GB, for 2016. As part of the sponsorship, Jeep will support Surfing GB operations, including some of the top UK surf events. The Cherokee will also be in use to support the work of the organisation in visiting surf schools and […]
Behind The Lens With Greg Martin, Part Two.
Greg Martin worked in the British surf media for 10 years, with a varied career spanning a variety of roles including staff photographer and editor for the now deceased Pitpilot, and of course this fine rag. We’ve mined Gregs archive for some of the best shots and stories, which feature British surfing (and it’s peripheries) […]
Two Days In France With Charly Martin
A few weeks back whilst Cornwall enjoyed fairly average, fairly wobbly waves, France was getting absolutely doused with perfectly lined up swell. Here Charly Martin navigates the line up with ease and strokes into a few absolute gems:
Behind The Lens With Greg Martin, Part One.
Greg Martin worked in the British surf media for 10 years, with a varied career spanning a variety of roles including staff photographer and editor for the now deceased Pitpilot, and of course this fine rag. We’ve mined Gregs archive for some of the best shots and stories, which feature British surfing (and it’s peripheries) […]
The Approaching Lines Slyder Cup
The Approaching Lines Slyder Cup Presented by Reef is on! Hitting Lusty Glaze, Cornwall on 20th March 2016, the 3rd Annual Frigid Friction Affliction Convention is a coming together for the alternative breed of surfers. This one-day surf competition and social gathering celebrates the art of wavesliding from a ‘finless’ perspective and as always, the emphasis […]
The Slyder Cup Presented By Reef
We’re stoked to announce that the 3rd Annual Slyder Cup Presented by Reef is on! We’ll be returning to Lusty Glaze, Cornwall on 20th March 2016 to host the 3rd Annual Friction Affliction Convention which had to be postponed in the winter due to massive swell and serious on shores! A coming together for the […]
De La Soul & Levellers To Headline Electric Beach Festival 2016
A two-day event fusing international artists with rising stars, this intimate festival is geared up to be one of the hottest beach parties in this year’s calendar. Celebrating its 5th anniversary, Electric Beach is thrilled to announce De La Soul and Levellers as official headliners for 2016. Located on the rugged north Cornwall coastline and […]
Storm Imogen Social Media Round Up
See that up there, that’s Brighton and the biggest wave Mat Hammond, who took the picture, has ever seen breaking there. Yesterday Storm Imogen collided with the The UK, causing massive waves, gale force winds and all sorts of power outages and fallen down trees. Whilst it was pretty much unsurfable along much of the […]
Patch Wilson Charging In Ireland
Patch Wilson is one of a growing number of surfers who have uprooted, often from Cornwall, and decided to make Ireland their home. Here Backwash presents a moving portrait of Patch, as he goes about his day, charging some of the heaviest waves in Europe.
Olly Fawcett Show Reel
19 year old Olly Fawcett is one of a burgeoning new generation of talented film makers and photographers based in Cornwall who regularly point their lenses at surfing. He’s just dropped his 2015 show reel and we’re already super excited to see what he comes out with in 2016.
Kelly Slater Is Not Retiring!
Despite the recent unveiling of his wave pool, as well as his various other side projects, Kelly Slater has silenced doubts about his presence on the 2016 world tour in an interview with the Guardian. “I feel pretty old.” he said. “Not mentally, just in my body. At the moment I’m training to overcome injuries […]
An Afternoon with Tea And Cake
The last few years have seen an emergence of a new kind of collective within surfing, where lensmen and surfers join together to form their own branded channels, through which they produce and distribute their own content. Although generally still funded by the surfers sponsors, the content being created is sculpted by the creative visions […]
Slyder Cup 2015 x REEF
The 2015 Approaching Lines Slyder Cup Presented by Reef is on! Hitting Cornwall on 6th December, this 3rd Annual Frigid Friction Affliction Convention is a coming together for the alternative breed of surfers, a one-day surf competition and social gathering celebrating the art of wavesliding from a ‘finless’ perspective. As always, the emphasis is on good […]
Independent School Surf Championships a Great Success
The inaugural Independent Schools Surf Championships took place in Perranporth, Cornwall last week in 3 – 6 foot conditions with over 30 competitors. Hosted by surf company Ticket to Ride, and fronted by former British Champion Sam Lamiroy, the 3 day event took an unusual format with a combination of coaching, evening presentations, a surf […]
Ben Haworth in Weekend Wanderings
After a pretty poor September for waves, we’ve finally been enjoying some fun Autumn swell down here in Cornwall, and everyones been getting stuck in. Here’s Ben Haworth finding uncrowded fun in some Cornish coves.
Day One of the BUCS Surf Champs Done and Dusted
With over 360 entrants, the BUCS Surf Championships is one of the largest surf events in the Northern Hemisphere. University surf clubs travel the length and breadth of the UK to Fistral Beach in Cornwall. With 54 mens heats and 21 womens, an early start was in order as both the dropping tide and dropping […]
Our Picks: The London Surf Film Festival
It’s that time of year again when film makers from up and down the country drop their entires to the London Surf Film Festival shorties division and you, the humble armchair pundit, is tasked with picking the films that should make it onto the short list. This year there are 20 entries, amounting to a […]
September Swell Social Media Round Up
This morning’s sub-tropical delights Posted by Mike Newman Photographer on Thursday, 10 September 2015 Jumped in after this set and it pumped! Really needed that surf. #kernow #surfing #cornwall A photo posted by Kernow King (@kernowking) on Sep 9, 2015 at 12:08pm PDT The magic hour. Such a great time of day to shoot. […]
Five Minutes With The Cornish Seaweed Company
It’s difficult to ignore the recent boom in Veganism and the alleged health benefits of cutting back from animal produce and animal meat. What with it being slapped all over our screens the moment we log onto Instagram; it’s hard not to get sucked in. Never mind the glowing faces and beaming smiles of these […]
10 British Up-And-Comers
Here are ten up and coming British surfers to watch over the next few years: Jobe Harriss Hailing from Bude, 19 year old Jobe Harriss is one of the most promising up and coming competitive surfers in Britain. He surfs with power and precision, both on rail and in the lip, with his smart and […]
Surfing’s Essential Sensations
Getting Shacked Maybe it was that quick, sandy, cover up that you doggy-doored this morning at your local beach break. Maybe it’s a long, overhead, crystal tube you navigated on the trip of a lifetime to that remote reef pass. Barrels stick with us. Yeah, surfing has a corny side. Just look at the millions […]
Our 10 Favourite British Surf Edits
As new web clips featuring British surfers pour out online with greater frequency than ever before, we thought it was time to look back and rediscover some forgotten gems from years gone by. So for the last few weeks here at Wavelength HQ we’ve been trawling through the archives, watching as many web clips featuring […]
Cornish wedge air drop
Here’s 16 year old Liam Murray Strout taking an air drop somewhere in Cornwall recently. If you came here to see him get buried in the sand then I’m afraid you’ll be sorely disappointed, he made this one with ease. Photos By Luke Gartside
Our 10 Favourite British Surf Clips… #6
Ben Skinner, Longboarding, 2012 The next clip in the series documents a year of logging around the British Isles with Ben Skinner. This edit goes a long way to demonstrating the expansive repertoire of the UK’s most successful competitive surfer. Filmed in 2012, the year Ben won his 10th European Longboard title, the clip is […]
Summertime with #KorevPeople
Cornwall, the bottom left bit of our beautiful Great Britian. To many people it’s a heavenly holiday destination, to others it’s simply the place they call home. Being tucked away from the rest of the country can have its downsides, but what we lack in chain store coffee shops and reliable public transport, we more […]
Win £300 at our online shop
So, you’re coming to the Drive-In this summer, but what to wear?! As part of our summer of Drive-in Cinema in Cornwall, we’re offering our guests the opportunity to walk away with a £50, £100 or even £300 voucher to spend in the Wavelength online store. Take actions, collect points, unlock rewards. Pop your email […]
The Fisherman’s Son UK Premiere
Last night saw the UK premiere of Chris Malloy’s new film ‘The Fisherman’s Son’, presented by Patagonia, which tells the inspiring story of Chilean surfer Ramon Navarro’s journey from humble beginnings to world renowned big wave charger and environmentalist and how his quest to save the wave he loves lead him to set up the […]
How To Road Trip
Last night saw the premiere of Samuel Glazebrook’s new film ‘How to Road Trip’, held at Strong Adolfo’s Cafe, just outside Wadebridge. With a live band and plenty of beer, the event provided a deserved sense of occasion for the films release, which is often passed up for clips destined for the web. https://vimeo.com/samuelglazebrook/howtoraodtrip The […]
County Limits
The latest news is there’s three tow teams getting ready to launch, hordes of pro surfers, photographers from every surf mag in Europe and a man running around with an iron bar looking for a fight… apparently. Tensions have reached an all-time high and by the end of this day, blood will be spilled. If […]
English Surf Championships Round Up
Celebrating with the official UK Surf Pro Tour beer, Sharp’s Atlantic Pale Ale, Jobe Harriss delivered an outstanding performance to take the English Champion mantle at the English National Surf Championships this weekend. Held at Watergate Bay on Saturday 2nd, Sunday 3rd and closing with an epic final on Monday 4th, spectators were treated to […]
Porthleven Breakfast Club
Anyone who knows anyone who went to South Coast of Cornwall this weekend, will know that it kinda went off. Not scared of a trip to the “other coast” ourselves, we set our alarms for daft o’clock and joined the masses for a sweet session at Leven. Thanks to Errant Surf Holidays for sponsoring the […]
Summer Sounds & Outward Bounds
After a sell out debut year somersault announces 2015 return, headliners confirmed as Bombay Bicycle Club and Laura Marling plus one more to be announced soon. Somersault promises a long weekend of music & adventures, with a line up of outward bounds, gastronomic delights, circus, games & encampments, wellbeing, comedy, theatre & after hours parties. […]
Blue Black Cold Water Surf Exhibition
Circle Contemporary Gallery, in conjunction with Finisterre, is excited to announce the opening of Blue Black, a cold water surf exhibition. Blue Black features new and old works from artists and photographers Ben Cook, John Eldridge, David Gray, Tim Nunn and Mickey Smith. The photography and art on display touches deep within the realms of […]
Tea & Cake in Scotland
The epic road trip from Cornwall to Thurso is never a journey to be underestimated. Dragging your fully loaded whip the entire length of our Great Britian deserves a happy ending, and for this particular exodus, Toby Donachie, Rhys Barfield, and Ben Avery were not left disappointed.
James Parry joins Deflow Fins Team
Deflow Fins is proud to announce their newest team member James Parry. Born in Sennen, in the South West Cornwall, UK, James is one of the best classic longboarder in Europe. He is a very stylish, smooth and well-balanced surfer and he surfs with every type of surfboards. James is regularly invited to the prestigious […]
Ocean2Ocean Opens its Online Doors
Warren Tuck, former South African professional surfer and Vissla teamrider, has jsut flicked the switch on his brand new online surf store. Before moving to Newquay Cornwall six years ago Warren was a sale representative for some major surf brands back in South Africa and with his Mum having worked for a major international surf label […]
British Surf Awards 2014 Results
We asked our readers to decide who they wanted to celebrate and what they wanted to shout about. After a glorious summer and a good few waves, the British Surf Awards presented by Wavelength exposes the heroes, the much loved brands and the most exciting products of 2014. We fancied having a little peak inside […]
In the Hotseat with Andy Cummins
Wavelength caught up with Andy Cummins, Campaign Director for Surfers Against Sewage to find out about life at SAS, his passion for surfing and his weakness for collecting surfboards. Who are you? Father, surfer, environmentalist, campaigner, woodcutter! What do you do? I’m the Campaigns Director so I work across a number of issues covering water […]
Spot Guide: Hoddevik, Norway
That trip to Bali, California, Fiji or even France is going to mean sharing your slice of the ocean pie with everyone else that’s looking for a warm wet win. But, think outside the hot box and there’s a plethora of empty waves only a few hours from your doorstep, all you need is a […]
The Quest for Quality
The dictionary definition of quality is defined as: “The standard of something as measured against other things of a similar kind; the degree of excellence of something.” Yet we all have our own definitions of what quality means. It could simply be a day surfing with your mates; surfing with your kids; that one special […]
Day 2 of the BUCS Surf Championships
Day 2 saw more solid, but tricky conditions at the BUCS Surf Championships. The day kicked off with the girls, which saw impressive performances across the board, particularly from Gabbie Rowe from FXU, who notched heat total of the round. The spectators were once again out in force and although many seemed a little fragile, […]
Wavelength Media Partner of BUCS
Wavelength Surf Magazine are delighted to announce that they will be the official media partner for the BUCS University Surf Championships to be held in Newquay 17th-19th October 2014.
Angus Scotney at Fistral
At 16 Angus Scotney is one of Britain’s most promising up and coming surfers Angus placed 1st in the Grom division and 2nd in the Pro Junior at Boardmasters last weekend. Cornwall is still experiencing the tail end of Hurricane Bertha, with mushy onshore waves a plenty and yesterday Scotney got stuck in at his […]
The International Ocean Film Festival UK
Immerse yourself in the wonders of the ocean without getting your feet wet! The International Ocean Film Festival UK, at the Hall For Cornwall in Truro, brings you the world’s most amazing ocean films, both above and below the surface. From its Australian origins, the World Tour will feature the world’s most captivating ocean-themed short […]
Jobs in the Surf Industry
Do you want a job in the Surf Industry? We launched our very own jobs board a couple of weeks ago, and it’s starting to gather some traction. It is a core place for the industry’s top brands and companies to post anything they’ve got going, so there’s a wide range of options. The surf industry is […]
Under canvas in fjordland
A trip through Norway; indescribably beautiful and ever changing, in association with Finisterre.
Words and Photos Tim Nunn
The Cold Water Life
The Cold Water Life Living and surfing on the fringe of the freezer, in association with Lunasurf.
Words and Photos Tim Nunn
Watershed coming to London
Watershed heading to Shoreditch on the 14th of July
Raw Sewage In The Sea At Godrevy
On Saturday the 10 Board Challenge surf competition had to be postponed at Godrevy beach in Cornwall after a significant level of sewage was detected in the line up. Later that day an image showing a brown stream flowing out into the sea was posted online and after being shared widely, ignited fury among viewers, […]
Finless Fun at The Slyder Cup
Got to admit we’re partial to a little finless riding now and again, and if you are to then you need to get down to The Slyder Cup at the weekend. The crew at Approaching Lines (www.approachinglines.com), are putting the contest on for the second year running, it is pure fun, with divisions for every […]
Cold Comforts – A fresh little edit from Pure Motion
The guys from Pure Motion just dropped this little edit, well worth 2 minutes of your Friday. The winter film features Liam Turner, Lee Houghton, Tim Holland, Ricky Kirby, Jobe Harris and Piran Miller. The winter film represents the winter we have had and how the boys have spent it. Big Barrels, Airs and turns […]
Grom Files – Kit Innes
Name: Kit Innes Age:13 Instagram / twitter: kitinnes Local break: Widemouth Bay When did you first start surfing: When i was 11 years old. How did you get into surfing: The local lifeguards at widemouth persuaded me to start. Who are your surf buddies: I surf with Stan Norman a bit but i usually surf […]
Grom Files – Rory Morgan
We’re back with a fresh new from file, this week first one is Rory Morgan from Bournemouth. Name: Rory Morgan Age: 15 Instagram: rorymorgn Local break: Bournemouth When did you first start surfing: 3 1/2 years How did you get into surfing: Had a lesson on Waikiki beach, Honolulu Who are your surf buddies: Elliot […]
Grom Files – George Hudson
Crantock ripper George Hudson is the subject of our latest from file. Name: George Hudson Age: 15 Instagram / twitter: Instagram: george_hudson and my instagram surf page: george_hudson_surfer Local break: Crantock When did you first start surfing: when I was 4 on holiday days down in Cornwall How did you get into surfing: I started […]
ISSUE 232 ON SALE NOW
It’s cold underfoot. Looking back over the marshes a brisk westerly cuts across frozen fields. Everything is white, crispy, even whilst the rest of the country is blustery here in Suffolk we’ve had a brief but hard frost. Further north the swell is heaving. I know this because I have checked the charts and it’s […]
Grom Files – Harry De Roth
Issue 232 is just around the corner and in it is a pretty epic two week trip to Portugal with some of the UK’s best groms. We did a quick Q and A with them all which didn’t quite fit in the mag, so we’re going to run it one by one here on the […]
Issue 231 on sale now
The deepest depths of winter, pretty much my favourite time of year. Nothing beats short days and long stormy dark nights. Fleeting hours on heavy reefs and in sheltered bays. Swells powerful enough to get the blood pumping without leaving our fair isles. Swells consistent enough that we get days of surf not hours. Winter […]