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Alys Barton Sets The Record Straight

“I'm ready to go out there and win every heat.”

By Jason Lock

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What Is Going On With UK Water Temperatures?

There's some funkiness happening.

By Jason Lock

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Don’t Call it a Comeback!

Now the dust has settled, it’s clear Steph Gilmore’s record 8th World Title truly tore up the rulebook and tossed it in the bonfire… 34 year old Australian, Stephanie Gilmore, had already well-cemented her status in the pantheons of the…

By Sophie Everard

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The Weekly Wavelength Q&A: Andrew ‘Cotty’ Cotton

“There were a few seconds where I really thought that this is the end” – Andrew Cotton. Short questions and big answers from the key players in the surf world. Andrew “Cotty” Cotton is a professional surfer from North Devon.…

By Ben Mondy

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The Weekly Wavelength Q&A: Patrick Langdon-Dark

“What’s your guiltiest pleasure? Florence and the Machine, or longboarding.” Short questions and big answers from the key players in the surf world. Patrick Langdon-Dark is a former Under 18 British Champion and QS surfer from Swansea, Wales. PLD had…

By Ben Mondy

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Meet Swansea Super-Grom & British U18 Champ Patrick Langdon-Dark

From winning this summer’s U18 UK Night Surf in Newquay, to representing Wales at senior level in the European Championships on the frigid Norwegian coast, it’s been a pretty good year for Swansea shredder Patrick Langdon-Dark. The Gower youngster sealed…

By Stephen White

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GALLERY: Welcome To Cardigan Bay; A Fickle Outpost On Wales’ Central Coast

Like many areas of Britain, mid-Wales does not suffer from a lack of quality setups and frothing surfers but it rarely gets the swell it needs. There are long stretches of beach, littered with fun, manageable peaks, backed by long…

By Luke Gartside

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Welcome To Porthcawl; Welsh Surfing’s Most Popular Heartland

My fingers drum the steering wheel and I’m ready to tear my hair out. The line of traffic stretches out in front, blocking the way to the waves, which are inevitably going off. Frustration consuming me, I try not to…

By Wavelength

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Man O’ War Jellyfish Wash Up On Cornish and Welsh Coastlines

Large numbers of Portuguese man o’ war jellyfish have been washing up along the coastline of Cornwall and Wales after a series of heavy storms. Earlier this morning Perranporth beach was red flagged after a smack (yep, that’s the collective noun)…

By Luke Gartside

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Where Are The Nearest Surf Breaks To London?

For surfers living in London, getting to decent waves can be a real mission. Whether travelling by car or public transport, the obstacles are plentiful. For those bound for the South West there’s the choice between the perpetually congested M5…

By Luke Gartside

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Five Welshies To Watch

Despite being the smallest of the Celtic nations, the surf scene in Wales has always had a big impact on Britain as a whole. Since the early 70s it has churned out a string of British and European champions, including…

By Luke Gartside

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Sunday At A Comedy Welsh Wedge

After a few weeks of warm sunny days, fun sized swells and off-shores you would have been forgiven for thinking summer was here to stay in England. However, last week saw the return of howling wind, pissing rain and a healthy…

By Luke Gartside

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