I own around ten surfboards. They’re all different and range from 6′ to 8’2”. Unfortunately, the only surfboard that I don’t have with me – but would pay good money for it – was the first I got when I was around 14 years old – a classic mistake. Today, I am 44 and have […]

American Wave Machines will debut their compact indoor wave pool at the DreamWorks Water Park, in New Jersey. The company technology will put their PerfectSwell to test in a relatively limited area – 1.5 acres – located inside the American Dream mall. The surfing structure will produce a playful air section and a sandbar-like wedge […]

Forty-four people were injured in a water park in northeast China after a bigger-than-expected wave swept hundreds of swimmers. The incident occurred at Yulong Shuiyun Water Amusement Park, in Longjing, Jilin province, near the country’s border with North Korea. According to the local authorities, the freak wave was caused by a power cut that damaged […]

Frank Solomon is a professional surfer and ocean activist from Cape Town, South Africa. He surfs since he was five years old. “Street Surfers” is a documentary about a different kind of riders that make their living hundred of kilometers from the ocean.

A standing wave is often referred to as a stationary wave or seiche. Standing waves are a virtually endless group of waves that bounce up and down on an enclosed or partially bounded water body. So, what are the properties of standing waves?

Surf Lakes that they are rebuilding the wave generating machine installed in their testing site at Yeppoon, Queensland, in Australia. After a soft launch that revealed a new wave pool concept based on a concentric wave formula, Surf Lakes is ready to step up their game. “With external investigations and associated testing to the prototype […]

Sometimes, surfers pay the ultimate price for chasing perfect barrels in idyllic scenarios. As a result, they’ll end up with fresh reef tattoos. Here’s how to treat coral cuts, scrapes and rashes. Accidents happen all the time, and even the occasional wipeout can have painful consequences, especially when you’re surfing in warm water wearing a […]

Yelling is not an effective communication tool, especially if you’re teaching someone how to surf. Here’s why raising the volume of your voice won’t produce better and faster learners. Yelling is one of the five mistakes surf instructors make when trying to persuade first-timers to perform a series of actions in the water. When you’re […]

Welcome to Windansea Beach, a classic surf break located in La Jolla, San Diego. Known initially as Neptune Beach, the famous Southern California surf spot is named after the 1909 oceanfront Strand Hotel, which was renamed Hotel Windansea ten years later by its owner Arthur Snell. The hotel didn’t resist the test of time because […]