Skateboarding legend Tony Alva’s longtime friend Chuck Ames unearthed a rare 8mm film he made of Tony Alva, Ted Deerhurst, and John Davison surfing, and skating at Linclon Jr. High School, the Santa Monica Jetty, and Bixby Ranch in Santa Barbara, back in 1971.
“For our latest installment of Weird Waves, the crew took off to Texas to investigate a more industrial powered form of wave riding, commonly known as tanker surfing. In this episode the Weird Waves crew plan to explore what it means to be a tanker surfer. Yes, when big ships go by there are people who hunt down the waves they create, otherwise known as tanker surfing. We thought it would be good to start directly with the man who coined the phrase ‘tanker surfing’ itself, Capt. James Fullbright. This story begins in Galveston, Texas.”
Tosh Tudor, son to legend Joel Tudor, is carrying on the surf legacy. A fun week a while back in Hawaii, switching up between his traditional longboarding style and a steady glide on a short board, it’s easy to see his father’s influence in the way he carries himself on the water. Tosh is lucky to have a mentor like Joel, but there’s no denying this grom is carving out his own path in surf history.
Reubyn Ash making the most of the good run of swell through February 2021.
Shot over two days in North Cornwall Reubyn shows us how to find shelter in a storm.
Special thanks.
Wand & Brett Sova for the song use.
Beth Lewis for the credits.
Shot and Edited by James Edgcombe
This Brazilian slab at Mother Island is as heavy as it gets anywhere on earth. Not for the faint of heart in anyway, the beast came to life in a large recent swell, so do what your mother says or she’ll kick yo ass.
Welcome back to the third season of Weird Waves. Like everyone else on this planet, 2020 hit the WW Crew like a ton of bricks… and all plans for the year changed. With Dylan Graves and Dave Malcolm’s focus now set closer to home, the WW crew had no idea that so many of their favorite types of waves and people were right down the street from them in Southern California.
In this first episode we’re shifting our clocks around to feature a few different approaches to surfing once the streetlights turn on. From Bioluminescence to Blue Moons to Sci Fi lighting devices. Who are these nightriders sneaking around in the cloak of the night? And more importantly, why?
Don’t miss any of the adventures lined up for season 3, including a look at “Tanker Surfing,” inside the hunt for the eternal grom in each of us, and more. This season, Weird Waves also produced several special reports that shine a much-deserved light on the Queer and Black surf communities.
