The Zip Revolution: What’s New at Billabong?

Billabong’s Alain Riou explains the new Gullwing and S zip systems and what they change.

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GromSearch International Final on High Alert

The Eddie 2026/27: Tom Lowe Makes The Invite List

Rip Curl has named the 32 invitees and 25 alternates for the 2026/27 Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational at Waimea Bay.

Surfing Cornwall & Wales

Two countries, two coasts and three spots, all in one day.

Nias Bombs

Nias Bombs

Is this the biggest Nias swell in 2022, hit the link for pits, broken boards and bombs.

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How To Live A Good Surfing Life…

Surfing is not about rules, it's groovy and not for squares, it is supposed to be a counter-culture after all. That's all well and good but even counter-cultures need suggested guidelines. Here's some ideas for a fulfilling surfing life. 1. Always have two blocks of...

Flores Flourishes in Tahiti

https://youtu.be/QbooSXOR6uU Jeremy Flores (FRA) has won the Billabong Pro Tahiti in the Final bout against reigning WSL Champion Gabriel Medina (BRA) held in six foot surf at Teahupo’o. Stop No. 7 of 11 on the 2015 Samsung Galaxy WSL Championship Tour (CT) has been...

Billabong Pro Tahiti: Penultimate Day…

https://youtu.be/FeR3jxRFUqU The world’s best surfers battled dangerous conditions at Teahupo’o as competition ran through Rounds 3 and 4 of the Billabong Pro Tahiti, stop No. 7 on the 2015 Samsung Galaxy World Surf League (WSL) Championship Tour (CT). Four surfers...

The Yin and Yang of Autumn…

If you live in the UK like I do then being obsessed with the weather is something you’ll appreciate. It’s also something to do with the British trait for disappointment. This summer, as many are, has been totally ‘meh’. We have totally been dealt a ‘nope’ card. So...

An Ode To Canvas

An Essay Contemplating The Humble Tent… A very long time ago one of the earliest Northern Europeans had an idea. His idea was simple: I’ve had enough of this cave dwelling. I want to go and sleep somewhere else… It’s understandable. The same cave day in, day out,...

An Interview With The Chief

In honour of the London Surf Film Festival Shorties comp opening for 2015 here's one of our favourite winners from past years and an interview with the star of the show... https://vimeo.com/48631493 Hello there Chief. Pleasure to make your acquaintance. First up, how...

Surfing In Sewage Is Not Okay…

Once upon a time campaigning for clean seas got results. I went to uni in Aberystwyth and back in the early nineties you knew when the tide had turned as the gates would be opened and raw, minced up sewage would flow into the harbour. You could smell it. Then within...

The Fix … Or Are Surfers Gamblers?

It’s one of those nondescript community buildings, a once proud edifice now run at minimal cost by the council, decorated in cheerless shades of grey and beige, a feint whiff of floor cleaner mixed with cheap coffee gives it that spooky, public building smell, overly...

Newquay's 40 Foot Waves?!?

Now the Daily Mail isn't a source of any news worth your time. Obsessed as they are with 'woman wears clothes' or creepy  'woman reveals entirely natural bit of body in skimpy... etc' stories. Which isn't by any stretch of the imagination news when there's so much...

Silver Screen Surfing Scene…

Surfing and Hollywood have never been easy bedfellows. To represent our zealously guarded subculture to the masses has rarely worked out all that well. Surfing, like the extreme sports subcultures it inspired, don’t favour being paraded for the mainstream. Sure the...

Far South Winter…

https://vimeo.com/135785156 We feature a lot of groms in our Hardscope section now we're going a bit international with this submission from Ed Hone and his crew in NZ. The guys are aged 15 to 17 and shot this in the "cold" NZ winter. Good work fellas nice edit. Shot...

Shane Dorian wins the 2015 Four Seasons Maldives Champions Trophy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCyYFbpJZCc&feature=youtu.be Shane Dorian took out the 2015 Four Seasons Maldives Surfing Champions Trophy at Sultan’s Point. Dorian defeated last years Champion Dave Rastovich in the Final and has secured himself a spot in the 2016...

A perfect day at Kuda Huraa Champions Trophy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=elIgQcbPs5E&feature=youtu.be [metaslider id=30311] It was a nothing short of a sensational day at Kuda Huraa, Maldives today. Amazing surf, weather, and vibes.  Plus Shane Dorian posted a near perfect heat total of 19.60 to beat Neco...

Boardmasters!

The Boardmasters surf comps are reaching the sharp end. The Men's Open presented by Carve, yes, that's us, finished the quarter finals early this morning so the stage is set for an epic show down on Sunday between local heroes Harry DR, Jayce Robinson, Oli Adams and...