The Zip Revolution: What’s New at Billabong?

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

GromSearch International

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.

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Interesting Times?

  If things are gonna go tits up it’s always ten times worse when they do so in Indo. This is probably why Indonesia is the number one destination for surfers. It’s nothing to do with the sublime quality of the waves, the legendary consistency of the perfectly...

Mick Fanning Fights Off A Shark?!

Were you having a cruisey Sunday watching the J-Bay Open like we were when things escalated quickly? As in really got out of hand fast. All thanks to a shark. Just as it was shaping up to be a classic final a fin appeared behind Mick and next thing you know they are...

Sunset Sons Perform ‘Remember’

https://youtu.be/hmmhZGyiQro Sunset Sons have been on our playlist since we interviewed them in Carve last spring and even more so since we did a surf trip with the boys last autumn. So we were stoked when Boardmasters caught up with  and they performed this awesome...

Beats Down South

Beats Down South, started by two Bude locals with a love for music, is an organisation aiming to boost the Hip-Hop scene in the south west by pairing local talent with national stars. Little focus has been placed on Hip-Hop in the rural settings of Devon and Cornwall...

The Safety Dance

Keeping The Crew Safe with Peter Conroy Interview by Steve England There have been a couple of incidents in Ireland recently requiring coastguard assistance. Helicopters rescued a stranded surfer from the bottom of the Cliffs of Moher and Australian pro bodyboarder...

Adventure Surf Photography: Nailing The Shot With AVG.

https://youtu.be/0ilpzT5TBf0 Alan Van Gysen has been Carve's main man on the African continent for many years. He delivers gems from all angles, you'll see two of his works opening up the imminent new issue. Come see how it all happens. Watch the FULL documentary...

Surf Photography Then & Now…

20 Years of Surf Photography & Magazine Making Technology moves fast. We know this. In the twenty years the magazine has been in existence the way it's produced has changed immeasurably. Back in 1994 producing a magazine was a lengthy and expensive process. Hard...

Zombies Surf?

https://vimeo.com/132922916 Here's something you don't see every day... It's the video for a Nicolas Godin track (him what is half of Air) from his upcoming debut solo album. Great track, mad video, we like...

JOB 5.0 – River surfing and skiiing at Pipe

https://youtu.be/71jXVNpP84Q On this episode of Who is JOB 5.0 it's a Waimea Bay theme as Jamie O'Brien and friends open up the overflowing Waimea Bay river and creates the best river surfing waves of the year! Plus, Poopies learns freestyle snow skiing at Pipeline...

A Reader Writes…

Got this in my inbox this morning. Not often I get a response to an editorial that's as moving as this... Hey Carve,  FAO Sharpy. Editor. Sharpy, Read your leading article in latest mag, issue 161. 'Do you ever lose your mojo?' What an incredible and succinct piece of...

On A Serious Note…

Ten years ago London was rocked by the events of 7/7. I wrote this in response at the time... *** Writing a column for a surf mag is a fun thing to do, surfing is fun, the whole deal is fun. Fun can be a bit selfish. As surfers we can sometimes be accused of having...