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Why do waves break?

The breaking of waves is studied by fluid dynamics, a sub-discipline of physics that studies the science behind liquids and gases. Scientists have concluded that waves break when their amplitude reaches a critical level that causes large amounts of wave energy to be transformed into turbulent kinetic energy, like a ball rolling down the hill. […]

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Surf film promises "Death 2 Hipsters"

Hipsters can ruin everything. Even in the surf. That is why Alex De Phillipo promises “Death 2 Hipsters”. Prepare to laugh out loud. The surf movie “Death 2 Hipsters” comes with no synopsis, “because synopses are too mainstream, and that’s just not ‘kewl’.” De Phillipo, who also produced “Dark Fall”, says that no actual hipsters […]

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The Surfing Walk of Fame 2014 Inductees

Randy Rarick, Larry Bertlemann, Mike Haley, John Van Hamersveld, Phyliss O’Donnell, and Vince Moorhouse will be inducted into the Surfing Walk of Fame, on the 31st July, 2014, at Huntington Beach. The votes have been counted. The 100-year anniversary of surfing in Huntington Beach will write the name of six legendary surfers in the history […]

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Vasco Ribeiro wins the Espinho Surf Destination

Vasco Ribeiro and Tessa Thyssen have conquered the inaugural Espinho Surf Destination, in clean 2-3Ft waves at Praia da Baia, in Espinho, Portugal. The first stop on the European Pro Junior Series saw Vasco Ribeiro being carried up the beach and acclaimed by the crowds, after a tricky final against Natxo Gonzalez, Ethan Egiguren, and […]

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Big wave surfers ready for large South American swell

The Quiksilver Ceremonial Punta de Lobos 2014, in Chile, is on yellow alert, as a 30-foot ocean swell heads towards South America. The newly-created ASP Big Wave World Tour (BWWT) has announced that the Chilean contest, as well as the Billabong Pico Alto, in Peru, are on yellow alert, with a large swell moving northeast […]

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Champions crowned at the 2014 US Deaf Open of Surfing

Kieran Grant has taken out the 2014 US Deaf Open of Surfing, Huntington Beach, California. The event held by the International Deaf Surfriders Association attracted competitors from all over the world, including Brazil, Israel, England, Ireland, Australia, Japan, Basque Country, Uruguay and the USA. The US Deaf Open of Surfing was formed in 2001 to […]

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Construction of Surf Snowdonia begins in Wales

The construction of the artificial wave park Surf Snowdonia has kicked off in Wales, United Kingdom. Surf Snowdonia will produce two-meter (six feet) high, 180-meter (590 feet) long surfing waves every day of the year, in the village of Dolgarrog, in the Conwy Valley of North Wales. The International Surfing Association (ISA) has confirmed that […]

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The most important dates in the history of surfing

Surfing is one of the world’s oldest sports. Although the act of riding a wave started as a religious/cultural tradition, the truth is that surfing rapidly transformed into a global water sport. The popularity of surfing is the result of a sum of events, innovations, influential people, and technological developments. The early surfers had to […]

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Surf Rodeo invites all wave riders to Ventura

The Surf Rodeo 2014 promises a one-of-a-kind surf competition with bands, beer gardens, bikini cowgirls, a bucking bull, and yellow Volkswagen vans, between 12th-13th July, in Ventura, California. In the land of Dane Reynolds, the surf freestyler runs the show. He will be shaping two replica surfboards that will be used in the Surf Rodeo, […]

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International Surf Day Party at The Monkey Bar in Indialantic

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