Wavegarden announced the construction of a wave pool in Sion, Valais, the heart of the Swiss Alps. The Spanish artificial wave developers teamed up with a company that operates skateboarding, freeskiing, snowboarding, surfing, BMX, trampoline, and cheerleading action sports centers. Alaïa will build the country’s first surf lagoon in a mountainous region, renowned for its […]
Whether you’re a regular or goofy foot, the surfing stance is more than just a matter of style. It’s an essential skill. The first thing you must do it to determine your natural stance. To do so, do the “fall forward test” – stand with your feet together, and then fall forward. The leg you […]
The world’s first multi-break surf park will enter the test mode in October 2018. Surf Lakes within weeks of completing its first full-scale demonstration facility near Yeppoon, on the Capricorn Coast in Queensland, Australia. Although it will not initially be open to the public, it will be the first proper surf park with multiple wave […]
It looks like a towel or an inflatable bodyboard, but it lets you ride a wave with your eyes close to the water surface. The surf mat is a pliable watercraft capable of doing magic things. A surf mat is a small and soft, inflatable, rectangular rubber mattress used to ride waves in a prone […]
Surf Expo is the largest and longest-running water sports trade show on the planet and gathers the world’s leading surf, skate, swim, resort industry and beach lifestyle exhibitors. The first edition of the Surf Expo was held in 1976, and since then it became an influential business gathering. The trade show runs twice a year […]
Exostosis is a condition that affects surfers exposed to cold air and water temperature. Read a real-life story told by someone who ended up in an operating room. My name is Luis, and I am 40 years old. I started surfing in the north of Portugal, between 1989 and 1991. My favorite surf breaks are […]
The Kelly Slater Wave Company (KSWC) filed an application to transform the Leemore surf pool installed. The artificial wave park owned by the World Surf League (WSL) plans to run a year-round operation open to the general public from 6 am to 11 pm, in Northern California. The Surf Ranch developed by Kelly Slater and […]
Surfing is the art of riding waves. But why do surfers say that offshore wind conditions bring pristine waves? Wind creates the waves in our oceans. Without the wind, there would be no ground swells and wind swells. The sea would be a flat body of water, and surfers would have to create waves artificially. […]
Staying active is the best way to surf more and better. A weekly running and jogging routine will directly impact on your surfing. All you need is 30 minutes, twice a week. Running is not only good because it helps burning calories. It is good for your mental health, too. It will make you happier, […]
San Diego could be the first city in the world to feature a public artificial surf pool designed by the Kelly Slater Wave Company (KSWC). The San Diego Unified Port District plans to make improvements to the city’s waterfront, and the McWhinney/DJM consortium was one of the six teams with a project to change the old […]