Italian designer Pierpaolo Piccioli, known for his emotionally charged and art-driven approach to fashion, has taken his creativity into unexpected waters – quite literally. In collaboration with Spanish surfboard maker Pukas and Galician surf brand Vazva, Piccioli has designed his first-ever surfboard for Zara, the Poetically Pink Surfboard. The result is a limited-edition piece that…

A new scientific study presented at the International Workshop on Waves, Storm Surges & Coastal Hazards at the University of Cantabria in Spain suggests that Brazilian surfer Vini dos Santos may have ridden a wave over 100 feet (about 30.5 meters). The ride happened at Nazaré, Portugal, on February 25, 2022. The work was led by…

Cape St. Francis is one of those postcard gems you will find on South Africa’s stunningly eastern coast. But, for surfers, the region hosts a spot that is absolutely legendary: Bruce’s Beauties. The right-hander that once broke there was forever encapsulated into surf culture by Bruce Brown’s 1966 film, “The Endless Summer,” when Mike Hynson…

A recent study from San Diego State University (SDSU) found that riding waves may ease the hidden scars of war. In a weeklong surf camp run by nonprofit Operation Surf, 41 military veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) wore fitness trackers and took standard anxiety, depression, and trauma surveys. The results collected by Jonathan E.…

When surfers talk about fear, it’s usually about drowning, rocks, wipeouts, shallow reefs, sharks, or getting held underwater in a multiple-wave hold-down nightmare. Interestingly, you rarely hear about fear of heights in surf talk. But the truth is that acrophobia exists in roughly 3-6 percent of the population and overlaps with a broader group of…

Every surfer is a potential amateur oceanographer and surf forecaster. The more we know about waves, the better we will ride them. So, let’s look a bit deeper into their motion mechanics. Stand at the shoreline and watch the swell come in. You’ll notice the water rise and drop before surging forward. But if you…

This is the story of a wipeout. The monster wave came out of nowhere. It rose on the horizon and surged toward me, looking hungry. Furious. My heart hammered in my chest. Adrenaline shot through my veins like electricity. “Paddle! Paddle as fast as you f*****g can.” I dropped to my stomach, paddling frantically to…

I am one of those surfers who takes the car key to the water inside my wetsuit – not necessarily because I want to, but because I can. If you’re not one of those lucky individuals who can walk to your home break and then back home every time you surf, then this might relate…