I have been dreading this. But the official winter (even in SoCal) is just a month away, and we’re all feeling the shift—especially those of us who don’t enjoy gigantic
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I have been dreading this. But the official winter (even in SoCal) is just a month away, and we’re all feeling the shift—especially those of us who don’t enjoy gigantic
It’s a bumper edition of the surf news roundup—not every story is strictly surf-related, but important nevertheless. We just love keeping you informed. Free surf lessons in Waikiki? You better
I couldn’t find a solid surf-specific poem for this week, so I went with a classic of the sea instead: “Dover Beach” by Matthew Arnold. Matthew Arnold was one of
I surfed 5 out of 7 days last week, and after that last session, I felt totally stoned and had to crash for a nap. The stoned bit I can
News roundup goes to Aus, Hawaii, NorCal and Florida this week. Shark at the Bombie: Wing-foiler lives to tell the tale Margaret River surfer Andy McDonald had a terrifying encounter
What are the biggest mistakes you can make as a beginner surfer? Are you kidding me? That’s the entire raison d’être of The Wipeout Weekly. You can’t distill it into
Have you ever seen the movie Gidget? There’s a good chance you haven’t. And that you won’t. So let us tell you about it—because without Gidget, surfing wouldn’t be what
One of the alternative loglines for The Wipeout Weekly is “normalize smiling in the lineup”—and that’s exactly what today’s Hey Zuz, I’m Confused is all about. Hey Zuz, I’m confused.
In this week’s Hey Zuz I’m confused, a surfer is doing everything right and still getting shouted at. Or are they? Hey Zuz, I’m confused. Why is everyone yelling at
Sunday Poem is up! This week: Time Surfers from 2016 by John Reilly. We know nothing about John—but that won’t stop us from enjoying his poem. Time Surfers by John






