No one wakes up thinking: “Is today the day I finally become a local at my surf break?” But in case it is, here’s how it tends to happen. Most
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This might be the best week in surf news ever — because it involves otters. We just loooooove otters at The Wipeout Weekly. Hawaii Wants a slice of the Olympic
Sunday Surf Poem returns! I think this one will be true to many of us. The Source by Reaper. The author, Reaper is from South Africa, and in his twenties.
Over the falls, with a variation of sucked over, is a wipeout—or a stage in a wipeout—where the surfer is pitched out with the lip as it hooks over and
I have an admission to make. Whenever I do a weekly research for our surf news roundup, there are quite a few stories that don’t make the cut. But that’s
Deborah Jones from California, who wrote “Surfers,” says that her writings are typically confessional poetry. But despite my best efforts to contact her and establish whether she’s a surfer or
Oh man. This week’s Hey Zuz I am confused is heart breaking, because it involves wasting money on a surf trip and it personally hurts me so much. Hey
The topic of surf buddies re-surfaces. Though I believe this reader’s dilemma has more to do with self-worth—something so close to all our hearts. Hey Zuz, I’m confused I
Whale sighting in Coolangatta: One wee surfer Girl, three giant new friends Three whales—two big ones and one wee one—made a detour to hang out with a surfer girl in
Surfing with intention. What a smartarse, hoity-toity title for post. Don’t worry — we’ve got a couple other options. Whatever it ends up being, knowing why you surf can save
