Impress people with surf & ocean facts

Will you be entertaining over this holiday period? The Wipeout Weekly is here to make you look like the most engaging and fascinating host ever—by providing Surf Snack wisdom that will (gently) blow your guests’ minds. Here goes.

Did you know dolphins often surf waves on purpose—not for food, but seemingly just for fun? And otters have a penchant for stealing surfboards. Also, orcas are one of the few species that go through menopause.

Did you know surfing was once banned in Hawaiʻi because missionaries thought it encouraged too much joy—and gambling?

Did you know sharks are far more likely to be struck by lightning than to attack a human surfer?

Did you know the ocean produces more than half of the world’s oxygen—even though most of it comes from tiny organisms, not seaweed forests?

Did you know early surfboards could weigh over 100 pounds, which is why surfing used to be restricted mostly to the physically elite?

Did you know some of the world’s best waves only exist because underwater canyons focus swell like a lens?

Did you know surfers often feel calmer after a session not just emotionally, but chemically—because cold water and rhythmic paddling trigger the nervous system to downshift?

Did you know waves can travel across entire oceans for days, or even weeks, before finally breaking on a beach?

Did you know the “biggest wave ever surfed” is still debated because no one can agree on how to measure waves?Did you know the word aloha historically meant far more than hello or goodbye—it also described a way of moving through the world with presence and care?

You knew all of these already?!

Author: The Wipeout Weekly team