"Surfing tends to get better when your wave count goes up," said Dave Allee, the Founder of Almond and the brain behind the surfboard. "The Joy was designed to make everyday waves worth paddling out for."

It's the holiday season, which means two things: there's going to be waves fueled by cold fronts, and you're going to be looking for new gear for yourself and your loved ones. But with so much surf and beach gear out there, where do you start? In the old days, catalogs used to arrive in your mail to inspire you with the year's latest and greatest gifts, and today, these catalogs take the form of digital gift guides. From shoes to clothes, sunglasses, towels, protein bars (we'