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How ForShore’s Surf Training Can Improve Your Surfing One Bottom Turn At a Time
It may look odd, but it's a masterclass in how to improve your bottom turn with testimonials to prove it. Photo courtesy ForShore It all...

Cash Lambert
Jul 8, 2024


VELOX: The Next Generation of Fins from Firewire
New fins from Firewire and Dan Mann

Mark Sawyer-Chu
Jun 28, 2024


A Surf Book You'll Love: "I Heard There Were No Waves in New Jersey"
As an author myself, I'm completely biased, but I love surf books and surf literature because it chronicles the sport we hold so dear. I...

Cash Lambert
Jun 19, 2024


Surf Park Central’s First Regional Event Brings Together Industry Leaders at Multiple Surf Parks in Texas
Surf Park Central, the team behind the highly anticipated annual Surf Park Summit, announces the success of its first regional event, the...

ASM Staff
Jun 11, 2024


The 10 Best Beach Books
Beach reads can be classified as a myriad of things, so what really makes a book count as one? In our book, a beach read is anything that...

Grace Miller
Jun 5, 2024


2024 ISA World Para Surfing Championship Announced for November in Huntington Beach, California
Presented by Visit Huntington Beach, the highly successful and record-breaking 2023 edition of the event was held in Huntington Beach for...

ASM Staff
May 31, 2024


The Best Surfboards for Surfing in Oregon
Oregon surf is volatile. Subject to the lucrative swell cycle of the open Pacific. As such, board choice remains crucial, with certain...

Riley Ellis
May 28, 2024


“Dear Jasper”: KAVU Celebrates Mother’s Day With Powerful Surf Film
A surfer's letter to her daughter of love, parenthood, and setting intentions. Mother’s day is so much more than a day on the calendar....

Cash Lambert
May 12, 2024


Surf Jobs: How to Get a Job in the Surf Industry in 2026
If you’re like me, your life revolves around surfing. Sometimes, when work and life starts to get busy, you wish you could just be anywhere near the beach and the waves. Getting a job in the surf industry is a great option for all surf lovers because even if you aren’t surfing, you get to work in an environment that is focused on surfing. There are many jobs out there up for grabs in the surf industry and profitable enough to give you steady income while doing what you love.

Bailey Ann Kaiser
May 8, 2024


How I Got the Shot: Barrels in Carlsbad
Editor's Note: Our "How I Got the Shot" feature talks with today's leading photographers to get the story behind their most captivating...

Jared Weintraub
May 6, 2024


The Best Lifejackets for Paddleboarding
When searching for the perfect paddleboarding life jacket, safety, comfort, and durability remain top priorities. Amidst the heaps of...

Riley Ellis
May 6, 2024


Taranaki New Zealand Surf Guide
New Zealand is home to thousands of unique surf breaks across its rugged coastline. However, there might not be a better single stretch...

Taira Blakely
May 6, 2024


The Ultimate Guide to Surfing Rockies on Oahu's North Shore
Rocky Point, also known as Rockies, sits just north of ‘Ehukai Beach Park and south of Sunset Beach and Pipeline. It is one of the most...

Lorenzo Ceresoli
Apr 27, 2024


The Best Bodyboard Swim Fins
Body surfing goes back to before written history; it was an activity done by indigenous peoples living along equatorial coastlines. While there is some written history, much is centered around Southern California , Australia, and Hawaii . However, it is known that people in places such as Brazil , Indonesia, India, the Caribbean, and Papua New Guinea engaged in the activity. Swim fins garnered popularity after World War II but were created in 1940 by Owen Churchill, beginnin

Lorenzo Ceresoli
Apr 27, 2024


SantoLoco: Wahiawa’s Premier Surf Shop on Oahu
From sinners to saints, strip club to surf shop, SantoLoco has a story unlike any other surf shop. Not only does the surf shop exist in...

Esther Helbach
Apr 25, 2024
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