Car surfing is like real surfing, except the wipeouts aren’t as fun

By: Surfing HQ, March 14, 2010, 5:00 am

There's a surfing-like activity that is all the rage for surfers that are battling flat conditions (ie. None of us, right now) and for dumb kids finding themselves far from surf: car surfing. Don't do it. Don't let your younger brother do it. The guy in this video is just totally asking for - oh, wait, he actually gets it, hard. A whole bunch of kids keep doing it, and the results are just plain stupid. Yeah, it's fun for about 15 seconds, and then you ... Read More to Continue Surfing

Dear Kate Bosworth

By: Mr. Kook, March 14, 2010, 5:00 am

Dear Kate. I loved Blue Crush. Don't you think, some six years after release, it's time for the sequel? Please don't make us wait like the Endless Summer II. Read More to Continue Surfing

Bicycle Surfboard Rack: Cheap n’ Easy

By: KL Pontz, March 13, 2010, 5:00 am

Let's start at the beginning and assume nothing. Assumption 1: You are a surfer. Assumption 2: You live near the ocean. Assumption 3: You probably always drive to the beach. Assumption 4: A larger portion of you live close enough to the beach to a ride a bike. Assumption 4.1: Of that portion who could ride a bike, I imagine 65% of you own a bike. Assumption 4.2: The rest who don't own a bike obviously know how to use the Internet and could find a cheap bike at craigslist.com. Conclusion: Eighteen of you actually ride ... Read More to Continue Surfing

Bar Rafaeli is the hottest surfer chick in the world

By: Surfing HQ, March 13, 2010, 5:00 am

Muchas gracias to Hurley, who has recently signed up Bar Rafaeli, pictured here, to be one of their models. Now, Bar Rafaeli does not, to our knowledge, surf. Nor does her boyfriend, Leonardo DiCaprio (though we hear he's going to play Miki Dora in the movie adaption of the book by David Rensin, All for a Few Perfect Waves.) Anyway! Enough about Leo, we absolutely love Hurley's pick regardless of whether she's ever been on a soft top. Said Rafaeli: "I love that Hurley's beach culture lifestyle incorporates fashion ... Read More to Continue Surfing

Surfboard Wax Art - How to get perfect little artsy bumps like this. If you want ‘em.

By: Surfing HQ, March 12, 2010, 5:00 am

Here's how you can get some bitchin' art on your surfboard. Photo from Moonlight Glassing, of Chris Malloy's board. 1. Have some time on your hands. 2. Have a Mandala/Campbell Bros/Andino etc. board. Glassed on fins, of course. :) 3. Remove all the old wax you've got on your board. Duh. Leave your precious board in the sun for a few hours to make it easy. (Use the Wax buddy thingy or a pickle.) 4. Buy some tropical Sticky Bumps surf wax. Or base coat. Even warm water wax will work. (if you're ... Read More to Continue Surfing

Have you got a surfing movie that needs some profile?

By: Surfing HQ, March 12, 2010, 5:00 am

If you're a surfing filmmaker or know of one, we're looking for surfing movies to review. We've been contacted by a number of great filmmakers, and have done reviews of One Track Mind, the new film by Chris Malloy, Chasing the Dream, a story about the surfing team at Huntington Beach High School among other films. More movies are on the way. That said, we've also found some beauts, like Surfing 50 States, and we'll be profiling this new and creative movie soon. So if you've got something in the can and want the surfing world to know about it, ... Read More to Continue Surfing

Surf Nation by Alex Wade - Surfing Book Review

By: Surfing HQ, March 11, 2010, 5:00 am

"People surf in England?!?" You may never have given it any thought. Indeed, if you're anywhere other than Australia, California or Hawaii (or other popular surfing destinations), you'll have heard a similar question about your local break. In the case of surfing in the UK, there happens to be a very vibrant surfing community, surfing the more-often-than-not cold, dark, windblown waters. There's more, of course - a whole lot more - as is ably documented in Alex Wade's book, Surf Nation: Searching for Fast Rights and Hollow Lefts, which you should ... Read More to Continue Surfing

Big Guy Tri - a shortboard for bigger surfers

By: Surfing HQ, March 11, 2010, 5:00 am

If you're a big guy, as in tall and/or large, you've got only a couple of options when it comes to surfing.

• You can bust out a log. Think 9'6" of foam. A log will be easy to paddle, and because of your size, easy enough to step on the tail and whip that boat around. That said, a longboard might get boring after awhile or just plain ridiculous in surf where you need something shorter to mind-meld into the face of a breaking wave.
• You can get a potato chip and

Tandem Surfers: Loved by Themselves, Loathed by Others

By: Grom, March 10, 2010, 5:00 am

What could be better than holding up a female counterpart in a gymnast-like pose while surfing on a wave? Not much. Except maybe getting the barrel of your life, or launching a 360 air - well, that's what the regular surfers say. They want to do what the tandem surfers do, but they don't want to commit to riding a longboard and learning how to hold someone up instead of actually surfing. To be honest, there's nothing really spectacular about tandem ... Read More to Continue Surfing

Cigarette Butts and the Ocean

By: Mr. Kook, March 10, 2010, 5:00 am

It's a little known fact that the biggest pollutant to hit the oceans isn't those plastic bags from your local supermarket, or oil from the Exxon Valdez or brown trout from your local sewer, it's CIGARETTE BUTTS. If you're a surfer who smokes, well, you should quit. But if you're in town, and you see someone toss a cigarette our their car window, give 'em hell. Those butts get washed into the sewage, and out into the ocean. It's nasty. Ok, rant over. Read More to Continue Surfing