“I would sacrifice a world title for a gold medal.” The heartfelt words are from seven times world surfing champion Stephanie Gilmore. The purists will always be purists. For them, surfing doesn’t belong in the Olympic Games. It’s a perfectly valid opinion. There’s even a minority that doesn’t even see surfing as a sport. The […]
Italo Ferreira and Carissa Moore have written a new golden chapter in the history of surfing. They are the inaugural Olympic surfing champions. It was finals day, and everyone knew what was at stake at Tsurigasaki Beach. And for those who thought a wave pool was a good idea for Tokyo 2020, the Japanese venue […]
Two world surfing champions have been eliminated from the Tokyo 2020 Olympic surfing program. John John Florence and Stephanie Gilmore are out of the medal race after being defeated by Kolohe Andino and Bianca Buitendag, respectively. They were not the only top seeds falling before the finals – Johanne Defay and Tatiana Weston-Webb were also […]
Italo Ferreira and Carissa Moore won surfing’s first-ever Olympic heats at Shidashita Beach in Japan. The day has finally arrived. The sport’s Olympic debut in Tokyo 2020 got underway in fun and rideable three-foot waves. You could feel the excitement and tension in the air as surfers paddled out for their first heats wearing the […]
Surfing and music have always complemented each other until they eventually blended into a completely new art form – surf music. Hawaii might be the spiritual home of surfing, but it was in Southern California that the sound of the surf first echoed before spreading across the world. Today, surf music is an established music […]
As surfing makes its official debut at the Summer Olympic games, beginners and pros alike can discover world-class surfing spots in Panama. The destination is one of the top year-round surfing destinations in Central America. It offers over 1,500 miles of beautiful coastline, creating idyllic conditions and stunning tropical backdrops to catch the perfect wave.
Diffraction is a sudden change in the direction and intensity of waves after passing by a coastal feature or offshore obstruction. The obstacle will block a portion of the wave’s energy, forcing it to spread into the sheltered area behind the obstruction. For example, if a west or southwest swell reaches a south-facing surf spot […]
How do you generate a surfing wave in a controlled environment? Let’s take a look at the different types of wave-making models and concepts. Wave pools are the future of inland surfing, and a new industry was born to provide perfect surfable waves in limited outdoor and indoor spaces. The first experiments with human-made waves […]
Have you ever tried drawing a surfer riding a perfect barreling wave? Here’s how to do it without any previous experience. Surfing is a highly visual sport that is often compared to ballet and dancing in general with graceful body movements in sync with Nature’s creation. Anyone can shoot a surfer with a smartphone or […]
Around 10 percent of the world’s population is left-handed. In the surfing world, you can often hear someone saying they’re goofy or goofy-footed. But what does that exactly mean? And when was the term goofy surfer first used? A goofy-footed surfer is a surfer who rides a surfboard with their left foot as the back […]