And when last year’s Hi-Land Fling kicked off, some of the best surfers only added to that narrative. In fact, Ireland’s ...

The Baltic Sea and Arctic Circle is an area of the world that imbues nothing but inspiration, hardship, and most importantly, ...

For our money, we’d argue Lost Shore is the greatest wave pool in Europe. Having a bigger pool than other wave gardens is ...

Jeff Martin’s flight had only just landed in Munich when he made time for us to chat the Yulex story. As a founder and CEO, it’s a transformative tale of shifting the wetsuit industry off ...

Every year, when the World Surf League releases its entries for the wipeout of the year awards, the same words pass across thousands of lips: ‘How on earth didn’t they die?!’ While there have been ...

If there’s one thing surf culture has properly nailed, it’s the multi-gen dynasty. From The Hos; legendary stalwarts of the North Shore, to multi-craft Aussie style masters the Youngs, there are loads ...

But on such an occasion, have you ever stopped to wonder where the word came from? If you, like me, become flustered with an etymology with loads of theories but no definitive answer, then this one’s ...

The Wavelength UK Surfer Awards are live! Vote here. Need help deciding who to vote for? We’ve created a starter list of suggestions to guide your choices. This list isn’t comprehensive, so if we’ve ...

“After he’d done about 30 turns, he looked over to me and shouted ‘what happens next?’ I told him to relax, he had another hour to go!” Sat in an inflatable boat in the middle of an eerily calm river, ...

“We were lucky, really. Five in the morning, sat on the rocks at Anchor Point in the eighties, before the sun even thought about rising. Just waiting. Tide draining out, boards under arms we’d picked ...

Book your next surf trip, here. Remember those times when a surf camp was a dorm room, 20 strangers in, best friends by the end of it? Those were some fun missions – but at one stage in life, enough’s ...

Cover shot of Lucas ‘Chumbo’ Chianca as he goes down the ship at Nazare, courtesy Laurent Masurel/World Surf League. 2025 saw many brilliant moments out of the surfing world. And huge kudos to our ...