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Shore Direction and Wave Behavior, or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and...
When deciding where to surf, going north or south can make a big difference in the wave height and shape. Take, for example, living in LA; if you head north to Malibu the waves might be 1-2 feet, but...
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Girls’ Boardshort Roundup
To be frank, I’ve never been a big fan of the boardshorts made for ladies. First, a good majority of them don’t seem to be meant for actual surfing. Second, none of them ever seem to be as cute as...
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Sustainable Surf Craft Project on Kickstarter.com
Trash on the beach is lame. This guy says let’s make surf boards out of it. If you’ve not heard of Kickstarter, it’s a site that uses crowdsourcing to get funding – getting little bits of funding from...
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Girls Surfing In Jeans!
It’s been really, really cold in SoCal lately. I mean, my hands felt like they were going to fall off last weekend in Malibu! It was an especially shockingly cold paddle out being that I had just...
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Recent Obsession – Modern/ Retro Bikinis
We haven’t been having warm beach weather much this year here in SoCal (exactly the opposite actually), but I’m already dying to buy some new bikinis. There are so many cute designs around this year,...
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Short Shorts II: Birdwell Beach Britches
As you know, short shorts are back. And what better short boardshort for this summer than the classic Birdwell Beach Britches. This brand is a standard among both surfers and hipsters, and even comes...
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Beautiful Sustainable Surf Racks – Hawaiian Gun Rack
We caught up with Dennis Kahn, the man behind Hawaiian Gun Rack (definition of a ‘gun’ here – not bullet-firing kind), so we could learn more about his history and the process of making rad surf racks...
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Outstanding Display of Denim
Jet skiing in denim. Yes. Related Posts: Balance Beam in Jeans Foster The People – Pumped Up Kicks
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You Should Go: “Surf Skate Art,” Opening Night at the Venice Art Walk
On the weekend of May 20th, the annual Venice Art Walk will take place in Los Angeles. The Venice Art Walk started in 1979 as a private tour of select artist galleries in Venice, proceeds from which...
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Post-Surf Threads by Brandy Melville
Hi! Sorry I have been MIA lately; it’s been a crazy couple of months of moving, traveling, etc. But I’m back! And, even though I’m now obsessed with A Song of Ice and Fire )(aka the Game of Thrones...
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Surf Bags for Dudes by Gul Surf Co, UK
Gul, a surf company from across the pond, has a great story and can help you get in touch with your inner Brit. Gul surf was founded in 1967 by Dennis Cross in Bodmin, Cornwall, UK. He wanted to...
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Stance (and other) Surf Socks
I do not hide from my dorkery. I love socks. I love a long session and a good pair of socks to warm my feet. I especially like it when those socks have sharks or Boston Terriers on them. Lots of Venice...
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Gitman Vintage Shirts
Saw these the other day and thought they were rad. Did a little research and they happen to fit our ‘favorite kinds of companies’ designation, meaning they have a deep history, an obsession with...
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10 Fathers Day Surf Style Gift Ideas
Fathers day is Sunday, June 19. The waves are forecast to be excellent, and dad likes stuff. Luckily, our gift list for the urban surfer dad is full of stuff. We warn that some may be a little on the...
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Summer Surf – Careful with Those Hair Pieces!
Looking like Laird is cool. But sometimes the sun is too much and your hair starts looking like the straw man. If you go straight from the beach to the office, try the below. Otherwise your shower at...
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Comical Surf Trailer – Thanks for the Dinner and the Sex
AMazing trailer, brought to you by our friend Jess. How does she find these things: New film from Dion Agius, involving fire breathing dragons, data processing, and sugar and spice. And surfing. I...
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Dive into SurfLand with Joni Sternbach
I very recently discovered photographer Joni Sternbach. Joni specializes in a traditional photography technique using a large format camera and the wet-plate collodion process. The result is known as a...
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Surf Brand Crush – Warriors of Radness
Oh. My. God. Just discovered Warriors of Radness – definitely the most fun, surf culture brand that I’ve seen in a long time. I would say the brand is fresh, vintage, bright, and hilarious. To fully...
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The Critical Slide Society
I want to write about everything in this company’s catalog. Thank you Kristy Campbell for giving the heads up. I’m not sure what the name means, and to be frank I don’t even know if it’s a company or...
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Wave Cave!
Want to go to remote places and sleep on the ground? Want to surf all day and relax in your essence? Get the Wave Cave! This neat little contraption allows you to carry your board in the undercarriage...
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