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Punta de Lobos, Chile Swell Report Monday / 5-15-17 / 5:15 P.M. by Rafael Tapia Ending up, the first swell of this week. First day, Monday, ahh little bit smaller than predicted. I think it was quite big, but the sun was not quite there, but this sunset is amazing. We all got a couple […]
RED CHARGERS WINS BEST FILM The San Diego Surf Film Festival 2017! May 15, 2017 Rocky Romano Thank you Pierce Michael Kavanagh & Petra Kavanagh for all your hard work supporting filmmakers and for believing in our vision! Thank you to all the filmmakers that put their heart and souls into […]
SURFER WHO FOILED GLOBAL CYBER ATTACK IS MAGICSEAWEED USER Foiling a global cyber attack sounds like a task for the CIA or GCHQ, including Bond-eque levels of endeavor and hoopla. Not something regularly attributed to a UK-based surfer. The UK cyber security researcher, who tweets as @malwaretechblog (MT) and lives in Devon, found the kill […]
HISTORY OF SURFING: WHEN THE WAVE CHARGES BACK EXAMINING OUR PERSONAL OBSESSIONS WITH BIG-WAVE DANGER, THROUGH THE LIFE OF JOSE ANGEL MAY 12, 2017 BY DAVIS JONES Matt Warshaw’s newest HOS chapter opens just as the North Shore swapped distinction with Makaha as surfing’s big-wave colosseum. A group of California transplants, including Pat Curren, Greg […]
Asit Rathod and Friends Go All Out to Document the Seven Classic Ski Descents of Mount Hood Asit Rathod knows Mount Hood. He has climbed and skied Mount Hood 234 times and counting, and completed all seven of its classic ski descents. Over the course of his adventures, Asit has accumulated serious insight about the […]
Sean Collins Inducted Into Seal Beach Surfing Hall of Fame Surfline Founder among others to be honored at local gala The inaugural Seal Beach Surfing Hall of Fame Ball presented by West Coast Toyota sold out this past weekend, as members of the Seal Beach BoardRiders Club and the local surfing community gathered to pay […]
SEASONS GREETINGS & BEATINGS FROM DUNGEONS BY ZIGZAG The hibernation period is over for South Africa’s famed big wave spot. It was a slow awakening for the Dungeon that saw pulses of massive, clean sets. Cape Town photographer, Sean Thompson, spent seven hours on a boat to capture the epicness, check out his gallery below. […]
Big Wave Surfer Rafael Tapia Breaks Down Upcoming Chile Swell May 12, 2017 Hey Rafa, so how does this first Southern Hemi swell look for Chile? Break it down for us Brotha! “Finally, the season is starting with a really good rhythm. Last season we only had a couple of swells. Most of them were with […]
SLUMBERING DUNGEONS ERUPTS AT SEASON OPENER by Jeremy Johnson on 12th May 2017 Magicseaweed It has been a very slow last few years for big waves in and around Cape Town, South Africa. So with the promise of a 3.5 meter @17 second swell, with very light winds, everyone was excited for an early […]
Culture: The Sizzling History of Filmmaker Tim Bonython Behind the Sheer Big-Wave Guts, Tim Bonython is an Artist at Heart Surfersvillage Global Surf News, 11 May 2017 – Behind the sheer big-wave guts, filmmaker Tim Bonython is an artist at heart. Sure he’s in the channel on the biggest days at the world’s scariest spots […]
Helicopter Crew Warns Paddleboarders They’re ‘Next to Approximately 15 Great White Sharks’ You are paddleboarding next to approximately 15 great white sharks.” Originally published by Time A sheriff’s department helicopter crew warned paddleboarders in Southern California Wednesday that they had company: there were more than a dozen sharks near them in the water. The Orange […]
Oregrown Sponsors Sold-Out Portland Premiere of Epic Surf Film, Will Anchor All-New Nelscott Reef Big Wave Pro-Am May 11, 2017 Oregrown Industries, Oregon’s premier farm-to-table cannabis company, is taking the drop on the 2017-18 surf season in a big way, sponsoring the Portland premiere of the surf film “Under An Arctic Sky” and anchoring the […]
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