The Wavelength Surf Film Festival rolls into Bristol for an evening of critically acclaimed surf cinema and good times in the heart of the city this Wednesday 13 October. Get tickets here. We’re excited to announce that we’ll be kicking off the WL Surf Film Festival at 1900 on Wednesday the 13th with a live […]
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A Weekend Of Surf, Yoga & Training With Andrew Cotton In Beautiful North Devon
My name is Anna, and I find it hard to relax. But I like being busy, and fitting lots into my days. I’m generally very active and in between work, exercise and catching up with friends, I sometimes find days have passed with little or no time spent just doing not a lot. So when […]
Catching up with Andrew Cotton; Wisdom Gleaned From An Ongoing Recovery
Seven months ago Andrew Cotton towed into a giant wedge at Nazaré. He faded deep, bottom turning on his backhand and setting his line going left. Then the lip fell, it’s full weight landing directly on Cotty and catapulting him high into the air with the whitewash. After a few milliseconds airborne, he slammed back […]
The British Big Wave Surfers Leading The Charge: Andrew Cotton
At the end of last week we kicked off the first in our series of in-depth interviews profiling the British Big Wave Surfers leading the charge, with a conversation with St Ives’ Tom Lowe, who has just qualified for the WSL Big Wave World Tour. Next up, we’ve got Andrew Cotton. Andrew Cotton’s sense of […]
Tiki re-signs long time team rider Andrew Cotton
Andrew is one of the leading chargers at Nazare, having been one of the early pioneers there alongside Garret McNamara. He was also one of the first tow pioneers in Ireland with a number of XXL nominations at Mullaghmore. This new deal sees Andrew secure a new year of support from long time sponsor and […]
Andrew Cotton – Behind The Lines Episode 2
More hell charging from Cotty and crew
Andrew Cotton – Behind The Lines Ep1
Cotty going mental in some big old lumps of ocean.
This and nothing else: Andrew Cotton
Cotty gets the Red Bull treatment
The Weekly Wavelength Q&A: Andrew ‘Cotty’ Cotton
“There were a few seconds where I really thought that this is the end” – Andrew Cotton. Short questions and big answers from the key players in the surf world. Andrew “Cotty” Cotton is a professional surfer from North Devon. Cotty was an early adopter at Nazare and has spent the last decade forging a […]
Cotton vs Wavelength
This was not set to be a normal day in the office, I was in London at the GlaxoSmithKline human performance laboratory. I was going to be studied, they don’t test on mice anymore, they have long since cut out the middleman apparently, so this was all about me. I looked at the agenda, a […]
The Wavelength Surf Film Festival Preview pt. I
Heads-up, Bristol massive, this is pt I of our Wavelength Surf Film Festival preview, which is returning to the Blue Earth Summit On Thurs, October 12. Between films, Wavelength editors Mike Lay and Ed Temperley will be joined by a selection of filmmakers and contributors from WL Vol. 265, plus a live interview with 2x […]
The Wavelength Surf Film Festival returns to Bristol’s Blue Earth Summit on Oct 12
Calling all SW surfers, the Wavelength Surf Film Festival returns to celebrate the art of sliding at the Blue Earth Summit in Bristol. We’ll present a curated and entertaining selection of surf flicks and conversations to state that celluloid surf hunger. Grab your tickets here On Thurs, October 12, we will host a handpicked selection […]
Big Vs Small at Nazaré
“Surfing has saved me from the dark side of the night” The first Portuguese woman to charge Praia do Norte’s now infamous mammoth waves, Joana Andrade, is the star of Director, Minna Dufton’s, epic new tale of overcoming colossal fears, personal discovery and healing recovery. Big Vs Small, currently touring in cinemas throughout the UK, […]
Top Surfers Shred Pro-Only Setting At The Wave + The WL Surf Film Fest Lights Up Bristol
This week saw surfers, activists, adventurers and sustainable business leaders gather in the heart of Bristol for the inaugural Blue Earth Summit. Over two days of talks, workshops and outdoor activities the event set out to explore how we can all work together to tackle the issues facing our planet and the communities that inhabit […]
The Wavelength 2020 Surf Quiz
As we say goodbye to 2020, it’s time for one last little look back on the year that was (before we never, ever dare breathe a mention of it ever again) by testing your knowledge of the world of surfing over the last twelve months. You may want to refresh your memory, of course, in […]
Surf Rage Goes XXL: Drama At Nazaré As Big Wave Surfers Fight In Lineup, Jetski Runs over Rival Crew on Purpose
Reports – as yet unsubstantiated with nobody involved willing to go on record – of multiple incidents in the lineup at Nazaré are coming out of the last couple of days of huge swell at the infamous big wave break. With yesterday seeing perhaps one of the biggest swells ever, it wasn’t just the conditions […]
Inspired Surfer – Rob Love – Founder of Crowdfunder
A serial entrepreneur who has always insisted on basing his companies on the beach
Life Under Lockdown On The High Seas
It’s a crazy world of floating uncertainty out there in the ocean right now. Meanwhile the Northern Hemisphere Hurricane season is fast approaching, lending an air of increased urgency to the “what to do & where to go” thinking amongst the live-aboard community.
GALLERY: The Many Faces Of Nazaré By Helio Antonio
For centuries Nazaré was a seaside town like any other. Just a mass of white houses with terracottas rooves sprawling back from the coast where the beaches bustled with tourists, frolicking among brightly coloured boats and a tangle of fishing nets. In the late 70’s a small crew of local surfers and bodyboarders sprung up […]
BREAKING: Nazaré Tow Challenge Yellow Alert, Likely To Run Tuesday 11/02
The WSL’s inaugural Nazaré Tow Challenge is set to go next week, most likely Tuesday 11/02/20. A huge North Atlantic swell with plenty of north in it – ideal for the peakier waves and in particular ‘Big Momma’ outside first peak Naz – is developing between Greenland and Ireland and set to arrive early next week. The […]
A Decade In Review; European Surfing’s Defining Moments From 2010-2019
Smell ya later, twenty teens. We started the decade not wanting to be part of no f*kin tennis tour, and ended it on the eve of being part of the Olympics, whether we like it or not. If we cast our minds back a decade, we probably didn’t particularly see a wave pool CT event, foiling, or the Brazilian Storm coming. Elsewhere, […]
Surfing in 2019 in Review: Tearing a New Annus Horribillis?
Back at the start of the year, small yet brave embers of optimism glowed fiercely in the pot bellied stove of our stoke cottage. John John was back, and on a tear (before his ACL did). Slater was about to embark on perhaps his last ever lap of the Tour, giving fans a chance to […]
The Best Wetsuits For Winter Surfing
If you’re surfing in Europe in winter, you’re wearing a wetsuit. In fact, what wetsuit you’re wearing will likely determine the quality of the surfing experience as much as – possibly more – than the board you ride. Realistically, each session you’re only up and wiggling (sorry ripping, I meant ripping) for a couple of […]
British Surf Community Steps Up; Instantly Donates Over 100 Boards To Great Cause
Some days, you’d be forgiven for thinking that social media is nothing but a scourge, and surfers are a wholly selfish bunch. However, over the last few weeks, a campaign started by Cornwall based surfer, shaper and industry bod Brad Rochfort has proved both of those assumptions are entirely false. A few months ago Brad […]
The Best Summer Wetsuits | 2019
Surfing – just like life itself – is defined by moments of release. Liberating, exonerating, redemptive, casting ourselves free from the shackles to revel in the stoke-lit uplands are surely our very finest moments of all. I don’t know about you, but the day, the very special day, that I get to shed winter’s weighty hooded rubber […]
Back In The Saddle; The Return of British Charger Taz Knight
Throughout his younger years, North Devon’s Taz Knight forged a fairly typical path for an aspiring British pro-surfer, popping airs in 2-foot beachies with a sticker covered board and working his way through the junior ranks of the UK comp circuit. However, as he broke free of the U16’s, his attention started to shift away […]
Surfing in 2019: Bold Predictions For The Year Ahead
A brave new year in surfing is upon us. What exactly it brings in terms of surfing opportunity to you is still uncertain. Atmospheric vorticity, tidal ebb and flow, local sea states and perhaps above all, your own day to day lifestyle choices, along with a multitude of other variables will all come into play, […]
The British Surf Broadcast, June 2018
Welcome to the British Surf Broadcast, June 2018 edition; your guide to all that’s been going on in the world of British surfing. Summer seems to have arrived in Blighty and if you haven’t been getting amongst it, you’ve been missing out. By now those boots and 5/4 should have been jubilantly cast aside and […]
London Surf / Film Festival 2017 Line Up Announced!
This year’s epic programme of premieres award winning features and underground projects from the world’s best showcases the multi-layered world of waveriding, exploring our salt water realm and the diverse characters that inhabit it with documentaries to inspire, travelogues to stir up the wanderlust and surfing to blow minds. Accompanied by Q+A’s with some of the world’s […]
Croyde: Welcome to the Shire
The Shire is the lesser known name for North Devon; it is a surfing paradise on its day and I love it. I was born here in Barnstaple on the 6th May, 1975 and have never left, except to go surfing, naturally. I’ve never felt the urge to move away and why would I? I […]
The British Big Wave Surfers Leading The Charge: Tom Lowe
Considering our distinct lack of big wave set ups, Britain’s ability to produce international level chargers over the past decade or so has been something to behold. There are a string of notable names, hailing from all over the British isles, who have made a solid impact on the global scene, pioneering new spots and […]
The English Gun Club
This small band of brothers, an extremist group who arm themselves with the heaviest artillery, are notoriously quiet about their very personal pursuit. We decided it was time to conduct a full weapons inspection.
Too Many Rocks – A Surf Trip To Madeira
I had to laugh. Why on Earth would any self-respecting man want to prize themselves away from their cosy wind and rain lashed living room, to spend a week standing on masses of slippery rocks trying to make over-sized fat point breaks look fun? Not to sound ungrateful by any means – but unless a […]
Surfing GB partners with JEEP UK for 2016
Jeep UK has become the official vehicle partner for non-profit, volunteer-led member organisation Surfing GB, for 2016. As part of the sponsorship, Jeep will support Surfing GB operations, including some of the top UK surf events. The Cherokee will also be in use to support the work of the organisation in visiting surf schools and […]
English Surf Championships Round Up
Celebrating with the official UK Surf Pro Tour beer, Sharp’s Atlantic Pale Ale, Jobe Harriss delivered an outstanding performance to take the English Champion mantle at the English National Surf Championships this weekend. Held at Watergate Bay on Saturday 2nd, Sunday 3rd and closing with an epic final on Monday 4th, spectators were treated to […]
Paddle Round the Pier 2015
One for your diary is the annual Paddle Round The Pier Beach Festival taking place in Brighton on July 4th & 5th. Its free entry and packed full of your favourite brands, bands, bars and cool cars! “Paddle” as the event is affectionately known is said to be the world’s biggest free charity beach festival […]
Cotty re-signs with Tiki Wetsuits
Andrew Cotton or Cotty as he is better known, has signed up for another year with Tiki wetsuits. Part of the team since 2010, Cotty’s partnership with Tiki has allowed him to chase the biggest swells in the North Atlantic, scoring multiple XXL nominations and shortlists for Biggest Wave at Mullghmore and Nazare. In turn, Cotty’s single minded […]
Grom Files – George Hudson
Crantock ripper George Hudson is the subject of our latest from file. Name: George Hudson Age: 15 Instagram / twitter: Instagram: george_hudson and my instagram surf page: george_hudson_surfer Local break: Crantock When did you first start surfing: when I was 4 on holiday days down in Cornwall How did you get into surfing: I started […]
The Adventure Series
Been a lot of talk and hype around Nazare lately, with North Devon’s Andrew Cotton at the epicentre charging some seriously heavy lumps of water. Out of all the coverage though we are particularly liking this from the guys at Vito sport. Watch the little doco then click the shot to win a wetsuit courtesy […]
2022 Wavelength Quotes Of The Year: Part 1
Words matter and we think these matter more than most. “The wisdom of the wise, and the experience of ages, may be preserved by quotation,” said the powerful goofyfooter, Benjamin Disraeli. He had a point. And so with 2022 drawing to a close, we thought we’d bundle the best words of wisdom from surfing’s key […]
We Need To Talk About Wetsuits; The Toxic Elephant In The Room
A good wetsuit is core to a good surfing experience, especially for those of us who enjoy the sideways glide in colder parts of the world. However, there is no doubt the wetsuit in its modern form is somewhat of an environmental catastrophe. Luckily, as with many of the gravest environmental issues there are some […]
What it’s Like Taking a Wave On the Head At Mavericks
Andrew ‘Cotty’ Cotton is probably the UK’s most high profile surfers and one of the foremost big wave surfers in the world right now. Along with his close friend Garrett McNamara, he’s one of the handful of surfers to pioneer the notoriously heavy beachbreak Nazaré in Portugal His feats, which include towing McNamaea into what […]
Behind The Lines EP 4: Cotty takes on Nazare
Episode 4 of ‘Behind the lines’ follows Cornish big wave legend Cotty as he tackles a huge swell at Nazare last winter. This edit details the trials, tribulations and preparations as the team set out to tackle one of big wave surfings most notorious beasts. With insights from fellow charger and pioneer of the wave […]