[Folowing a great summer showcasing their range of classic and contemporary bikes at our drive-in cinema, we’re offering readers the chance to win a weekend’s worth of free Harley-Davidson rental. Click here to enter. To celebrate the partnership, we’ve also been penning a series of articles exploring the unholy union between surf and bike culture. […]
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Deep Cuts From The Wavelength Archive – Part IV– Defining A Generation
Twenty-twenty-one is Wavelength’s 40th year in print. To mark the occasion, we’re diving deep into our archive to bring you a series of short stories featuring key cultural moments, entertaining asides and colourful characters from around the British surf scene and beyond over the last four decades. Read part I here. Read part II here. Read part III […]
Win An Arbor Skateboard Bundle
*COMPETITION CLOSED* – Winners have been notified and will be announced next week! We’ve teamed up with our friends at Arbor Skateboards to give away five Skate Bundles, including a full skateboard set up and loads of other goodies. With the days drawing in, after work surfs are becoming tricker for many of us, so […]
Hydro Flask #RefillForGood
Hydro Flask are donating $100 000 to Surfrider Foundation globally from proceeds from their limited edition #RefillForGood range. I can’t remember the precise year; maybe it was 2014, perhaps 2015. I attended a gathering of the professional tribe of wave riders, at the Quiksilver/Roxy Pro France, to take pro surfing’s pulse. The annual tournament not […]
Win a Harley-Davidson Weekend Moto Adventure
Anyone that has paid a visit to the Wavelength Drive-In Cinema this summer will have spotted a gleaming fleet of Harleys, sat atop the Watergate clifftop looking great. And we can testify that how they look is nothing compared with how they ride. But you don’t just have to take our word for it, enter […]
Ride & Glide: Your Guide To Britain’s Finest Coastal Bike Trips
We’ve had a great summer at Watergate Bay with our friends from Harley-Davidson up at the Wavelength Drive-In Cinema, offering attendees the opportunity to check out their range of classic and contemporary bikes up close. Don’t forget, you can still win the chance to ride one for a weekend. Click the link, or scroll to the bottom […]
Surf & Motorcycles; A Potted History Of An Unholy Union
[We’re excited to announce our friends at Harley-Davidson will be joining us all summer at the Wavelength Drive-In Cinema, offering attendees the opportunity to check out their range of classic and contemporary bikes up close and to win the chance to ride one for a weekend. To celebrate the partnership, we’ll be penning a series […]
Win A Firewire Surfboard Courtesy Of Goodrays
We’ve teamed up with the good folk at Goodrays to give away not one, but four Firewire surfboards across the 8-week Wavelength Drive-In Cinema series. The four lucky winners will also receive tickets to a drive-in showing of their choice, along with three mates, to collect the board in person. With one draw down there […]
Win A Trip To The Wavelength Drive-In Cinema In Cornwall
As part of our summer of Drive-in Cinema in Cornwall, we’re offering the chance to win the ultimate 24-hours in Cornwall. The lucky winners will get to enjoy a nights stay in a family suite at the Watergate Bay Hotel, private surf lessons and an all-day pass to the drive-in including tickets to watch the […]
The Stories Of Jack McCoy’s Most Exciting Surf Discoveries
In current times, it’s hard to resist feeling a nostalgia for the heady days of global surf travel. So, we’re encouraging you to indulge it enthusiastically with our ongoing series of discovery stories from some of the world’s most prolific surf explorers, running all this winter here on the Wavelengthmag.com The first edition featured Martin […]
Stories From The Road With Deus Filmer Andre Cricket
Since the beginning, Deus Ex Machina has been about much more than spinning quality threads, with art shows, custom bikes, boards, and films forming equally critical parts of its offering. Much of their approach reaches back to 2010 when Dustin Humphrey established a base for the Sydney born brand in the Island of the Gods. […]
The Stories Of Martin Daly’s Most Exciting Surf Discoveries
In current times, it’s hard to resist feeling a nostalgia for the heady days of global surf travel. So, we’re encouraging you to indulge it enthusiastically with our brand new series of discovery stories from some of the world’s most prolific surf explorers, running all this winter here on the Wavelengthmag.com We’re kicking things off […]
Manera: A Unique Brand Story
How a mum & dad run family business from the French Mediterranean used 3D design, shunned e-commerce and got their suits onto some of the world’s leading freesurfers. In 1994, Raphaël & Sophie Salles started F-One, a brand for the relatively new sport of kiteboarding on the French Mediterranean coast near Montpellier. In 2012, Manera […]
After The Endless Summer II: What Happened To The Surf Destinations Featured In The Film?
[The Wavelength Drive-In Cinema is back for 2021, bringing you a range of surf cinema, cult classics and family favourites from the clifftops of Cornwall, including a screening of Endless Summer II. Browse the full lineup and get your tickets here. Or, subscribe to Wavelength now to get free entry to a screening of your choice.] In late 1992, Pat O’Connell, […]
WATCH: HTs Resort Owner Teiki Ballian Surfing His Twin Out Front
In our latest edition, Vol 258, Matt Smith catches up with surfer, seafarer and most recently HTs resort owner Teika Ballian. “In 2006, I spent eight months living in Bali,” writes Matt. “After a night out, I ended up vomiting in the same toilet with a man who is now a lifelong friend, Teiki Ballian. […]
The Real Stories Behind The Internet’s Most Viral Surf Shots
Once released into the digital wilds, photos have a habit of taking on a life of their own. Like the biological agent after which they’re named, viral shots live in a constant spin cycle of copying, editing, resizing and resharing, until one day enough variations exist to fill a small desert server farm. Surf shots […]
The Legend of Lance’s Right (Don’t Call it HT’s)
Surf spot naming rights (and wrongs) at one of Indonesia’s premium breaks
How (Not) To Watch The Vans Triple Crown: Haleiwa & Sunset
The Vans Triple Crown is upon us, the thrilling climax to another year of competitive pro surfing. In terms of gathering of the tribe vibes, it’s kind of a cross between the Hajj, the Eisteddfod… and Spring Break. The North Shore aka the Seven Mile Miracle is the hallowed, sacred ground upon which anyone who […]
Surfers Turned Criminal Masterminds: Rick Rasmussen
Historically, there’s always been something about surfing that draws ne’er-do-wells and degenerates into its ranks. It could be the pastimes countercultural roots or the freewheeling hedonism the lifestyle encourages. Or perhaps it’s the simple fact an obsession with chasing waves around the world ain’t exactly conducive with traditional modes of employ. Whatever the reason, everywhere […]
Momentum Generation UK Tour – Hosted By Wavelength
In the early 80’s a seemingly random collection of American and Hawaiian teenagers began congregating at a nondescript house on Hawaii’s north shore. Back then, names like Rob Machado, Taylor Knox and Kelly Slater were largely unknown. Just small-time American surfers in a world dominated by Aussies. Few could have predicted that, along with with […]
Win An Adelio Wetsuit
Get ready for the winter swells and WIN a deluxe Adelio wetsuit. Designed in Australia, and field tested in Norway, Sweden and the Canada’s eastern seaboard – we are giving you the chance to win the flagship Adelio hooded 5/4. As worn by Chippa Wilson in his cold water endeavours, the Adelio 5’4 provides the […]
Gianggaw Style
When issue 245’s cover shot hit our inbox, we were slightly intrigued by the Indonesian surf photographer behind the selection of speed blurred, retro-styled imagery. Fortunately for us, in this digital age, a few Instagram messages later and we were in touch with Giang Alam Wardani, the talented thirty-two-year-old surf photographer hailing from Batukaras, an […]
Rosie May Foundation: Sri Lanka Mother and Baby Home
Words by Lucy Kirkland- Volunteer Social Worker at the Rosie May Foundation: Seven years of complex child protection investigations, intense home visits and court cases had taken their toll. I’d burnt out, and a three month escape in three countries seemed like a good idea. Lying about my ability on my yoga teacher application form […]
Win £300 at our online shop
So, you’re coming to the Drive-In this summer, but what to wear?! As part of our summer of Drive-in Cinema in Cornwall, we’re offering our guests the opportunity to walk away with a £50, £100 or even £300 voucher to spend in the Wavelength online store. Take actions, collect points, unlock rewards. Pop your email […]
Coco Loco
Preparation is important in most walks of life. But in XXL surfing, it’s dire. In Peaking, Red Bull explore how the world’s best big wave surfers get physically and mentally prepared to tackle the world’s biggest waves. This episode features the unofficial mayor of Puerto Escondido: Mr. Carlos “Coco” Nogales. Born in the mountains of […]
Tahiti to Mullaghmore: Bourez’s Irish Escape
So, you’ve realised you’re not going to take the number one spot on the CT, why not slip on some rubber and head to Ireland?
“How long you stay in Bali Mr?”
I think it’s the only place in the world I’ve been to which positively radiates ambience and balls to the wall hecticness all at the same time. I’ve always been mighty fond of the island, but the usual holiday blues which wash over me around the tail end of my stays have been replaced by […]
11 Indo Need to Knows
We’ll get complaints about running all these shots of Indo. It’ s boring, seen it all before, warm water is so last year, it’s too perfect, malaria sucks, the list goes on. But the thing is Indo is the greatest place on Earth to go surfing, bar nowhere.
Mark Mathews and Taj at The Right, The Full Story
The full story behind Mark Mathews and Taj Burrows incredible attempt at getting the best surf photo of all time…
The Quest for the best surf photo ever
Parallel shooting is surely the future of Surf imagery. Whilst people have been toying with it for years, it was Laurent Pujol who really cracked the in the barrel with the surfer angle first and now Mark Mathews, with the help of Red Bull have decided to take it to a new level:
Massive Barrels at Puerto Escondido.
Massive barrels, broken boards and savage wipeouts – here’s another edit from that recent hell swell at Puerto Escondido…
Jake Marshall Power Surfing in Central America..
Here’s an impressive new clip of 15 Year old Californian grom Jake Marshall displaying flawless technique as he takes apart some Central American point breaks. Jake shows rail game and repertoire far beyond his years and with increasing emphasis on power surfing in competition, we reckon it won’t be long before he is up there […]
This and nothing else: Andrew Cotton
Cotty gets the Red Bull treatment
Red Bull Cape Fear – The Outsiders
“Pound for pound, Cape Fear is the heaviest and most dangerous wave in the world,” says big wave surfer and one of the brains behind the concept, Mark Mathews.
The Gold Subscription
So as you’ve seen already we’re part funding the new Wavelength with a crowdfunder, it’s going pretty good so far and the Gold Sub offer is leading the way. So what is it? Well here it is from our new editor – The idea of the sub is to give the loyal reader or someone […]
