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 petrochemicals and towards plant-based rubber. And this tale has a surprising catalyst. *This interview is part of a series on […]
Mason and the Lava Rocks Game
Does the jeopardy of surfing over rocks get old? Nope. It’s a niche sport, one which epitomises the joie de vivre of Mason Ho and Sheldon Paishon. A few days ago they selected a very shallow part of the reef in Hawaii, playing tag with lava rock, sure to provide a healthy exfoliation to the […]
North East surfers send message of solidarity with Palestine
More than 140 surfers and residents gathered at King Edwards Bay, Tynemouth, North East England this weekend for a viewing of critically acclaimed film ‘Gaza Surf Club’. Exploring the draw of the sea to Gaza’s youth, the film depicts hope in a war-torn country, and a search for meaning and perspective through surfing. Tynemouth is […]
Searching for Dillion Perillo is Worth Your Time
Surfing doesn’t just reward talent, to make it you need style and flair combined with a willingness to graft and grind the social grist machine. Sometimes it doesn’t pay to be too full of smarts or think too much about your alternative economic potential. Does surfing pay? Not for most, but it sure is fun. […]
Surfing in Sh*t – popular sites for aquatic dancing in UK fail to meet minimum safety requirements
Surfers Against Sewage’s recent report has found 60% of popular locations are unsafe for swimming or surfing with pollution at unsafe levels. The annual water quality report explores the shocking state of UK bathing waters in a year when untreated sewage was discharged over 399,864 times into UK waterways – the equivalent of more than […]
First Wave Of Wavelength Spring Classic Music Acts Announced
Nick Mulvey is the first headliner to be announced for the Wavelength Spring Classic 2024, with the festival returning to Woolacombe Bay in the North Devon World Surf Reserve. Following on from sold out dates for his ‘First Mind 10th-Anniversary Tour’, Nick will be joined by legendary broadcaster, DJ and record label owner, Gilles Peterson, […]
Three Waves and Three Wipeouts for Nath at XXL Mullaghmore
It’s quite something when one of the best slab riders on the planet gets his rear end handed over time and again. Start with the beatdowns and stay for the honest narrative at the end.
A Surfer’s Guide to Greenwashing: Navigating the Choppy Seas of Marketing
This is part one of an ongoing series looking at how to ask the right questions of your surf brands and understand how marketing isn’t always what it seems. Shock horror, right? Brands want to sell you their products and might get a little excited talking up the good bits and omitting the less palatable. […]
Wavelength 265 Preview: The Chris Burkard Interview
[Want to get your hands on a copy? Wavelength gets delivered straight to your door either as a single edition or annual subscription. Our subscription packages include a free gift and along with plenty of other benefits, subscribers get their copies of Wavelength before anyone else.] For issue 265, Ben Mondy sat down with Chris Burkard to talk […]
The art of Anchor Point with Vasco Ribeiro
Last month, Wavelength headed to Morocco for the Taghazout Surf Expo, situated in prime position right in front of the jewel in the country’s surfing crown, Anchor Point. Billed as ‘the international hub of the surf ecosystem,’ the event saw 60+ brands, manufacturers, federations and travel operators from all over Europe pitching up in the […]
La Isla: Laura Coviella is One to Watch
Deep in the Atlantic, nestled in the bosom of Morocco and the western Sahara, lies Las Islas Canarias. Seven islands joined by a network of ferries and planes crossing the sometimes calm and, more often than not, rough seas but always eternally blue – that cut sharp contrast between the seven distinct ecosystems. Towering above […]
Everywhere I go: The Maud Le Car Interview
As you know, SW France can be surfing heaven or hell. Luckily, the swell gods had been kind to us on the morning of our Maud Le Car interview, and having paddled out in the dark, we were flush with the stoke of scoring a perfect bank before the crowd pushed over the dunes with […]
Salt x Gravel Redefine the Surf Leash Aesthetic
Is there any reason surf leashes have to look generic? Hazel Chapman is challenging us to rethink the leash with her limited edition drop, available now to grab on Kickstarter. Like plenty of surf brands, Salt x Gravel was born from a love of the sea. But what sets it apart is how it was […]
Blue Earth Summit x Wavelength Goes Off
Were you in Bristol for the Blue Earth Summit? If so, you’ll be bathing in a bath of post-event stoke, having spent three days surrounded by purpose-led disruptors, innovators, mavericks, and mavens of change. Mixing talks on climate realism with positive change was the theme for the initial two days of talks and workshops at […]
Introducing Wavelength Vol. 265
[Want to get your hands on a copy? Wavelength gets delivered straight to your door either as a single edition or annual subscription. Join up today and claim a new subscriber gift along with plenty of other benefits, including your copy of Wavelength before anyone else.] Wavelength Issue 265 is all about connections, an experience through print, providing […]
Predn Surf – Shaping a revolution in Kernow
Revolutions are a messy business, often best talked about over the dinner table than actually conducted in all their randomness and unintended consequences. Often, the best kind of revolutionary acts are the quiet ones, the swapping of philosophies due to the incoming paradigm just making more sense. And we’d venture to say there’s something of […]
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 […]
Hossegor’s Autumnal Magic
Word was the sand was all funky down in the SW corner of Landes at some of the more well-known spots… but that was yesterday’s news. But make no mistake, navigating this landscape is tricky and unforgiving; it takes a lifetime to make it look this easy at La Graviere. Featuring: Jeremy Flores, Mikey February, […]
A new narrative with Hugo Tagholm: People want to hear about solutions; they want to hear about hope.
Imagine you are a pressure group who have managed to get your issue to the top of the news agenda. But now you must push home that advantage and turn column inches and public awareness into legislative change. How do you cross that divide? You’ll probably be familiar with Hugo Tagholm, former CEO of Surfers […]
Glory Days
The life and times of Art Brewer. Words: Dibi Fletcher Photos: Art Brewer It seems like another lifetime, that fateful winter of 1969, when Art Brewer moved into the house next door to Herb and I on the North Shore. After barely escaping with our sanity from Laguna Canyon and our escapades with the now […]
5 European Surf Camps To Make You A Better Surfer*
* Or how to put a rocket up the arse of your surfing, and perhaps even your life. Waves. Weather. Coaches. Vibes. Equipment. Location. Food. Digs and X-Factor. We tick all the boxes, so you don’t have to. Here’s a list of European surf camps that will improve your surfing, and your life. High Voltage Surf […]
Is Kelly Slater a Zombie? Why is Griffin Having An Existential Crisis? And Do We Need To Talk About Ethan?
Questions (With Answers) After The Tahiti Pro. Who Has Made The WSL Finals? The mid-year cut was brought in to a) provide a guaranteed one-day, winner take all made-for-TV climax and b) add some interest to the latter events. In the Men’s, you could say it ticked both boxes. Going into the Teahupo’o event, big […]
Tuning into the rhythm of surfing
From surf movie soundtracks to flamenco via Pink Floyd and Alby Falzon. An exploration of music and surfing with contributions from Mikey February, Lee-Ann Curran and Clovis Donizetti. Human beings have been making music for millennia (bone flutes from cave systems in Germany have been carbon dated to approximately 40,000 years old, while other instruments […]