A reader-supported surf publication since 1992.

San Clemente, CA
Joined February 2009
On the cover: Tosh Tudor, Teahupoo, Tahiti. “It was the tail end of a big swell,” says photographer Owen Beim. “The evening prior was giant. But the next morning, it was 6-to-8 foot, about as good as it gets.” Preview our new issue: surfersjournal.com/current-i…
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The Archives taps our 35-year-deep well of surf storytelling in a new, intuitive way. Read by issue, search a topic, binge a thematic collection, build a personal library of favorites. Hit the link to begin exploring today. archives.surfersjournal.com/…
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“Ez Rivero’s earliest surf photographs begin to appear in 2020,” Tony John Andrews writes in our current issue, “but they could be mistaken for old Surfer mag cutouts from the 1970s.” To read and view Rivero’s portfolio, pick up TSJ 35.5. surfersjournal.com/current-i…
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From the timeless to the right-now, TSJ 35.5 is a 136-page trip from cover to cover. Hit the link in our bio to get your copy today. surfersjournal.com/current-i…
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We’ve digitally remastered every issue of TSJ back to number one. 35 years of pure surf storytelling, now searchable, organized, and convenient to navigate for all subscribers. Hit the link in our bio to begin exploring The Archives—1992-present. archives.surfersjournal.com/…
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Jack Shipley sits down with Jamie Brisick to talk about Lightning Bolt’s early days, the legacy of Gerry Lopez, watching surf history unfold in real time, and the qualities that define the greats. Hit the link to listen now. Presented by Rainbow® Sandals. open.spotify.com/episode/2h3…
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Larry Bertlemann, 1955-1976. Thank you, and rest in peace. Hit the link to read “Rubberman: Larry has been there done that,” by Drew Kampion, originally published in TSJ 10.5, 2001. Photos by Dan Merkel, Warren Bolster, and Craig Fineman. archives.surfersjournal.com/…
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Chris Carter, the creator of The X-Files and former Surfing magazine editor, talks with Travis Ferré about transitioning from surf writing to TV, studying with the FBI, and his influences. Hit the link, or pick up TSJ 35.5, to read the full interview. archives.surfersjournal.com/…
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“This is my hometown’s equivalent of Backdoor and Pipeline,” Dylan Graves writes. Hit the link to watch his short film about the slab, and pick up TSJ 35.5 to read “Cat, Cat, Cat, Cat, Mouse.” youtube.com/watch?v=DKp2pWHa…
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“Wild animals gotta eat. Surfers gotta get tubed,” Tosh Tudor says in his 32.3 profile, “Uncurbed Enthusiasm.” Here’s footage from the Teahupoo session that yielded page one of our new issue, TSJ 35.5. Photo by Owen Beim. Film by Cameron Vurbeff. surfersjournal.com/current-i…
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Taylor Knox sits down with host Jamie Brisick to talk about the Momentum Generation, his competitive career, lines and angles, power and style, bridging eras, recovering from injury, surfing Todos Santos, and the making of Arc. Listen now: open.spotify.com/episode/5ns…
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“1983 was the year that surfing saved my life. The previous year, I’d had one foot planted in a world of depravity and decadence that made Bret Easton Ellis’ Less Than Zero look like Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women.” Read “Grueler,” by Peter Maguire: archives.surfersjournal.com/…
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Tristan Mausse is the guest editor of September’s High Line. The French shaper breaks down real-time collaborative board design with Jeff Hakman and Tom Parrish, and parallels between sculpting stone and foam. Subscribe to our free monthly newsletter: mailchi.mp/surfersjournal/th…
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“I met Seitaro Nakamura for the first time in 1998 in Cardiff,” photographer Tatsuo Takei writes, “He was very calm and collected when he paddled out, but he was like a totally different person when he stood up on the board.” Read more: archives.surfersjournal.com/…
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Skate industrialist Rich Novak co-founding Santa Cruz Skateboards, Independent Trucks, Thrasher magazine, and more, to stay in the life. Pick up TSJ 35.4, or hit the link, to read “Riding the Crash,” by Christian Beamish. Photos by Patrick Trefz. archives.surfersjournal.com/…
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Keone Downing talks with Jamie Brisick about his father, the birth of modern surfboard design and the influence of wartime innovations in aerodynamics, and surfing Waimea Bay. Hit the link to listen now. Photo by Tom Servais. Listen now: open.spotify.com/episode/4nw…
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“The breakthrough session at Cloudbreak where barrel riding really started to click for me was when I was 13,” Fijian surfer James Kusitino says in our current issue. Pick up TSJ 35.4 to read and view “Thunderkind.” Photos by Woody Gooch. surfersjournal.com/current-i…
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Read Ellis’ full story and photo essay, “Four Days in Hibernia: A transatlantic gamble in Ireland,” in TSJ 35.4. Also, stay tuned for Gershkow’s feature film, “Keeping in the Shadows.” surfersjournal.com/current-i…
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The devolution of the Aaberg family’s trophy room, 1966. Pulled from “All Roads Lead West: Plying his trade at the terminus of Route 66, Jim Ganzer exhibits the breadth and depth of Los Angeles surf culture,” by Peter Maguire. Photo by Jim Ganzer. Read: archives.surfersjournal.com/…
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Shane Grace is currently one of the top photographers in the lineup at Pipeline, a feat that requires not only years of respect, devotion, and nerve, but also the athletic chops to cut it in heavy water. Pick up TSJ 35.4 for Grace’s full portfolio. surfersjournal.com/current-i…
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