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SurferToday.com @surfertoday.bsky.social · 2d

If a weather map shows a 30 kilometers per hour wind (that's 8.3 m/s) blowing across 200 kilometers of open ocean for several hours, you'll probably get around head-high surf.

#waveheight #windspeed #waveforecast #smbmethod #surfforecast #surfscience #surf #surfing

How surfers can predict wave height just by reading the wind

The SMB method is a semi-empirical system that estimates wave height and period from wind speed, fetch, or duration. It assumes deep water and steady wind blowing over an open water surface.

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SurferToday.com @surfertoday.bsky.social · 3d

Should minors be allowed to compete in waves of consequence like Pipeline, Teahupoo, and Cloudbreak? Where do you draw the line between responsibility and freedom?

#prosurfer #prosurfing #sportslaw #sportsethics #surfers #surf #surfing

How young is too young? The law and ethics of underage surfers in professional competitions

Is it safe and reasonable to allow a 14-year-old surfer to compete in waves of consequences? Where do you draw the line between freedom and open-minded decisions regarding underage athletes?

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SurferToday.com @surfertoday.bsky.social · 4d

Have you ever wonder why exactly there are so many massive swells pounding the East Coast of USA and Europe during the cold season in the Northern Hemisphere? Here's the answer.

#northatlantic #hurricanes #storms #surfscience #meteorology #weather #surf #surfing

Why North Atlantic storms fire up every autumn and winter

Winter swells in the North Atlantic are as regular and powerful as clockwork, sending surf from one side of the ocean to the other. Here's why it happens.

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SurferToday.com @surfertoday.bsky.social · 6d

Fashion retailer Zara teamed up with an Italian designer and Pukas to create a surfboard featuring a short Portuguese poem by Fernando Pessoa.

#zara #pierpaolopiccioli #pukassurf #surfboards #surf #surfing

Zara and Pierpaolo Piccioli shape the 'Poetically Pink Surfboard'

The 6'4'' surfboard features a short Portuguese poem by Fernando Pessoa.

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SurferToday.com @surfertoday.bsky.social · 9d

The US has 30 states with coastlines. The damage is already real, and the available data isn't bringing good news.

#coastalerosion #stateofthebeachreport #surfrider #beach #environment

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Half of America's beaches could vanish by 2100, Surfrider warns

The 2025 State of the Beach Report from the Surfrider Foundation paints a clear and dark picture of what we can expect in the upcoming decades regarding coastal erosion.

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SurferToday.com @surfertoday.bsky.social · 10d

When it comes to #waveheight measurement, the goal is to reduce the margin of error and subjectivity traditionally associated with such complex calculations. #DouglasNemes' analysis of #ViniDosSantos' wave, ridden in #Nazare, is, at least, worth a look.

#bigwaves #bigwavesurfing #surf #surfing

Study suggests Vini dos Santos may have ridden a 100-foot wave in Nazaré

Surfer and oceanographer Douglas Nemes developed a scientific method for measuring wave height in extreme surfing conditions.

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SurferToday.com @surfertoday.bsky.social · 11d

Surfers and engineers are working together to produce a miracle. If it all goes well, the resurrection of the famous wave of "The Endless Summer" could become an example for other iconic world surf regions.

#brucesbeauties #capestfrancis #stfrancisbay #southafrica #surf #surfing

The rebirth of Bruce's Beauties in Cape St. Francis

The Long Term Coastal Protection Scheme is an ambitious plan to resurrect the lost South African wave unveiled in Bruce Brown's 1966 surf movie 'The Endless Summer.'

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SurferToday.com @surfertoday.bsky.social · 12d

It's increasingly evident and statistically clear that surfing heals.

#surftherapy #veteran #ptsd #mentalhealth #psychology #surf #surfing

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Surf therapy improves the lives of veterans with PTSD

San Diego State University and Operation Surf tracked the impacts of surf therapy on the health of male and female military veterans. The results are exciting.

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SurferToday.com @surfertoday.bsky.social · 13d

The fear of heights can be triggered by a four or five-foot wave. Let's not forget that in the take-off moment, the surfer's eyes are another five feet above the wave's crest. The good news is that there are tricks to overcome or tone down #acrophobia.

#vertigo #fear #health #surf #surfing

How fear of heights can hold surfers back

Acrophobia, the extreme fear of heights, can hinder surfers from riding a five-foot wave. Here's how you can cope with this phobia and even potentially overcome it.

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SurferToday.com @surfertoday.bsky.social · 17d

As they travel across open seas, ocean waves perform an orbital-like, synchronized, vertical, and horizontal dance.

#transversewaves #longitudinalwaves #waves #surfscience #oceanography #surf #surfing

How transverse and longitudinal waves make surfing possible

Learn why ocean waves are an orbital motion combination of transverse and longitudinal waves.

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SurferToday.com @surfertoday.bsky.social · 18d

Surfer and entrepreneur Jane Marie Chen shares a very intimate and personal memory of how she copes with mistakes and/or failures in her life. Her book "Like a Wave We Break" is out on October 14, 2025, via @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social.

#likeawavewebreak #janechen #books #surf #surfing

The surfer's wipeout as a metaphor for life

In surfing, as in life, we fall, we suffer, and then we slowly get back up. Jane Chen was brought up with no tolerance for mistakes. Until she failed professionally in adulthood.

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SurferToday.com @surfertoday.bsky.social · 19d

The problem with this very handy method is the femoral artery.

#femoral #wetsuit #carkeys #health #surf #surfing

The hidden danger of surfing with your car key in the wetsuit

Many surfers stash their car keys inside the wetsuit before paddling out. However, this method is unsafe and potentially deadly. Here's what's at stake.

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SurferToday.com @surfertoday.bsky.social · 20d

"A lineup is a vanity fair with a liquid catwalk on which surfers display and unveil their egos, frustrations, territorialist genes, and sometimes rage."

#fomo #surfculture #surfers #psychology #surf #surfing

'You should've been here yesterday'

It's one of the classic sayings in surf culture, and it says a lot about surfers and their culture. So, we sat on the therapy couch to learn more about what 'You should've been here yesterday' really ...

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SurferToday.com @surfertoday.bsky.social · 23d

Tony Hawk's legendary Birdhouse Falcon 2 skateboard became the most valuable piece of skateboarding memorabilia ever sold.

#tonyhawk #birdhouse #skateboard #xgames #memorabilia #skateboard #skateboarding

Tony Hawk's legendary 1999 '900' skateboard sells for $1.15 million at auction

Tony Hawk's legendary Birdhouse Falcon 2 skateboard with Fury trucks and blank wheels was sold for more than double the pre-sale estimate at Julien's Auctions.

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SurferToday.com @surfertoday.bsky.social · 23d

With these exciting results, it's now time for wetsuit manufacturers and the surf industry to develop a surfer protection that could mitigate the consequences of shark attacks.

#sharkattack #wetsuits #sharks #surf #surfing

Scientists test fabrics that could make wetsuits shark bite-resistant

Four different materials were put to the test by great white and tiger sharks. The conclusions reveal that there's potential for wetsuits to embed innovation and help reduce casualties.

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SurferToday.com @surfertoday.bsky.social · 24d

Surfers Point shows how stepping back protects the shoreline. This managed retreat project should be promoted nationwide and internationally.

#surferspoint #climateactionprogram #surfrider #coastalerosion #ventura #environment

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After 30 years, Ventura's Surfers Point Managed Retreat crosses the finish line

The restoration project of the beach and coastline at Ventura's most iconic surf break is the perfect example of how backing off is sometimes the best way to preserve our shorelines.

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SurferToday.com @surfertoday.bsky.social · 25d

The idea that a massive Nazaré wave is just pure energy in motion and not matter seems almost like an optical illusion.

#waves #matter #surfscience #physics #surf #surfing

Why waves are energy, not matter

Here's why a swell is scientifically more like a fluttering flag in the wind and not quite like an avalanche. Learn why waves are pure energy in motion.

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SurferToday.com @surfertoday.bsky.social · 27d

The Wave Source was built in four months with no contractors.

#thewavesource #wavepool #arizona #surf #surfing

The Wave Source in Arizona turns backyard surfing into reality

It runs off the grid and was built in four months with no contractors. The Wave Source makes private wave pools seem a not-so-distant possibility.

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SurferToday.com @surfertoday.bsky.social · Sep 19

Airlines go from "We'll take your surfboard for free" to "Surfboards are not allowed in our planes, although you've paid previously for it" very quickly.

#surfboards #airlines #flights #surf #surfing

The love-hate relationship between airlines and surfboards

Flying with surfboards has become a nightmare. One day, surfers are super welcome; the next day, their equipment is denied on the plane. Why do airlines change policies constantly?

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SurferToday.com @surfertoday.bsky.social · Sep 18

Maciej Rutkowski sailed his foil windsurfing equipment for over 227 kilometers and nine hours from Karlskrona in Sweden to Wladyslawowo in Poland.

#maciekrutkowski #missionbaltic #balticsea #foiling #windsurf #windsurfing

Maciek Rutkowski crosses the Baltic Sea from Sweden to Poland

The foil windsurfing marathon took over nine hours of sailing in gusty winds and grey skies. Maciek Rutkowski set a new Guinness World Record.

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SurferToday.com @surfertoday.bsky.social · Sep 17

A three-foot sea level rise at Santa Cruz, California, would result in annual economic losses of $34.5 million.

#santacruz #surfonomics #sealevelrise #savethewaves #surf #surfing

Sea level rise threatens the $194 million surf economy in Santa Cruz

A study by Save the Waves Coalition identified the economic value of 31 Santa Cruz surf breaks and highlighted the losses generated by a three-foot sea level rise.

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SurferToday.com @surfertoday.bsky.social · Sep 16

Have you ever thought about planning a visit to Portugal's big wave surfing arena? Here's your traveler's guide to Praia do Norte and its XXL swells so that you increase your chances of witnessing Nature's raw, liquid power.

#nazare #praiadonorte #bigwaves #bigwavesurfing #surf #surfing