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Travel and destination inspiration for surfers and travellers with itchy feet. If you have a passion for exploring new places then you’re in the right place. We curate the best domestic, Pacific and international surfing destinations, so you can stay inspired and focused on your surfing lifestyle. Step inside and start dreaming.
Surf photographer Craig Levers, or CPL, as many will know him by his picture credit, is a bit of a nomad. Like most surfers he likes to travel. That has led him into a whole new world of escapism and the vehicles that deliver us to dream locations. Craig was......
Meet the French-speaking Spaniard chasing waves in New Zealand – not to surf them, but to photograph them. Jean Pierre Guillotin is bringing a fresh perspective to the waves and surfers of the North Island. New Zealand Surf Journal’s Derek Morrison caught up with 32-year-old JP during Auckland’s most recent......
Pro surfer Paige Hareb visits the South Island in the middle of winter to explore the southern waves between snowfalls in the mountains around Queenstown. Paige also takes some time to pass on some of her knowledge to the Queen’s High School Surf Academy girls. Along with a lot of......
There is no question that surfing has special properties that few of us can fully grasp … or thrive without. It just is what it is. Immersion in the brine. The rise and fall of the ocean’s surface and real moments of intensity, fear, power and vulnerability. For Gisborne surfer,......
Choice is a short film that takes you on a journey through the wilderness of New Zealand in search of perfect waves. Along the way filmmaker Jean Pierre Guillotin explores the stunning scenery and landscapes that define New Zealand. “This was my first short film,” explains photographer Jean Pierre. “It......
Eighteen-year-old Eimeo Czermak takes us through the mega swell that hit Teahupo’o, Tahiti, on Friday August 13. Locals are calling the peak of this swell to be the biggest day of the last 10 years. In this film Eimeo recounts those three “crazy days” that include his first tow surf......
New Zealand records its first Delta variant cases and is plunged back into lockdown mode at the highest level, which makes surfing illegal. Level 4 is a frustrating situation to find ourselves in once again, but unlike our first lockdown back in March 2020, the rules around surfing are very......
While the Covid-19 pandemic rages worldwide 18-year-old Eimeo Czermak can’t chase his dream of Championship Tour qualification. He finds the only way to stay sane and motivated is to instill a working routine. This edit follows Eimeo as he is growing up and focusing on all the little details that......
Imagine growing up at Teahupo’o, Tahiti, surrounded by legends of the Tahitian surfing world and with a raw ambition to be a pro surfer, maybe even make the cut for the CT … Meet 18-year-old Eimeo Czermak who is about to become a household name. As much as we wanted......
The raw story behind the Taieri Mouth drowning tragedy of April 2021 and the team of surfing doctors who discovered the fateful capsize. Doctor Will Allen takes us back to a day that still haunts him – but a day that has inspired him to teach other surfers to save......