The Surfer's Journal

A reader-supported surf publication since 1992.

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On the cover of our new issue: Eithan Osborne, apex phase, Indonesia. “He had a career session that day,” says photographer Duncan Macfarlane. Hit the link to preview what’s inside TSJ 35.3.

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Pick up TSJ 35.3 to read “Deep West: When the berg winds blow, the winding dirt tracks and open desert along South Africa’s isolated northwest coast call,” words and photos by Sacha Specker.

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Rick Griffin’s 19th birthday, June 18, 1963. John Severson recalls visiting a 17-year-old Rick at Griffin’s parents’ Palos Verdes tract home: “His room was just end to end posters, ceiling to floor.” Read “A Beautiful Pandemonium,” by Steve Barilotti.

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Paige Alms sits down with host Jamie Brisick to talk about paddling out to Jaws for the first time, training, the evolution of big-wave surfing, ocean safety, and competing in The Eddie. Hit the link to listen now. Photo by Bryanna Bradley.

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To all the dads who’ve shown us the way, happy Father’s Day. Photo by Clarence Maki.

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Pete Devries, British Columbia, Canada. “My housing flooded as soon as I jumped in the water that morning,” says photographer Marcus Paladino. Pulled from TSJ 34.6’s “You’re Exactly Where You’re Supposed to Be.” Link in bio.

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This Father’s Day, call Dad into a never-ending set wave of surf storytelling. With a new 136-page issue delivered to his doorstep every eight weeks, he’ll be immersed year-round. Hit the link to give TSJ.

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Pick up TSJ 35.3 to read “The Navigator,” Chris Cook’s tracking of waterman Nick Beck’s surfing and sailing exploits. And “Steering Ancient Waypoints,” Dave Parmenter’s breakdown of the Holopuni sailing canoe.

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“Sonny Miller was known as a movie guy, but not many people are aware of his prolific still-photography career,” says filmmaker Derek Hoffman. Pick up TSJ 35.3 to read and view “Captain Fun,” the late auteur’s photo archive with an intro by Jamie Brisick.

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Sid Abbruzzi sits down with host Jamie Brisick to talk about the founding of Newport, Rhode Island’s Water Brothers Surf Shop, and shaping New England’s surf and skate scene for over half a century. Hit the link to listen now. Photo by Brian Nevins.

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Bryce Baker, Mentawais. “Bryce is a joy to share waves with,” says photographer Jack Johns. “He’s riding a purple asymmetric board, which, sadly, got destroyed later that day by getting rolled across the reef.”

Pulled from TSJ 35.1’s “The Magnet.”

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In our new issue's essay, Ethan Stewart searches for joy amid degenerative surfing skill. Hit the link, or pick up TSJ 35.3, to read “So Long, Shredder: the inevitable death of you and your surfing.” Photos by Will Adler.

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“Albert ‘Junior’ Moepono has always borne up to study,” Scott Hulet writes. “Equipment-wise, he worked with his shapers to whittle windsurf blanks down to an agreeable foil.” Hit the link to read the full 35.2 “On Style” riff. Photo by John Bilderback.

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Harry Bryant sits down with Jamie Brisick to talk about road tripping through Australia, finding balance, the chaotic making of Motel Hell, his introduction to Hawaii, and experimenting with surf craft. Hit the link to listen now.

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Photographer Nick Green is the guest editor of May’s edition of The High Line, our monthly newsletter. Hit the link to make sure it lands in your inbox. And pick up TSJ 35.2 to view his portfolio, “Color Came Later.”

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Hit the link, or pick up TSJ 35.2, to read “Wake in Flight: Wade Goodall on aerial progression, Ozploitation films, and bouncing back from devastating injuries.” Photo by Duncan Macfarlane. Illustration by Kate Copeland.

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Teahupoo, Tahiti, 2015. “High noon and not a breath of wind,” says photographer Kirvan Baldassari. “I’ve never witnessed a session at Teahupoo—or anywhere else, for that matter—that was as glassy and crystal clear.” View Baldassari’s full 33.1 portfolio.

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Lungi Slabb, Gold Coast, Australia. “This wave’s usually a closeout barrel loved by boogie boarders and by photographers chasing empty wave shots,” says photographer Andrew Shield. Pulled from TSJ 35.2’s Undercurrents.

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In our current issue’s “In the Cold, Cold Sea,” Jamie Brisick reports from Iceland on frigid slabs, salmon farms, and nature as religion. Hit the link in our bio to read the full feature, and to watch “Laxaþjóð: A Salmon Nation.”

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Rob Machado sits down with host Jamie Brisick to talk stepping away from competition, unlocking states of bliss in the water, the peak moments of his career, creativity in surfing, and his high-five with Kelly Slater at Pipe. Hit the link to listen.

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