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Jeremy Flores in “Green Lines” Cold Barrels

Jeremy Flores, having a better time than he did at the most recent J-Bay Open, on some motherland breaks. Shot in...
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Dakoda Walters in “FANTA” The 15 year old letting loose

This little dude is reckless. He’’s on Billabong’’s Australia team and just made this video with Toby Cregan, who did Nix...
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Griffin Colapinto at JBay Rail work and rain

Can’t do it much better than this. The San Clemente local has a style that fits nicely on a JBay wall....
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Watch Jake Kelley in “Cake” More from California’s pretty pumping winter months

Jake Kelley wastes no time on a wave. And he sure got a lot of them in California this year.
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The Bukit Peninsula Collected Thoughts 104

The warm water splashes on your toes as you pass mostly naked women on the beach on Bali’s Bukit Peninsula....
Parker Coffin in YWT Take 2.

Parker Coffin x YWT Take 2 Set fire to your minds eye with Parker Coffin

Parker Coffin has set fire to our minds eye yet again. In a world so out of whack, out of...
Welcome to Water Episode 3 in Sumbawa.

Welcome to Water: Episode 3 Sumbawa with Balaram Stack, Parker Coffin, Imai Devault and Noah Schweizer

A few familiar faces, and a few fresh ones. But really a bunch of waves that you’ve no doubt pictured yourself surfing.
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Watch Nate Tyler in “To the Land” There he is. Thought we’d lost him to Hooters lunch

You probably already know we’re big Nate Tyler lovers. Not many people can live off the grid where he does, and then...
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Wanna Go Out with Us? We’ve got a lot of parties coming up including sneak peeks of a new vid, Miami cocktails, World Premiere’s and Amsterdam shows

Ok, we’re full on into summer now. We’ve made the calls and now it’s time to really get lathered up...
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Radical Times in South Africa Quiksilver takes a crew that includes Matt Banting, Zach Miller, Bryan Fox, Le-Ann Curren, Mikey February and Javier Mendizabal to SA

A new look Quiksilver team. A Curren. Some skaters. A very large continent. And one of our favorite people ever...
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The WY Guide: Airports How to expertly navigate the world’s transportation hubs

A necessary evil of being a venerable youth on the run is the time spent in transit. The hopscotch between your destinations....

Opening of the Poler Store in Laguna A classic mid-summer’s night in Laguna Beach to celebrate the opening of the new Poler store

It was once an ancient and overgrown nursery on PCH in Laguna Beach. Now it houses all the functional quirk...
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‘Twelve’ with John John Florence Episode 1 of the 7-part series

Draaaaamaaaaa.
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Everything’s Wrong But in the Right Place A new short from What Youth presented by O’Neill

We recently set sail for the often beautiful, sometimes dark and occasionally creepy crawly Mentawais Islands with a boat full...
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Watch “Dream Steeple” An all new surfing thriller from Vissla

Here’s a midweek treat. Dream Steeple, the new film by Vissla and directed by Eddie Obrand and starring Eric Geiselman,...
DC Shoes, Stella Artois, Beer

DC Shoes sent us a bunch of beer Like a lot of it. And released this vid.

We had to use a dolly to get it in the door. Nearly 100 green bottles of Stella. With a...
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Kolohe Andino in “Back to Basics” Strong lines drawn across long J-Bay walls

Maybe this is a warning shot. Or a reminder that he still surfs out of a jersey. Or maybe it’s...
Clay Marzo in "East Coast Low".

Clay Marzo in “East Coast Low” He continues to impress from his western oasis

It’s hard not to look when Clay Marzo drops another unannounced edit from his western Australia oasis. He remains a mystery in...
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Dusty, Pat and Balaram in “Numb Nuts” The East Coasters show the Hawaiian Frozen Jersey and Northeast Atlantic

Dusty Payne, Balaram Stack and Pat Schmidt chase a swell from New Jersey to the nooks and crannies of the...
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Nick Rozsa in California The 2ft and under club

It would be nice just to have a session like this. Glassy peaks and big carves. We’ll take waves like...
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Sitting through a south swell California summer is off to a pretty good start

This is the first time I’ve had to sit out a swell because of an injury. And as hard as...
The making of Taylor Steele's new movie "Proximity".

Watch the Making of “Proximity” A new Taylor Steele flick coming soon

We found something to look forward to. Taylor Steele is making a new surf film and it’s going to be called...
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WY Guide to Surfing the Wedge Local standout Spencer Pirdy and how to navigate social media’s favorite wave

​​​​​​The local news trucks have arrived. There are sharks everywhere. People are crashing Jet Skis into the rocks at the Wedge...
Andrew Jacobson in Flagnet by Hunter Martinez.

“Flanget” starring Andrew Jacobson Retro tunes and good surfing all over the place

“Flange” is Andrew Jacobson. And I love seeing Flange around town. He’s got a great attitude and he’s pretty funny...
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The What Youth Guide to Summer Tools for Summer: Some You’ll Want, Some You’ll Need

God I hope you’re going somewhere this summer. Please don’t just sit under the gloom watching SnapChats while getting trampled...
Conner Coffin's part in Whatever Beach.

Conner Coffin’s Whatever Beach Part California pointbreaks look best with Conner on them

He doesn’t have the bowl cut we gave him in Japan years ago, but he sure has grown into a...

International Surfing Day, Now What? How I feel when we get our own day

So a little background: I’ve been on both sides of this “International Surfing Day” thing. Participant and now personal protester....
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4 Cities: Ozzie Wright Wander around Byron Bay ripping at life with Ozzie Wright in our new series with Volcom

Where’s the place you spend the majority of your life? Does it make you you? Or do you make it...
License to Chill Episode 5: Rock Lobsters.

“License to Chill” Starring Mason Ho Mason dances with rocks again in Episode 5 “Rock Lobsters”

This might be the most dangerous surfing ever done. I mean, seriously right? I don’t know even know if it’s...
Welcome Beach with Parker Coffin doing a cutback at Rincon.

Whatever Beach: Parker Coffin Another installment in the dark wave part series by Vacation Club

Parker Coffin has always been ahead of his age I met him when he was like 12 and he was...
Russell Bierke in a big barrel during the Red Bull Cape Fear Contest.

Watch the Cape Fear Highlight Reel Easily the heaviest surf comp we’ve ever watched

Kai Neville texted me: “Are you watching this Cape Fear event? Shit is heavy!” Of all people to get me...
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Watch Panama Is Certain Starring Taj Burrow and Dion Agius

“I’m free! Best feeling ever! So many trips to come!” This is what Taj Burrow wrote me when I congratulated...

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