Here comes summer with GlideSoul

GlideSoul are a colourful, passionate wetsuit brand, here’s the lowdown.

Big Surf for the Drug Aware Margie's Pro

The Women’s Drug Aware Margaret River Pro has kicked off in Australia in big conditions.

Surf for Social Good – Girls Make Waves

Easkey Britton is spearheading the world’s first Surf + Social Good Summit, May 15-18th in Bali. Here’s the lowdown.

Heritage Surf Capsule Collection by Billabong

Billabong has released their new Heritage Surf Capsule collection and we LOVE IT!

Jessie Tries Carve Board Training

Jessie shows us cool ways to train when the swells flat … on carve boards.

Scientists urge public to take part in Water User Health Survey

SAS and scientists are making a final appeal for people to take part in research that will shed light on the health effects of marine pollution.

Surf Forever

Gillian Bowman thought the experience of surfing was so amazing that she wants to do it forever! Here is her story…

Bluer Than The Sky Auditions

Lisa Glass’s novel Blue is to be made into a Hollywood film, here’s how you can be part in it.

Carissa Moore Wins The Rip Curl Pro

Carrissa Moore rings the Bell for a third time with an outstanding performance at the Rip Curl Pro.

Quarter Finalists Decided at Rip Curl Pro

Here’s who’s left after the Easter weekend of competition at Bells Beach for the Rip Curl Pro.

Surfboard Bags

Which bag is right for you? Here we look at day-to-day, storage and travel.

Stormy Seas at the Rip Curl Pro

Two-time Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach winner Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS) was the standout of the day in Heat 2 of Women’s Round 1. Fitzgibbons came back strong from a disappointing result on the Gold Coast at the hands of opponent Silvana Lima (BRA), her worst CT finish since...

Cross Stepping with Katrina Beddoe

Longboarder Katrina Beddoe takes us through cross stepping techniques. Great video!

Amy Kotch in the Maldives

Amy Kotch ripping in the Maldives…dreamy!

Win a Surf and Yoga Weekend with Bespoke Retreats in Cornwall

Take your surfing to the next level and win a 3-night Bespoke Retreats surf and yoga weekend.

SurfGirl Comp: Win a Roxy Bag

To celebrate the arrival of Spring we have decided to give three lucky SurfGirl readers a chance to win a Roxy bag.

Styling From The Beach to Home

Fresh things for surf girls from the beach to the home, from bikinis to board bags at the Beach Boutique.

Billabong Surf House Tour

Love looking around other people’s houses? Then check out the Billabong House on the North Shore, definitely got beach house envy!

SurfGirl New Issue #50

This issue is our 50th issue of SurfGirl Magazine. Stoked! Find out what’s in the latest mag here.

RIP CURL PRO BELLS BEACH IS ON THIS WEEKEND

Here we go, the second stop on the World Surf League Tour, the Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach gets underway this Easter weekend.

Big Spring Beach Clean 2015

6000 beach lovers Join Surfers against Sewage for UK’s biggest beach clean.

Quiet Times

Springs arrived, enjoy the quiet times.

10 Top Tips For Bikini Body Motivation

With spring officially here now is the time to start your bikini body motivation!

The Approaching Lines Festival of Surf Goes Off

Last weekend’s Approaching Lines International Film Festival saw a packed crowd enjoying a variety of cool surf films.

Catch It

Catch It – a short film profiling Lea Brassy and her journey to simplicity and surf in Northern Norway.

Design Guide : Tail Shapes

Would you like to know more about different board design? Start with understanding tail shapes here …

‘Save Our Seas’ Marine Litter Tattoo Campaign

Surfers Against Sewage launches new ‘Save Our Seas’ Marine Litter Tattoo campaign to highlight the growing scale and permanence of the marine litter crisis.

Chasing The Dream

Chasing the Dream producer Karen Donald produced this film of Sumbawan surfer Oney Anwar which will be screened in Newquay this weekend.

Stephanie In The Water Southwest Premiere

The film has it’s Southwest Premiere at The Approaching Lines International Festival on Saturday… get your tickets!

Surfboard Design Guide

Understand the lingo; here are the components of your surfboard explained.

SurfGirl Comp: Win Film Tickets & Reef Shoes

Win tickets to the Approaching Lines Festival of Surf presented by REEF 19 – 22 March, Newquay and two pairs of Reef Shoes!

Roxy & Quik Boardriders Coolangatta Opens

Roxy and Quiksilver’s new Australian flagship Boardriders store opens in Coolangatta.

Creative Capture

Here’s some great tips on how to make your photos stand out.

Carissa Wins the Roxy Pro

Love watching Carissa’s electrifying surfing. Here’s the lowdown on how she took victory over Stephanie with some incredible rides.

Approaching Lines Festival Line Up Announced

Approaching Lines International Film Festival’s line up is announced.

Reasons to be cheerful now spring is here!

5 Reasons to LOVE Spring!

Roxy Launches Pop Surf Collection

Roxy’s Pop Surf Collection for summer looks awesome, in or out of the water!

Big Spring Beach Clean 2015

Surfers Against Sewage is calling for community volunteers to lead Big Spring Beach Cleans. Get involved!!!

Surf Tips for Surf girls

Here’s some common problems and solutions to help beginner surfers start to rip up the waves.

Perfect 10 for Silvana Lima at the Roxy Pro

One of the most radical surfers on the tour, Silvana Lima scored the season’s first perfect 10 at yesterday’s Roxy Pro.

And Baby Goes Too…

Watch the video of the Barrelling Baby, it’s awesome! Cute baby!

Coco Ho Shines at the Roxy Pro

Coco Ho was the stand out at yesterday’s Roxy Pro event, with an almost perfect scoring wave.

Dream it, live it!

There are a lot of people of out there with big dreams, so why not turn those dreams into a reality? Davina Stickley explains how she achieved hers.

Acts Added to Boardmasters Line Up

The line up to Boardmasters is expanding all the time, adding to headliners Rudimental, Faithless and Bastille.

Approaching Lines Festival of Surf

Approaching Lines International Festival of Surf presented by REEF 19 – 22 March 2015, Newquay

Hannah Gives Birth After Pregnancy Photoshoot!

Hannah gives birth just 2 days after a special pregnancy photoshoot to raise awareness of pre-natal health.

Stephanie Gilmore Gets Ready!

Reigning six-time world champion Stephanie Gilmore readies to defend her Roxy Pro title at home on the Gold Coast.

Tatiana Weston-Webb – The Beginning

Meet this year’s rookie on the WT, Tatiana Weston-Webb, she rips!

Unreasonable by O'Neill

O’Neill launches new global brand campaign “UNREASONABLE” featuring music from the new AWOLNATION album RUN

Surf legends compete at the Roxy Pro

Legends 7x World Champion Layne Beachley and 4x World Champion Lisa Andersen will square off in the WSL Heritage Series heat.

Turtle Rolls: The Technique

The technique of turtle rolls broken down into easy steps for surfers who want to get out back.

Roxy bring Pendleton back!

We’re super excited to hear that Roxy are bringing back Pendleton to the beach! Tribal, Vintage and beautifully crafted swimwear what more could you ask for!

SURFGIRL COMP: WIN AN URBAN BEACH SNOW BUNDLE

Want to win some new snow gear? Then check out our Urban Beach Snow Comp!

SurfGirl Competition: Upcycle Something!

Up-cyclists, get your creative fingertips at the ready for a chance to win a copy of our Surf Cafe Living Cookbook.

SURFILFMESTIBAL13 Film Submissions

The SURFILFMESTIBAL13, San Sebastian deadline date is near, here’s the info.

World's Best Surfers Kick Off WSL Season

The world’s best surfers will kick off the 2015 season in Australia next week for the Roxy Pro.

Win Tickets To The Banff Mountain Film Festival

Check out these legendary films coming to a town in the UK near you. We’ve a pair of tickets to giveaway!

WSL LONGBOARD EVENT AT BOARDMASTERS

Boardmasters Surf Competition will return this summer to Fistral Beach and it hosts the WSL Longboard Event.

Tee McGuinness, New Osprey and Urban Beach Surfer

Osprey and Urban Beach sign surfer, model and trainer Tehillah McGuinness as new team rider.

What lies beneath …

Lots of plastic! Help Bali clean up its act and sign the ‘Bye Bye Plastic Bags’ petition.

Our Ocean Valentine

How can we show the ocean our love? Here’s a few suggestions…

Leila Hurst Launches New Spring Footwear Collection

This surf inspired footwear collection, pale blue and pearl in colour, will assure the warm blooded that spring is just around the corner.

Bethany Hamilton's Baby News

Exciting times for Bethany Hamilton and her hubby Adam as they announce a baby.

Do yoga and surfing go hand in hand?

Try out Sarah’s ‘step by step’ yoga poses to enhance your body and mind and improve your surfing!

Into The Sea

Into the Sea is a documentary about three young women who want to break down the cultural barriers by introducing surfing to their community.

Are you in LOVE with the ocean?

What makes the ocean so special to you?

A Chocolate Coated February

It is sweet to hear February is the national month of chocolate so, in celebration, we have some lovely information about this delicious food!

Boardmasters Second Headliner Announced!

Back by popular demand, BRIT Award winners, Bastille will be making an epic return to Boardmasters 2015.

Hyggelig

Cold cold water. There’s nothing quite like it…

SURF GIRL COMP WINNERS ANNOUNCED

Two competition winners for some beautiful Nalu Beads have been announced!

Love your body the healthy way

Love your body and give it a healthy boost by enjoying these energy-packed smoothies. 

SurfGirl Comp: O'Neill Wetsuit Winner

Here’s the winner of the O’Neill Pyrotech wetsuit.

The Searching Days

Loved Sofia Mulanovich when she was on tour and here she is now giving back to the young surfers of Peru.

Spring is in the air?

Wishful thinking! Although when we were sent this season’s spring/summer clothes we had to ignore the stormy weather and get on with the job.

Pauline's California Snapshot

Here’s a short video of California with French pro surfer Pauline Ado. That girl rips!

Happy Daze

Happy, smiley video from Vans team rider Leila Hurst.

A Choice of Two Wetsuits

Michelle Forsbrey’s unusual choice of wetsuit ended up being one of the best decisions she has made to date.

Sexy Maldives

One boat, seven surf girls and perfect waves in a dream paradise. Fun times in the Maldives.

Dream of being a mermaid? Here's how!

Here’s your chance to be a proper mermaid! Newquay diving company, Freedive UK is going to hold ‘Mermaid’ courses this year. Whoop!

Tyler Wright Gets Smashed at Cronulla

Australian pro surfer Tyler Wright was smashed into the rock pool during the Australian Boardriders Battle final at Cronulla

Point Breaks, Camels and Flying Carpets

A crew of Newquay surf girls left the UK rain behind for a surf trip to Morocco with warm waves and plenty of sunshine.

O’Neill’s 365 new surf fitness range

Introducing O’Neill 365 a yoga and surf inspired fitness range for active women.

Ding Repair: Do it yourself

Do you have a ding on your board and want to know how to fix it yourself?

Winter Days #getactive

Yes it’s that time of year again…time to get off the sofa and get active. All it takes is a bit of motivation. Who says winter’s are boring?

Behind The Lens – Cover Girl Kirsti

Aussie surf lifestyle photographer Mikala Wilbow shares her photos of her best friend SurfGirl cover girl, Kirsti Harris.

Waves Explained.

Understanding how waves are formed and getting in the water when the conditions are right for your ability.

Quincy – The Flying Squirrel Film

A film about the little 6 year-old Gold Coast phenom Quincy Symonds aka the Flying Squirrel.

GET READY FOR BIG WEDNESDAYS

Over the next months the British Museum of Surfing will be showing three wonderful surf movies.

MAKING WAVES AND BREAKING THE STEREOTYPES

Check out this short documentary about Oumaima, a 17 years old Moroccan Muslim girl. Determinated to be a surfer, she breaks down cultural boundaries and gender divides.

Good News for the Wave Project

The Wave Project Summer Surf Challenge for disabled people will continue for the next three years thanks to funding from city insurance firm Amlin.

SURF GIRL COMP: WIN NALU BEADS

We’ve two lovely Nalu Bead bracelets to give away!

AN INSIDE GUIDE TO FLORIDA SURF

Here’s local Floridian surfer Heather Brannen’s guide to surfing in Florida.

Surfdome Brings Occy’s ’84 ‘Magic’ to GB Surf Museum

Surfdome to exhibit iconic surfboards before selling on their online store.

2015 New Year, New You!

Get 2015 off to a good start with confidence and a positive attitude!

Gasoline – Portugal's River Wave

Here’s a fascinating story by Iolanda Vilarinho about her friends and one wave, Gasoline.

Catching up with Johanne Defay

As the year came to an end we caught up with ASP Women’s Rookie of the Year, Johanne Defay.

Build Your Own with Otter Surfboards

Canadians Kim and Shelby embarked on a course to build a surfboard of their dreams at the Otter Surfboards Shaping Sessions. Here’s how they got on.

Unveiling Morocco’s Finest Surf Retreats and Stays

We’ve picked the best places to surf and stay for warm winter waves.

Pre Surf Stretches

Get your body ready for surfing with this pre surf stretch video by Newquay surfer Jessie Tuckman.

You Are a Woman Warrior

Regardless of your age or your personal experience, you are a Woman Warrior. Here Tee celebrates the warrior in all of us with her 10 minute motivational talk, which will encourages us to be our very best selves and prevent fear from holding us back.