In our Holiday Surf Snack #11, we share beginner "wisdom" from big wave rider Laird Hamilton on what it really takes to start surfing. And when we say "wisdom", we mean "some uncomfortable truths".

A New Year's Eve Surf Snack #10 questioning the idea that beginners should only wear black wetsuits—and what color psychology might actually have to do with surfing.

Holiday Surf Snack #9 is exploring surfboard tail shapes, where their names come from, and how tails affect speed, hold, and turning.

Holiday Surf Snack #8 with a deliberately short list of must-read surf books, because you should probably just go surfing instead.

A Sunday Surf Poem featuring a whimsical children's poem about a little cowgirl and a surfing shark. Spoiler: he doesn't eat her.

Holiday Surf Snack #6 is on the biggest waves ever surfed, why no one agrees on the numbers, and why Nazaré keeps rewriting the record books.

A Boxing Day Surf Snack #5 in the style of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?, testing your surf trivia knowledge from goofy foot to Teahupoʻo. A lot of Teahupoʻo.

A festive Holiday Surf Snack #4 on Makahiki, the ancient Hawaiian season of peace and abundance that quietly overlaps with Christmas.

A rapid-fire Holiday Surf Snack #3 is packed with ocean facts, surf history, surf trivia, and just enough "wisdom" to make you the most fascinating person at the Christmas party.

Holiday Surf Snack #2 is a quick walk through my favorite picks from the Wee Surf Shoppe—for last-minute gifting, browsing, or pure surf-stuff inspiration.