Technique, land training, spots and stories from our trips.
One of the most effective tools for learning and improving your technique. More and more surfers - from beginners to advanced - use wave pools to complement their ocean training. Why? Because surfing an artificial wave gives you something the ocean can't: repetition, control and the chance to train with real intent.
Your first waves? More frustration than success - I know that from experience. In this post I've put together 10 things I really wish I'd known before I first paddled out with a board. For everyone just getting started - and for anyone who wants to remember what it was like at the beginning.
No waves? Don't panic. We've rounded up our tried-and-tested ways to survive flat days - from surfskating and surf films to planning your next trip. Here's how the LASTOUT team copes when the ocean takes a break.
Conscious surfing is more than riding waves. It's how you make decisions, train, feel your body and understand the place you're in. Find out what it really means to be a conscious surfer - in the water and out of it.
Surf contests can look like total chaos - until you know what to watch for. This post is a quick guide to the WSL, the rounds, the rules and why it's worth tuning in. Perfect if you want to understand surfing without dozing off five minutes into the webcast.
Pipeline, Teahupo'o, Mavericks - some of the most famous surf spots on the planet, and some of the most dangerous. See where surfing stops being fun and real risk begins - and why these waves aren't for everyone.
Not sure what to pack for a surf trip? We've done it dozens of times travelling all over the world. In this post you'll find a tried-and-tested checklist: what's really worth taking, what you can happily leave at home, and how not to get caught out even at the end of the world.
Scared of the water, the waves, running out of breath? That's normal. In this post we show you how to understand your reactions better and build confidence in the water - with breathing, knowledge and support.
Over the years, women's surfing has faced plenty of obstacles. Women were once largely ignored and seen more as 'companions' than as surfers in their own right. Contests were for men only, with no women's category. But in recent decades women like Stephanie Gilmore, Carissa Moore and Caity Simmers have broken down barriers, winning world titles and inspiring a new generation of surfers.
You don't need to fly to Hawaii to catch your first wave. Find out how and where to start surfing - and why it pays to have someone with you who knows what they're doing. It's easier than you think!
