This week in surf news—July 3, 2025

In this episode, we catch you up on this week's wildest headlines in surfing: First up, The Wave in Bristol—the UK's famous wave pool that abruptly shut its doors last week—has supposedly reopened under new ownership. On the luxury front, pro surfers are dropping brand collabs at every price point. Kelly Slater's latest with Breitling is the Superocean B31 watch, and Rob Machado has unveiled the $250,000 Rogue Wave surf van. Meanwhile in Sri Lanka, Weligama's beginner-friendly surf scene has been shaken by the demolition of unauthorized surf school structures. Over in Florida, a surfer survived one of the most Florida things ever: getting headbutted by a leaping spinner shark. And finally, it's almost time for SurfAid's Make a Wave fundraiser, where surfers worldwide commit to surfing 30 days straight in September to raise money for clean water, healthcare, and food security in remote surf communities.