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The Wipeout Weekly - Surf Podcast — 303 episodes
Conversation: Surf forecasts don't surf your break with Tobias Work
Weekly surf news roundup: River surfing injuries. Burnout in British surfing. Munich's wave returns. Surf films go to Cannes.
Weekly surf news roundup: Steamer Lane & sea lion fights. Teenage & adaptive, and longboarding surf champions. Steph is GOAT. Dogs are surfing.
Weekly surf news roundup: Shark chase. Sharks at comps. Lakey wins. Steph last?! Wave pools rising. Legends remembered.
Weekly surf news roundup: Skiers almost ran surfing. Comeback after paralysis. Surfing as therapy. Drunk lifeguards. More statue drama.
Weekly surf news roundup: Surfer gnawed by pelicans. Female surfer statue in trouble. Olympic surfing sold out. Australia gets a massive wave pool.
Weekly surf news roundup: Cyclone in Aus. Hawaii goes high school. Maverick's Zoe. More Waco. Surfing in Gaza.
Hey Zuz, I'm confused: I don't like surfing without a coach
Surf news roundup: Surfer drifts off Bali. Munich surfers fight back. No Eddie this year.
The Toronto surfer who took up surfing at 62
The purest form of surfing none of us practices anymore
Swell vs surf weight—explained once and for all
Sunday Surf Poem: In the Surf
Hey Zuz, I'm confused: Am I allergic to the ocean?
A very inspirational surf news roundup this week
Surfing saved me from depression
Sun protection in the surf is not a joke
The pig made that Malibu famous
Sunday Surf Poem: The Perfect Wave
Surfline forecasts suck—now what?
Hey Zuz, I'm confused: Can I surf on my period?
Surf news roundup: Surfing dachshund. Angry pros. Surfers rescued. New surf movie.
Don't look down—stumbling into surfing at 39
Conversation: The big kid surf formula with Lou Harris
All Things Directory will change the way you surf. Ok, maybe not.
Sunday Surf Poem: I Am a Surfer
Hey Zuz, I'm confused: Should I ask Reddit for surf feedback?
Meet Ireland's Mavericks: Mullaghmore Head
Surf news roundup: Olympic battles, surfing the streets and the All Things Directory is here
The Rockaways made me a surfer at 47
When should I downsize?
Can surfing be unhealthy?
Sunday Surf Poem: Surfing Pig
Is it better to be a man or a woman in surfing? Part 2.
Hey Zuz, I'm confused: Can I bring my dog surfing?
Surf news roundup: Heavy surf. Marine rescues. Big wave injuries, and more.
You don't need a perfect pop-up, Jen
Hawaiian Surfboard—the $15,000 surf book find
Surfing bigger waves is still easier than coming back from Mars
Sunday Surf Poem: Untitled by Old Man Surfer
Taking space in Australian lineups: Silvia's story
Hey Zuz, I'm confused: I learned to surf, now I can't
Celebrity surf news roundup edition: Prince Harry. Jason Momoa. John John Florence. And U.S. Ski & Snowboard
Conversation: Surfing as a passion, not an obsession with Surfer Cass
Stop overthinking your first surfboard
Is it better to be a dude or a dudette in surfing? Part 1.
Sunday Surf Poem: Prayer for Surf
Why does Raglan, New Zealand's magnificent left matter?
Hey Zuz, I'm confused: Can I just surf politics-free?
Surf news roundup round the world
Learning not to cry after a cold water surf in your 50s
You probably don't know what Aloha means
Nazis, I hate these guys
Sunday Surf Poem: Chariots of the Surf
All hail Huey at your local surf sacrifice
Hey Zuz, I'm confused: Should I have kept my mouth shut?
Surf news roundup: Hawai'i griefs. Sydney sharks. Middle-earth surf rages. San Diego thieves. Scotland surf labs.
How a workaholic Laurane chose surf life over a 9–5
I don't mean to alarm you, but… surfer's ear
Surfing on social media isn't really surfing
Sunday Surf Poem: Surfer Lou
Skeleton Bay and the art of not going there
Hey Zuz, I'm confused: My surf coach shouted at me, now what?
Surf news: Surfer saved in Ireland. Surfer saved in Puerto Rico. Surfer saved from a shark. Surfers saved from the ocean
Still surfing at 75–how we surf past our "best before" date
Anyone else surfing for years and still bad?
Word of the week is...overgunned. Yeah... us neither.
Sunday Surf Poem: The Surfer by Judith Wright
Is Biarritz actually okay for beginners—or is it just a myth?
Hey Zuz, I'm confused: I've put on weight and lost my desire to surf
Surf news roundup: Surfing heals, surfboards go to printers, surfing stagnates, river surf is over
What's a Simmons anyway?
Will you get bitten by a shark this year?
Surfing doesn't care about your goals—and that's absolutely fine
Sunday Surf Poem: A Surfing Memoir by Maggie
The surf bucket list
Hey Zuz, I'm confused: What if I didn't surf this year, I mean, last year?
The hard truths about starting to surf
Does wetsuit color matter?
What's in the tail?
The only surf books you'll need in 2026
How big is big? A wee tale of surf records.
Who Wants To Be A Surf Millionaire?
What Christmas looked like in ancient Hawaiʻi
Impressing people with surf & ocean facts since 2025
Surf stuffs I like and already bought
All I Want For Surfmas
Sunday Surf Poem: Surf-boarding by Marion Strobel
Surfing Newquay (Yes, England)
Hey Zuz, I'm confused: Is surfing supposed to be a competitive sport
Surf news roundup: Santas surf, shark bites, Texas lagoons, EOS archives, and Point Breaks
The worst mistake you can make in surfing? Going halfway.
Step Into Liquid—the water's fine (a movie review)
Surfing can't fix shit
Sunday Surf Poem: The Surf Rider
Surf spot spotlight: Uluwatu, Bali
Hey Zuz, I'm confused: Is it too soon to downsize my board?
Surf news roundup: From Nazaré to Abu Dhabi to 500 sharks
Matt Warshaw Appreciation Week: From the pages of Maverick's
Matt Warshaw Appreciation Week: The Mark Foo story
Matt Warshaw Appreciation Week: Felipe Pomar & the caballitos
Sunday Surf Poem: Elderly Surfer by Laurence Goldstein
Cloudbreak vs cloudbreak: A tale of food-themed reef breaks
Hey Zuz! I'm confused: Must I care where surfing came from?
Surf news roundup—Rocks fly. Lifeguards warn. Fiji goes $. Records fall. Eisbach collapses. Emily triumphs.
Surf nazis? Absolutely not. Surf dogs? Absolutely yes.
How to get better at surfing without surfing
The Endless Summer: The movie every surfer pretends they've watched
Sunday Surf Poem–Hurricane Warning: Surfers by Peter Makuck
Why Waimea still scares the absolute shit out of everyone
Hey Zuz, I'm confused: Who gets the spot after a breakup?
Surfsgiving: Surf news sucks–so we're reading "Gidget"
Surfsgiving: How a Fatty kicked off the next chapter for The Wipeout Weekly
Surfsgiving: The keeper of surf memory and his take on ancient Hawaiian surfing
Surfsgiving: The surfers who shaped
Sunday Surf Poem: First Wave by Zoe Bonik
Let me introduce you to Rincon, Malibu's little, colder sister
Hey Zuz, I'm confused: What if I am not Winter Surfer?
Surf news roundup - a bumper edition
How on earth do we measure waves?
Why won't you just wear a helmet?
Word of the Week: Tow surfing (a.k.a. that thing we'll probably never do)
Sunday Surf Poem: "Dover Beach" by Matthew Arnold
Teahupoʻo: The wave that shouldn't be surfed
Hey Zuz, I'm confused: Am I too friendly for the lineup?
Shark punched. Watermen inducted. Mavericks swells. Alyssa hat-tricks.
We now know how to paddle like a pro
The biggest mistake beginner surfers make (and it's definitely not what you think)
Gidget: The girl who surfed into Hollywood and changed surfing forever
Sunday Surf Poem: Time Surfers by John Reilly
What if I told you cold water surfing is better than drugs?
Hey Zuz! I'm confused: Why is everyone yelling at me?
Girl backflips. Boards fly free. Dolphins crash a comp. Wave pools rise East and West.
Why is surfing so bloody tiring—and how to make it less so
Your wetsuit stinks, but it doesn't have to stink so bad
Tombstoning is scary as hell
Sunday Surf Poem: Surf-Casting by W.S. Merwin
Word of the week: Beach boys or beachboys
Hey Zuz! I am confused. My family doesn't want me to surf.
This week's surf news: Surfer a-holes. Surfer heroes. Surfboard absconds. China surfs. Witches rule.
You're a surfer. You can swim good, right?
Conversation: We belong in the ocean with Tiffany Barwick aka Midlife Surfista
What on earth are glassed-in fins?
Sunday Surf Poem: Rise and Shine by by Jean-Baptiste Mognetti
Hey Zuz, I am confused. My new board (I now have 6) sucks
So you wanna be a local?
This week's surf news: Hawai'i wants Olympic dough. Arizona goes full send. Save the Waves summits. Otters attack.
Weekly pop-up returns: How to deal with the back knee issue
So you wanna be an aerialist?
Over the falls off we go
Hey Zuz, I am confused: Worst. Surf Retreat. Ever.
The Wedge: California's accidental beast of a wave
Surfing news roundup 10/16/2025 - Nor'easters, 14-year-old pros, and bachelorette surf trips
Sunday Surf Poem: The Source by Reaper
When is it too dirty to go out?
Bored of surfing? Try bore surfing.
Ever been scorpioned?
Sunday Surf Poem: Surfers by Deb Jones
Hey Zuz, I am confused: Am I too needy?
How Peri became the "Queen of the Microwaves" at 65
Surfing news roundup 10/09/2025 - Whales are awesome, seals are a-holes and Zoe goes to The Eddie
Riding Giants is why I surf
Hydrofoiling...is it even surfing?
Soul arch, and can you be a soul surfer with a mortgage?
Sunday Surf Poem: Speechless by Curly Steve
Hey Zuz, I am confused: Was it a surf scam?
Surfing with intention: Think twice and you'll be alright (not guaranteed though)
Surfing news roundup 10/02/2025 - The hurricane & wave pool edition
Surf insurance, anyone? Cause this episode is dinged.
How to wipe out without wiping out
200th episode: What's next for The Wipeout Weekly + introducing Sunday Surf Poem (this time on a Monday)
Hey Zuz, I am confused: Is a zero wave count normal?
Surfing Malibu: What beginners should know
The quiet one: Pat Curren
Surfing news roundup September 09/18/2025: Feel-good news only this week!
Look away if you want to live: a bit on target fixation
Do surf skates actually help you surf?
What surfing means when it says 'Backdoor'
Welcome to surf progress hell!
Hey Zuz, I am confused: I posted on Reddit...let me stop you there
Where the hell do I put my keys? Or the ultimate guide to robbing a surfer
Surfing news roundup September 09/18/2025: Kite world record, Australia wins big, Santa Cruz is surf-rich
Surfing the Waves of Life: Natasha's story
Well, lads, it's only a wee bit of drowning, no?: A brand new surfing memoir book review
Are you and your surf spot okay?
Hey Zuz—I am confused: Am I too old to try surfing?
You're gonna paddle into what?! The story of Jaws, Pe'ahi and Atom Blaster
Somerset mum bitten by the surf bug, but it all ends okay
Surfing news roundup September 09/11/2025: Super Girls, sewage, sharks & Ron Jon
Where the hell are you supposed to sit in the lineup?
Conversation: It's only drowning after all with David Litt
Out of the whitewash, and into the green room off we go
Hey Zuz—I am confused: A foamie or a hardtop for a beginner like me?
Jeffreys Bay—the second-best wave in the world, for the insane
Equal dibs in surfing: are we dreaming?
Surfing news roundup 09/04/25: Good time to be Aussie or a great white shark
Forget hanging ten—it's hang heels time: noseriding through history
How to make surfing friends—Abby's story
Once upon a surf forecast—the ultimate surf bedtime story
Laird did it. Should you? A guide to shooting the pier
San Diego's best beginner spot ever: Tourmaline
Conversation: Cross-stepping into surf sisterhood with Laura Day
Surfing news roundup 08/28/25: Waves in the East, healing in the West, and a surf river in between
The story we didn't want to write
The wave chooses you as much as you choose the wave
Don't be a shoulder hopper!
The invention of the kook cord: a leash history
Shipstern Bluff: A wave within a wave
Conversation: On how surf forecasts could suck less with Gavin Bechtold
Surfing news roundup - August 21, 2025
Sleepy Sámara—so much fun for beginners
It's only surfing FFS
Twinzer–is this a typo or a fin setup?
Cortés Bank: Truly, the most ridiculous wave in the ocean
Santa Teresa is a lesser known Costa Rican surf spot for beginners. Also—dusty
14,642 days later: The legend of Dale Webster
Surfing news roundup - August 14, 2025
Conversation: Saving your surf hair and the ocean one spray at a time with Brittany Jones
Should surfers date surfers? Melissa has thoughts.
Word of the week is flying kickout—you will want to try it after hearing this
From long to short: The three dudes behind the shortboard revolution
Turner's Beach: Byron Bay's wee cousin
Grief and grit: Sandi's second wave
Surfing news roundup - August 7, 2025
If you think pop-up is overrated, we can't be friends
Ocean safety 101: how not to die while surfing
Why every surfer should know about bodyboarding
Should we care about pro surfers?
Why Dominicalito is the beginner break you've been dreaming of
Surfer girl stories from Peru, San Diego and literally all over the place
Surfing news roundup - July 31, 2025
What's inside your surfboard?
Why I never surf without a first aid kit (unless I cycle to the beach)
I hate GoPro, but perhaps not for the reason you hate GoPro
Pipeline: The prettiest death trap in surfing
Surf spot spotlight: Taghazout (a.k.a. Tarazoot?!)
Surfer Girl Stories Vol. 1— starting late, starting over, and starting scared
Surfing news roundup - July 24, 2025
Paddle, paddle! …Stop. Paddle...or The Paddle Paradox
Avoiding the unavoidable: how not to surf with sharks
Shark Week is here, and this podcast is now shark-infested
Beyond Mavericks: The Nazaré obsession
Where the waves are gentle: San Juan Del Sur 101
Small waves, big life: Posh's surf story from the Philippines
Surfing news roundup - July 17, 2025
Duke Kahanamoku: The man who gave us surfing
Boils 101: What those swirling patches mean
All the things I've learned about surfing in 15+ years as a perpetual beginner
Night surfing: Riding waves after dark
Mollymook: A beginner's guide to surfing Australia's South Coast gem
Anne-Sophie: Surfing, resilience, and finding joy as a lifelong beginner
Surfing news roundup - July 10, 2025
Pearling: The prettiest name for the worst wipeout
Conversation: From pointe shoes to paddling out: Crystal's most unconventional shortboarding journey
The Rocker Files: How surfboards get their feel
I heart hotdogging
Batu Bolong, Bali for beginner surfers—may be crowded but worth it
The history of wetsuits—and key features you should care about
This week in surf news—July 3, 2025
Wave pools: Surf's artificial revolution
Shoulder burn sucks: How to stop it before it starts
Nancy proves it's possible to learn to surf at any age
Let's play: will it, won't it—how to tell when a wave will break
Surfing news roundup—June 28, 2025
Surfing after heartbreak: Nicola's story
La Saladita, Mexico: Surf, sleep, repeat, because it's the wave machine!
Fear of the drop, because surfing is mentally unhinged. Most of the time.
Not all surfers are created equal
Conversation: Jade Darmawangsa doesn't need your permission to surf Pipeline
Noosa know-how: A beginner's dream point break
100 episodes, 0 waves (kinda)—on the eternal guilt of not going out surfing
Almost a certain age: How Toyo found surfing at 46, friendship & Salt Water Divas
Hips don't lie—the whole truth about surfing & mobility, plus 15+ non-lethal exercises
Thurso East: Scotland's Pipeline
Surfer's Eye: The gross eye thing you should definitely know about
Conversation: On building the confidence muscle and why midlife is the perfect time to start surfing with Inessa Love
The girl board that changed surfing forever
The lineup's not crowded (yet): Surfing Plage de Yoff for beginners
Whaaat, no smiling in the lineup?—A brief history of surf aggro
Corduroy: From Eddie Vedder to epic swell lines
Surfing 101: Ten reasons you'll hate surfing—and still do it anyway
The polite surfer of O'ahu: Shantal's story
The Kook origin story—it's complicated
Eddie would go
Pura vida on a foamie: Nosara 101
Trust your gut when surfing (even if it's saying nope)
Surfing at 50: Inessa's Sassy Silver surf story
Secrets of the pro pop-Up: What we can actually steal
Buying a used board like a total pro
Bottoms up: The underrated power of the bottom turn
The North Shore for non-locals
Beginner surfing in Siargao: Jacking Horse, Philippines
About Kyla—the girl who surfed before she could walk
To watch or not to watch? Surfing with an Apple Watch
Why the f am I slipping off my board?!
Surfing with anxiety: the stuff surfers don't talk about
What the hell is the pocket (and why you should stay in it)
Just watching, thanks: A beginner's obsession with big wave surfing
Byron Bay 101: The Aussie surf town that has it all
Why do experienced surfers hate beginners?
How arctic surfing (and a sandwich-snatching eagle) shaped Freia's passion for boardsports
Why is getting out the back so bloody hard? (and how to actually do it)
Should you get a surf lesson or just buy a board?