All Episodes

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?