Luis MP

1 week ago | surfertoday.com | Luis MP |Luis Pinto

Lower Trestles is the chosen venue to run the surfing program in the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games. The iconic high-performance surf break located three miles (4.8 kilometers) southeast of San Clemente in California will host surfing's third consecutive appearance in the Olympics after Tokyo 2020 (Tsurigasaki Beach) and Paris 2024 (Teahupoo). The 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Organizing Committee analyzed the options, including Huntington Beach Surf City USA, and reviewed the process.

1 week ago | surfertoday.com | Luis MP |Luis Pinto

Skate magazines are windows to the skateboarding culture. They're the frozen portrait of their time and capture the lifestyle of a unique tribe. Only a few generations will ever say they can remember the smell of a freshly folded skateboard magazine page. It's quite nostalgic to remember the days when paper and ink communicated the way 21st-century screens and pixels do. A lot has been lost with the slow death of print media.

1 week ago | surfertoday.com | Luis MP |Luis Pinto

Let's be honest. If you're an average working adult with responsibilities, Saturday morning could very well be your only slot available to get some waves. I know that weekend warriors are often deemed as kooks. But, come on, not everyone has free time to chase historical swells whenever they pop and have someone shooting your idyllic waves for social media during working weekdays. So, yes, eventually, 99.9 percent of the surfing population only has Saturday morning available to score a few gems.

2 weeks ago | surfertoday.com | Luis MP |Luis Pinto

Burleigh Heads is one of the crown jewels of the Gold Coast of Queensland's surfing treasury. But what makes this tubular, express train wave such a gem in this part of the world? Someone once said that, when naming towns, Gold Coast authorities missed the real Surfers Paradise by eight miles (13 kilometers). And there are many reasons for that's true. Burleigh Heads is home to The Stubbies Pro, the contest that started in 1977 and kicked off surfing's first-ever man-on-man heat format.

2 weeks ago | surfertoday.com | Luis MP |Luis Pinto

It's the end of an era. On March 31, 2025, a helicopter dismantled the illegal beach hut and associated structures at Lunada Bay in Palos Verdes Estates, California. The operation focused on removing non-native Arundo grass - commonly mistaken for bamboo - and random items such as surfboards, kayaks, barbecues, and chairs that had been left behind by the infamous Lunada Bay Boys at their fortress.