This week surfers in Southern California were treated to some unseasonably good swell courtesy of Hurricane Marie. ‘Big Wednesday’ saw many great sessions go down, we’ve collected some of the best footage here.
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Hotswell the dynamic and easy-to-use interactive surf-forecasting has joined forces with Drift to deliver the most accurate swell reports.
The company who have only been in the surf market for just over a year are already making big waves with their precise reporting technology but they don’t want to stop there.
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A surfing road trip from Nicolas Brement reliving 17 days cruising the west coast of Nicaragua looking for the best waves.
With offshore wind and good swells every day Brement surfed his way through Playa Santana, Playa Colorado, Panga Drops, Popoyo, The Boom and Playa Maderas to name but a few…
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The digital Supertide Watches from Nixon can tell the future. Really. Featuring a custom digital module with high resolution display technology, the timepiece comes complete with pre-programmed tide information for over 270 beaches around the world, 48 hour future tide, a heat timer, alarm and light functions. As if not impressive enough, the movements also have modules to tell past and present tide info. Now you have absolutely no excuse not to take advantage and plan your next roll in the waves. Priced at £160, the Supertide is available in a range of 11 colours direct from the nixon website.
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Thudercloud is a documentary surrounding the events of 8 June 2012 when a storm of titanic proportions sent 50ft waves crashing towards Fiji.
Big wave surfers from around the world who were monitoring the forecasted swell converged on the break that the ancient Fijians called Thundercloud Reef.
A superfast recap of the monster swells that have battered our coastlines over the last year. From Hercules at Belharra to the big reefs of Gipuzkoa this is heart-pounding stuff!
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Switch-Foot is back
The original seminal surf book Switch-Foot could be back in its third incarnation thanks to a Kickstarter campaign. It is nearly ten years (2005) since the first Switch-Foot book took to the surfing world, creating ripple effects wherever it went.
Morocco's best kept secret
Follow Alexandra Gossink as she uncovers the true Morocco.
The slabs of Ericeira
Portugal has a massive open secret... Follow Matt Button to discover what is going down.
The Gen Süden Project
This is the story of an epic coastal journey from North Germany down to Morocco in an old Fiat Ducato. As I am normally working as a video cameraman I really enjoyed concentrating on just photos without having an agenda in mind.
The Life Aquatic
Drift catches up with multi-award winning photographer Lucia Griggi whose office is the ocean and who is one of the most respected surf photographers in a male dominated industry.
Dawn Patrol
Homeless at fourteen, prison by eighteen, Jonny Gibbings endured a violent and difficult start to life, resulting in being illiterate until late teens. Now a published author Jonny talks to Drift and shares his lifelong passion for Surf.
Hawaii Heaven
Follow cameraman Mike Lacey as he takes on Hawaii. An amazing collection of photos from the spiritual home of surfing.
The Real Rio by Benoit Fournier
Rio de Janeiro is know throughout the world for its carnivals and beaches, swarming with beautiful, bronzed party-people. The images in our latest feature however, reveal the quality of its surf, which is undoubtedly among the world's most enticing.
Everybody Loves the Sunshine
The Sunshine Coast a breeding ground for some of the most progressive young surfers that Australia, and the world, has ever seen.
The Iberian Traverse
A journey around Spain and Portugal
Underneath the Golden Gate Bridge
A nostalgic glance back at San Francisco surfer Jimmy Holt
Mentawai Dreaming
Mark Sankey and Alexa Poppe uncover the isolation and challenges of the Mentawai Islands, and consider the challenge of balancing tourism and sustainability.
