San Francisco Surfer Emma Stone, 16, Wins the Scholastic Surf Series State Championship 16-year-old Emma Stone, a San Francisco surfer representing Half Moon Bay High, just won the Scholastic Surf Series state championship at Oceanside Harbor in San Diego, reports the San Francisco Chronicle. Surfing against a field of Southern California girls, representing San Clemente, La Jolla, Carlsbad, Laguna Beach and other surf havens, Stone won the shortboard division to continue an impressive […] Surf SwellBrains | May 7, 2018 0 Comments
VIDEO: Brazilian Surfer Breaks World Record for Largest Wave Ever Surfed | Monstrous 80-Foot Swell at Nazare, Portugal [arve url="https://youtu.be/bgXAAxvytPU"] SwellBrains | May 1, 2018 70 Likes 0 Tweets 1 Comment
Every Year Like Clockwork Sharks Congregate at the Same Spot in the Pacific and Nobody Knows Why Now, this is kind of cool… Every year like clockwork, sharks make reservations at the White Shark Café, a mysterious spot halfway between Mexico and Hawaii—no one knows why! But for the first time ever, a team of humans is tagging along. Stay tuned to see what our researchers and their partners learn on the #WhiteSharkVoyage with Schmidt Ocean Institute. It […] Surf SwellBrains | April 27, 2018 0 Comments
Report Shows United States is Far Away the Worldwide Leader in Shark Attacks | Surfers Most Likely to be Attacked The International Shark Attack File is exactly what it sounds like; an annual report on how many people were attacked, where in the world and by what kind of shark, reports SURFER.com. The Florida Museum of Natural History puts the file together, and bless them for doing so. Hard numbers are much better than anecdotal hunches about shark attacks. Anyway, […] Surf SwellBrains | April 25, 2018 1 Comment
VIDEO: TGR Drops Trailer and Gets Us Excited for their Latest Surf Movie | Andy Irons – Kissed by God Oh boy, we sure are excited for this, TGR dropping a surf movie about the legend that is Andy Irons. Known for their high-octane, action-packed extreme-sports movies featuring some of the biggest names in the industry, TGR first dropped a surf movie in 2001. This latest documentary-style movie won’t disappoint. Check out the trailer, but first an intro from TGR themselves… […] SwellBrains | April 25, 2018 0 Comments
Standup Paddleboarder Attacked by Shark off the Big Island of Hawaii A standup paddleboarder was attacked by a tiger shark on Saturday off the Big Island of Hawaii. According to CBS News, the victim remains hospitalized today with injuries to one of his arms and a loss of part of one leg. The victim was paddleboarding with his father at Kukio Beach near Hualalai when the duo were knocked off their […] SwellBrains | April 13, 2018 0 Comments
Surfer in his 50s Dies after being Pulled Unresponsive from the Water at Sunset Beach, HI Yesterday at around 10:20 am, Honolulu Ocean Safety responded to an urgent call about an unresponsive surfer at Sunset Beach on the North Shore of Oahu. Many of the details about what happened are still unclear, but it appears a man in his 50s was pulled from the water, sent to a nearby emergency room in critical condition, and has […] Surf SwellBrains | April 2, 2018 0 Comments
VIDEO: Big Time Big Wave Pro Surfer Ian Walsh Shredding on a Snowboard Jackson Hole, WY Ian Walsh is a big deal. A really big deal. He’s the only pro surfer who crushes on big waves and small waves. Ian revolutionized paddle in big wave surfing and along with his buddies basically eliminated tow-in surfing at Jaws, Maui. Ian is even a wild card at World Surf League events and won the Vans Triple Crown of […] Surf SwellBrains | October 18, 2017 0 Comments