Monica's Journal

04 December 2023
What to Buy for the Water Women in Your Life This Christmas!
The festive season is upon us! It’s time to start mulling the wine, decking the tree and getting thoughtful gifts for everyone you love. If you’re stuck on what to get your water-loving mum, surf-mad sister, wild-swimming girlfriend or frothiest friend for Christmas this year, here’s our handy gift guide to help you find the […]

21 November 2023
Why We’ve Added Surf Skate Training to Our Packages (Hint: It Can Improve Your Surfing!)
Learning how to ride a surf skate might just be the best thing you ever do for your surfing. Not only does it improve your general strength and stamina, it allows you to finetune your surfing technique even when it’s flat or you’re miles away from the ocean. Riding a surf skate helps surfing by allowing you to develop the dynamic body movements that surfing requires, improving your balance, speed generation and helping you to navigate through turns.

21 July 2023
Positive Waves – transforming lives through the power of the ocean
Positie Waves is a Pay It Forward campaign focused around the ocean; it’s about harnessing the energy and the physical and mental health benefits we get when we spend time in the water, and paying these opportunities forward to those who need them most.

07 December 2022
How to guide: Packing your board for travelling
Surf holidays are the best type of holiday - there’s no question about it. But packing for a surf trip can add an extra level of anxiety when you’re unsure how to pack your beloved board properly. There’s nothing worse than arriving at your destination with pumping surf and your board is in two pieces or has a huge chunk out of the rail!

28 July 2022
Introducing adaptive surfer and legend, Zoe!
On our most recent Rip Curl Intermediate Surf Programme we had the pleasure of meeting Zoe, an adaptive surfer who in less than a six months went from never touching a surfboard to representing England. Zoe had her lower leg amputated after being a passenger in a car accident in 2015 resulting in her lower […]

21 July 2022
How to become a surf instructor
Do you dream of spending your day at the beach, chasing the endless summer while teaching people a new skill they will carry with them for life? The Level 1 ISA (International Surf Association) qualification is your entry into the wonderful world of outdoor instructing.

29 April 2022
Women + Waves Wins Award for Top 10 Surf Schools in Europe!
We are super stoked to announce that we are now officially one of the best surf schools in Europe! It’s not every day that you win an award. So you can imagine how our jaws dropped and eyes popped out when we found an email from Beyond Surfing in our inbox earlier this month, congratulating […]

25 August 2021
The Top Cornish Surf Shops To Visit This Summer
If you’re coming to Cornwall, then make sure you add to your itinerary to check out our local surf shop scene. Whether you’re looking to buy equipment, get some local knowledge or just window shop at some beautiful boards, then check out our line up of top Cornish surf shops you need to visit this summer.

30 April 2021
How to Master a Cut Back Like a Pro
Women + Waves have teamed up with British professional surfer and surf coach Alan Stokes, to give you the pro tips on how to master a cutback. Don’t know what a cutback is – let me explain. What is a Cutback? For a normal cut back you do a bottom turn and come up the […]

08 April 2021
Waxing Your Surfboard
We’ve all heard the saying ‘Wax on / Wax off’ – It’s a never-ending cycle of waxing your board and taking the wax off to re-wax it. But the good news is, there’s not really a wrong way (unless you put it on the bottom of your board of course!) But here are our top […]

02 April 2021
Mastering Your Backhand Bottom Turn
Surfing on your backhand is when you ride a wave with your back to it. For regular footers, it’s going left, and goofy footers, going right. It is a skill that many new surfers try to avoid as it feels less natural. If you live in a country full of point breaks of your preference […]