The summer season in Cornwall brings smaller swells and sunnier days, but you still need to have your wits about you every time you go for an ocean dip. If you’re new to sea swimming and are looking for safe spots to swim in Cornwall,...
Bodyboarding isn’t just about polystyrene bodyboards with a dolphin on the front. It’s so much more than that! It's a hugely respected sport. Professional bodyboarders use high-end boards + materials, paired with a set of sport-specific fins. It's about riding waves fast, performing airs, rolls and...
Surfing is a whole body workout that can be pretty demanding on our bodies. Our muscles can feel totally destroyed after a long session if we’re not doing the right thing out of the water to stay surf fit. So whether your local spot has...
Far from the tourist traps of Taghazout and Marrakech, finding our favourite spot on the Moroccan coastline is like travelling to the land that time forgot. The further south you drive, the more rugged and rural the landscape becomes. Rocky valleys of cacti and palm...
If I had a pound for every time, someone told me they’d lost their confidence in the surf - I’d be somewhere on a luxurious Maldives boat right now! ;) Since starting Women + Waves I’ve been trying to understand why so many of us (myself...
Noticing the huge lack of female presence in the UK’s outdoor activity instructor industry, we worked with Newquay Activity Centre to create this course to fast-track women into their dream role teaching surfing, kayaking, coasteering, bodyboarding, stand up paddle boarding and beach lifeguarding. And even...
You might know as a seasoned surfer, your beach bag isn’t quite your typical beach bag anymore. They tend to be a little heavier, slightly more practical and resembles a backpack. Freeing up any spare arms you may have to possibly carry a board, baby...
You know the feeling. You’ve just come out of the water after an amazing surf, salt drops dripping from your eyelashes, a smile stretched across your face, and you feel… Euphoric. Or maybe it was a quick dip after work, and now all the stresses...
This easy peasy pre-surf snack is the perfect energy booster before hopping in the water, keeping you energised for hours. There’s nothing worse than surfing on an empty stomach or quickly scoffing down some porridge, trying to fuel yourself for an epic surf, but instead end...
There’s nothing like jumping in the refreshing cold sea to wake you up after a long, dark winter – especially after the year we’ve just had. For me, it had been seven loooong months without the ocean, landlocked and locked down near London. So as...