Journal
24 August 2022
Job opportunity: Surf Trip Leader
Women + Waves is an all-female surf collective, teaching women to surf through their leading Rip Curl Surf Academy in Newquay alongside other locations such as Croyde, Devon and international surf holidays to destinations worldwide including Morocco, El Salvador, and Portugal.
22 August 2022
Women + Waves X Rip Curl Launch The New ‘Surf Collective Capsule’ Collection!
We are so excited to announce a brand new ‘Surf Collective Capsule’ in partnership with Rip Curl! Following on from the successful launch of our new and dynamic Rip Curl X Women + Waves surf academy in Cornwall in January 2022, Rip Curl continues to enhance its support for women surfers and its partnership with […]
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 […]
22 July 2022
A guide to packing for your surf trip
If you’re reading this it probably means you’re planning a surf trip, wahoo! If it’s your first trip, first hot surf holiday or you always forget things, keep reading for some of our recommendations to make packing easier. Before you even start arranging your clothes and toiletries, the first thing you need to do is check how much luggage you can take on the plane!
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 […]
05 April 2022
10 Ways to Get Yourself Out of a Surf Slump
It doesn’t matter what level you are, at some point in your surfing journey you will hit the dreaded surf slump. Maybe you’re just coming out of a long surf-less winter, or you might have just lost your spark. It’s inevitable that you’ll plateau for a while, but that’s not always a bad thing. It […]