TransparantSea: Freesurfer Dave Rastovich and his fellow surfers from Surfers for Cetaceans will be following the Grey Whale migration from Santa Barbara to San Diego

I’ve been getting a lot of questions this summer about upwelling and downwelling but I haven’t really took the time to sit down and explain exactly what they are…so here it goes, I will try not to get two nerdy in the explanation, but hey no promises.

This video traces the entire hydrological cycle, using a mix of computer generated graphics and filmed footage…

Paddle for Humanity Expands into National Three Race Series California, Florida and Washington, DC Paddleboarding and SUP event raises money for SurfAid International Encinitas, CA – SurfAid International and Watermans Applied Science announced that it has expanded its successful paddleboarding and stand up paddle (SUP) event, Paddle for Humanity, into a three-race national series. The [...]

March 22nd is World Water Day. Founded in 1993 by the United Nations, this global observance highlights the need for the care and management of the world’s water resources. This year’s theme, “Urban Water Usage” highlights the ongoing challenges we face as urban populations continue to grow.

FINAL UPDATE (Posted SAT 10am) The West Coast and Alaska Joint Tsunami Tracking Center has dropped us back into the green. I know there was some damage to the West Coast…but really our hearts go out to the people of NE Japan. Check out the post for a couple easy ways to help…

A while back we did a feature on Zack Parker and Walu International. Well it seems that Zach and his team have been very busy in Papua New Guinea…

The West Coast’s tropical season sucked. Well if it wasn’t frustrating enough to live through…NOAA weighs in on the subject and confirms the suckiness and at the same time rubs it in that the East Coast saw Hurricane after Hurricane practically put on a parade of tropical swells…gee thanks NOAA.

The Census of Marine Life is a global network of researchers in 89 nations engaged in a 10-year scientific initiative to assess and explain the diversity, distribution, and abundance of life in the oceans. The world’s first comprehensive Census of Marine Life – past, present, and future. OK.  This is not a surf specific article [...]

Heal the Bay has released the 2010 Summer Beach Report Card®. Essential reading for ocean users, the report card grades over 450 locations for summer dry weather (over 320 locations year-round) on an A-to-F scale based on the risk of adverse health effects to beachgoers.

While I was watching the webcast of the Hurley Pro Trestles Contest today there was a lot of talk about the lulls between the sets and how they were really affecting the heats…and how the competitors could get worked (or even eliminated)  if they pulled a heat that landed right in the middle of a [...]

Why learn about ocean waves? The answer is pretty simple if you spend a couple of minutes thinking about it. Personally I think that you become a better surfer, and a better waterman, if you get in tune with the ocean, the weather, and the processes that create the conditions that we, as surfers, are looking for.