We deliver fresh stories and insights from the surfing lifestyle. We explore intrepid surf destinations, feature surfboard and product reviews, interview creative people from the surfing world, and publish regular articles about improving your performance.
View our most popular content to find out what our readers love. You’ll discover lists, roundups, product reviews and observations about surfing culture.
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Kelly Slater, in response to our pro surfer dancing video
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Our team
Surfd was founded in 2003 by Bradley Hook. He was joined by Geniya Ignatova in 2014.
Together with a dedicated team of freelance and regular writers, we aim to bring you fresh perspectives and inspiration for a lifetime of surfing.
The magazine
Over the past 18 years we’ve reviewed hundreds of products and built a solid community of surfers who enjoy our articles and reviews.
Where are you?
We are based in New Zealand but have writers in Hawaii, California, Europe, Costa Rica and Indonesia. The majority of our audience are in the USA and Australia.
How do I get my surf products reviewed?
Just send us an email and tell us what you’ve got.
Can I write for you?
Send us a review of something you love, an article about somewhere you’ve been or a short story and we’ll let you know. We are always on the look out for stories from surf writers.
Can you write for us?
We might be able to help out of you are looking for content that will appeal to surfers. It’s what we love writing, filming and photographing anyway so if it keeps us out of a desk job then we’ll all be happy. Just get in touch and let us know what kind of surf or adventure content your brand needs.
Contact us
We’re always happy to hear from fans, collaborators, detractors, lovers, fighters and potential partners. Simply get in touch.