THE SURFER'S JOURNAL 32.3

MAGAZINE

More book than magazine. A reader-supported surf publication founded in 1992, The Surfer’s Journal is a vivid, authoritative, and independent document that delivers purist surf energy in each bimonthly edition.

What is happening in issue 32.3?

On the Cover
For Frederick Wardy, surfboard building was art and art was an extension of craftsmanship. 

ESSAY: THE HOUSEBOAT PARADOX
Midlengths, masscult, and the universal pull toward surfboard singularity.

INTERVIEW: KNOW WHEN TO JUMP
93-year-old Billy Meng on living underneath the Manhattan Beach pier, surfing California’s prime spots by himself, coded surf reports, and more.

SWAG BOYS
Along a quiet stretch of New South Wales coastline, Harrison Roach, Jai Glindeman, Mitch Crews, and Ryan Callinan find open ground and empty peaks.

BEYOND THE BLUFF
Slab hunter. Surfboard builder. Archeologist. Environmentalist. Tribal liaison. The Central Coast’s Chad Kaimanu Jackson is a product of place.

UNCOMMON SKILL & METICULOUS ATTENTION
As a shaper, Frederick Wardy set a standard in elegant design and top-tier craftsmanship. As a globally-shown fine artist, he left no medium, form, or approach unexplored.

UNCURBED ENTHUSIASM
Skipping from Houston to Chile to Seaside with third-gen surf progeny (and eternal optimist) Tosh Tudor.

O BEACHBOY, WHERE ART THOU?
Searching for the caretakers of aloha in modern Waikiki.

PORTFOLIO: BRIAN NEVINS
From remote Sumatra to his home in New England, Nevins’ photography combines local knowledge and a traveler’s eye with raw character.

BEAUTIFUL DANGER
Greg Nagel’s traffic-stopping art.

UNDERCURRENTS
Chasing hearsay in Oceania, a missed shot, circus sideshow mythology, issue-adjacent tunes, and a quiet moment captured by the late Art Brewer.

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