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.

Issue 33.4 features:

Essay
TUNA TAPER

Interview
Andrew VanWyngarden RIPPLES OF DISTORTION

FACES, SCARS, MUSCULATURE
Portraiture from the North Shore.

FEBRUARY
Mikey and Isaac February's lineage of design and experimentation.

THIS IS NOT A SURFBOARD
France's Lucas Lecacheur and nature as culture.

Portfolio
Group Show. Prime optics from 10 of the world's best shooters.

A FRIEND TO FACE THE CURRENT
The humanism and impending destiny of Yusuke Hanai's not-lost souls.

TENTATIVE IN MANABÍ
A Aâneur's search for a lid-and sand-sucking drainers-in Ecuador.

THE COMMON MAN
Before his life and career were cut short, Bill Caster left an indelible mark on the San Diego surfboard industry-and the people who knew him best.

TROPICAL PATINA
Surf, trade winds, and an off-grid design-build in the Hawaiian outer islands with artist and craftsman Jay Nelson.

Front Cover
Noa Deane, Off The Wall. "This was a true double-up," says photographer Ryan Craig, "and the energy of the swell started pulling me out of my ideal position. As Noa bottom turned, I kept my arm in the face as long as possible, holding down the trigger, but I had to pull through before getting sucked over. The wave broke so violently that it sent a shockwave back out to sea and an explosion of whitewater 15 feet in the air. I thought I missed the angle and told Noa I owed him a beer when he popped up. He didn't seem to care. He's pulled into caves with or without a camera for years, and this was just another one of many. Later in the day, though, I uploaded the images and saw that my positioning higher on the face complemented the moment more than being down in the flats."

Back Cover
KAHLUA by Yusuke Hanai, 2023, acrylic paint on a surfboard shaped by Herbie Fletcher.