World Champ: Justin Quintal is officially the best longboarder in the world
Of all the surf towns in the world, few can claim a world champ as their own. But thanks to surfer Justin Quintal, Jacksonville is on the map. Of co…
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Night Riders: Balaram Stack launches into stars, wins $5K
If one were to un-can the neon, energy-supplying liquid that is Red Bull and then somehow distill it into a happening of some kind, the nocturnal tow-a…
Code Red: Take 10 seconds to watch Cody Thompson combo the $%*# out of this wave
Where are you right now? What are you doing? You been shredding? Never mind, we don't care. Sure, sure, you may have snuck under the lip of a chill…
People’s Choice Award: Vote for your fave Night Rider
A beach party. Night surfing. Big boosts. Jet skis! If the Red Bull Night Riders contest wasn't lit enough already, the folks who are bringing back the…
A Neat Surfboard: An Eco-Friendly Twin Fin by Jay Gordon
“Surfboards are probably the most environmentally unfriendly thing you can buy,” says North Florida shaper, Jay Gordon. First of all: Ouch. Second of a…
You Should be in NSB this Weekend for the Florida Surf Film Fest
Held each year at the gorgeous Atlantic Center for the Arts in New Smyrna, with juries composed of some of the most influential minds in surf and surf …
Who Da Groms: We let these eight year old surfers interview each other
And now… a conversation between two of the youngest ESA North Florida competitors, Coral Sasser (8) and Ansley West (8). Coral: Who is your favorite…
A Neat Surfboard: The Apprentice Model by Sean Piper
Despite the prevalence of Big Surfboard—with their global supply chains, suspect technological claims (flex patterns, etc.), and multimillion dollar ma…
Surf News: Void Pro/Am to offer equal pay in 2020
Void Magazine today announced that in 2020 its annual community surfing event will offer equal prize money to all men's and women's professional divisi…
Watch: Justin Quintal scores waves and fish!
Justin Quintal, our most famous surf export of the moment, is also a fine ambassador of the SurfNeck lifestyle. In addition to surfing all manner of s…
Listen: Surf Journalist Melissa Ross talks Void Pro/Am
On Thursday morning, Void Prez Tye Wallace, Editor Matthew Shaw, and Void readers' #1 Surfer in the 904, Kayla Durden went to WJCT studios to talk Voi…
Pier Review: Jacksonville Beach Pier will close for 2 years for repairs
Anglers (especially those who are boat-less) despair. The so-dubbed Jacksonville Beach Fishing Pier will close in the fall and will remain closed for …
Watch: Justin Quintal goes for 5th US Open win!
Justin Quintal is in the finals again at Huntington Beach. Northeast Florida's most famous surf-export has won the Vans Duct Tape Invitational--the mo…
Mourning the Loss of Surf Spots of Yore
“Surfing was a lot more magical back then,” award-winning photojournalist, surfer and consummate waterman Walter Coker reveals with a sly grin. “I’m l…
Breaking: New Jags WR Chris Conley surfs!
For NFL free agents looking for a new home this offseason, the Jaguars, and the team's home city of Jacksonville, were surely a desirable landing plac…
Surf Medicine 101: Every surfer as a first responder
I've saved someone from drowning before. I saved two people, actually. I was surfing a nice, clean north swell in South Beach, Miami, when two muscula…
2019 Surfboard Guide
With the summer doldrums upon us, it’s important to keep some perspective. We Northeast Florida surfers have had a #blessed fall and winter. See for y…
The Last Straw: Florida puts the brakes on plastic straw ban
Here in sub-tropical Florida, there's never a bad time for a cool drink--perhaps colorful, perhaps boozy. (The adage "It's five o'clock somewhere" cou…
Surf Rules: Give a little to get a little in the lineup
“That’s far enough slug,” the guy said with an apparent level of seriousness behind a sly grin. With only three heads in the water that morning, paddli…
Of Course: Sunrise Surf Shop team is best in Southeast
Breaking news from the desk of Captain Obvious: Sunrise Surf Shop sponsors good surfers. Last week, a crew from the shop's current roster went to …
Kickin’ Up Dust: Seriously, So Much Dust
“Kickin' up Dust” is a new series taken up by our illustrious, surf-crazed intern Kevin Beaugrand, in which he delves into the fundamentals of craftin…
It’s Official: UNF Surf Team Best on the East Coast (Again)
In New Smyrna Beach this past weekend, the UNF Surf Team took their fifth consecutive victory at the NSSA East Coast Championship. It comes as no surp…
Get Shack’d: Surf-centric book is worthy of your coffee table
Looking through the eclectic imagery of unique living spaces and those spaces’ eccentric inhabitants as we put together January's Rad Pads Issue, it b…
Barrels For Boobs: Clever name, great cause!
Though North Florida surf contests rarely see great waves during contest windows, one thing they do have, consistently, are great names: The Wave Mast…
Swell Forecast: SB ’19
We've had one heck of a run this winter. And in the last couple weeks the cold tried to sneak back in the window, but spring may have officially slamme…