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How north Devon became the UK's first world surfing reserve

Joining 11 revered spots from Malibu to Australia’s Gold Coast, the community-run project hopes to unite locals and protect the ecosystem for future generations.

  • Surf
  • Sam Haddad

The film exposing surfing’s toxic supply chain

Made by two surfers from the north-east of England, 'The Big Sea' exposes the unlikely link between wetsuits and a small town in Louisiana where the risk of cancer is 50 times the national average for the United States.

  • Surf
  • Sam Haddad

The story of Bureh Beach, Sierra Leone’s surf capital

Bureh is located on the Sierra Leone peninsula, a crescent-shaped cove known for its golden stretch of sand. It’s here that the country’s first ever surf club was born, kickstarting a journey that has seen the town become the nation’s wave-riding capital – despite the challenges it continues to face.

  • Huck 77
  • Peter Yeung

Photos celebrating California’s legendary surf culture

Photographer Matthew Brookes recalls following a group of young people in Venice Beach, many living and travelling out of their vans in search of the perfect wave.

  • Photography
  • Miss Rosen

Huck Issue 77 is out now

It’s Mitski season — Our new magazine is here, starring the inimitable Mitski. Order your copy now and join us on a trip around the world.

  • Culture
  • Niall Flynn

For Karl Read, surfing and street art are enmeshed

In partnership with FoamLife — We catch up with the co-founder and creative director of FoamLife to talk inspiration and independence.

  • Art
  • Huck

Stories from a world in flux: our best deep-dives of 2020

Always moving — From in-depth essays to on-the-ground reporting in communities stretched across the globe, here are the pieces we’re most proud of this year.

  • Culture
  • HUCK HQ

The anti-racist surf crew taking back LA’s beaches

Turn the tide — ‘Color The Water’ is a different kind of surf crew. Formed as Black Lives Matter protests swept the globe, the Los Angeles collective is out to reclaim surf culture in southern California – one wave at a time.

  • Outsiders Project
  • Jibri Nuriddin

Riding giants: the behemothic art of big-wave surfing

Nazaré diaries — At the start of the year, writer and former pro surfer Jamie Brisick visited the world’s premier big-wave contest. What he discovered was an event of biblical proportions: a place where daredevil disciples put their lives in the hands of an ocean at its most majestically unpredictable.

  • Surf
  • Jamie Brisick

How South African surfer Joshe Faulkner rose to the top

The Outsiders Project — The 21-year-old is one of the most talented competitive wave-riders in the world today. This is his journey – in his own words.

  • Outsiders Project
  • Michael Fordham (introduction)

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