The Wipeout Weekly

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Your go-to newsletter for surf-curious folks and seasoned wipeout enthusiasts — tackling big surf dilemmas, etiquette and lingo, plus insider tips on the best spots and pop-up techniques 🌊

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🏄‍♀️ How to avoid surfing with a shark 🦈

🏄‍♀️ How to avoid surfing with a shark 🦈

Plus: San Juan del Sur(f), WTF is a boil, surf haircare & events!

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🏄‍♀️ "Surfing is ruined" or why surfers are so angry 😤

🏄‍♀️ "Surfing is ruined" or why surfers are so angry 😤

Plus: How to avoid pearling, 15 years as a beginner, Thurso East & weekly news

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🏄‍♀️ Shoulder burn is a real pain 😖

🏄‍♀️ Shoulder burn is a real pain 😖

Plus: Corduroy waves, big wave history, weekly news & mellow Mollymook

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🏄‍♀️ Dealing with the drop of any size 🗼

🏄‍♀️ Dealing with the drop of any size 🗼

Plus: Hotdogging, night surfing, this week’s surf news, and beginner tips for Bali

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🏄‍♀️ Can you still call yourself a surfer if you never surf? 🫢

🏄‍♀️ Can you still call yourself a surfer if you never surf? 🫢

Plus: Mexico’s wave machine, WSL’s deal, the origins of kook

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🏄‍♀️ Your gut’s not wrong and your hips don’t lie 🫠

🏄‍♀️ Your gut’s not wrong and your hips don’t lie 🫠

Plus: beginner waves in Senegal, and a little something called surfer’s eye

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🏄‍♀️ How to avoid surfing with a shark 🦈

🏄‍♀️ How to avoid surfing with a shark 🦈

Plus: San Juan del Sur(f), WTF is a boil, surf haircare & events!

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🏄‍♀️ "Surfing is ruined" or why surfers are so angry 😤

🏄‍♀️ "Surfing is ruined" or why surfers are so angry 😤

Plus: How to avoid pearling, 15 years as a beginner, Thurso East & weekly news

The Wipeout WeeklyThe Wipeout Weekly
🏄‍♀️ Shoulder burn is a real pain 😖

🏄‍♀️ Shoulder burn is a real pain 😖

Plus: Corduroy waves, big wave history, weekly news & mellow Mollymook

The Wipeout WeeklyThe Wipeout Weekly
🏄‍♀️ Dealing with the drop of any size 🗼

🏄‍♀️ Dealing with the drop of any size 🗼

Plus: Hotdogging, night surfing, this week’s surf news, and beginner tips for Bali

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🏄‍♀️ Can you still call yourself a surfer if you never surf? 🫢

🏄‍♀️ Can you still call yourself a surfer if you never surf? 🫢

Plus: Mexico’s wave machine, WSL’s deal, the origins of kook

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🏄‍♀️ Your gut’s not wrong and your hips don’t lie 🫠

🏄‍♀️ Your gut’s not wrong and your hips don’t lie 🫠

Plus: beginner waves in Senegal, and a little something called surfer’s eye

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🏄‍♀️ Did surfluencers ruin surfing? 😜

🏄‍♀️ Did surfluencers ruin surfing? 😜

Plus: a North Shore guide, the Paipo revival, and the Apple Watch surf debate.

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Finding confidence in the lineup: Shantal’s surf story

Finding confidence in the lineup: Shantal’s surf story

Yet another legendary "Girls Who Can't Surf Good" story

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🏄‍♀️ Do you really need surf coaching? 🤔

🏄‍♀️ Do you really need surf coaching? 🤔

Plus: How to get through to the back, stay in the pocket, and soak up Nosara

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🏄‍♀️ Why do experienced surfers hate beginners? 😬

🏄‍♀️ Why do experienced surfers hate beginners? 😬

Plus: slipping off your board, surfing Byron, and “Eddie would go.”

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🏄‍♀️ "I loved how you almost died at Mavericks" 🥰

🏄‍♀️ "I loved how you almost died at Mavericks" 🥰

Plus: how to hang ten, buy a used surfboard, and pop up like a pro

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"You, you!"—the magic of finding the right surf buddy with Tina

"You, you!"—the magic of finding the right surf buddy with Tina

Yet another legendary "Girls Who Can't Surf Good" story

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