🏄‍♀️ Who wants to be a surf millionaire? 😜

👋 Happy Last Week Of The Year! We weren’t planning to send another long one before the year wraps up. But—of course—we broke the email sending thing just before the holidays and realized that some really good stories might’ve slipped past a few people last week. Plus, our best of the best from 2025—and a couple that may help you become the most engaging New Year’s Eve party host.😜

🏄‍♀️ Let’s surf:

• Surfing is so bloody tiring 😩

• The ultimate guide to surf hair 💇🏽‍♀️

• 25 best surf spots for beginners 🌊

• Who Wants To Be a Surf Millionaire 🎉

• Scroll away at The Wee Surf Shoppe 🛍️

• Why going halfway is bad for you 😣

• The Endless Summer at Teahupo’o 🌴

^{THE BIGGEST SURFODRAMA OF 2025}

😱 Surfing is so bloody tiring—and how to make it less so 😩

Unsurprisingly, this was our most popular surfodrama this year. Because surfing humbles even the fittest among us!

We have some good ideas as to why you may be getting tired in the surf, and some awesome recommendations from real surfers on how to conquer surf-driven exhaustion.

👉 Read the full story

^{THE GREATEST SURF GUIDE OF 2025}

💇🏽‍♀️ The ultimate guide to keeping your hair healthy while surfing

Who knew—we care about hair! Surf, ocean, and sun can be brutal on it.

This guide is based on insights from more than 40 posts and 190 recommendation comments shared by the Girls Who Can’t Surf Good crew. We cover everything from pre-surf rituals to post-surf rehab, product reviews, and reef-safe recs.

👉 Read the full guide

^{THE MOST-READ LISTICLE IN 2025}

🌊 The 25 best beginner surf spots on earth for 2025

Our shortlist was built from personal recommendations made by the Girls Who Can’t Surf Good community in 2024 and 2025. We’ve weighted, tiered, and fact-checked them to bring you the most trusted beginner surf breaks.

And yes—2026? We’re doing a list of lesser-traveled countries that are perfect for beginners.

👉 Read the full list

^{TRIVIA OF THE WEEK}

🎉 Who wants to be a surf millionaire?

And if you’re entertaining this week—or just trying to keep the family away from the TV—we’ve got a little something for you.

• Impress your family and friends with surf & ocean facts

• Play Who Wants To Be a Surf Millionaire and you’re guaranteed to beat everyone

^{THE WEE SURF SHOPPE}

🛍️ The Wee Surf Shoppe is open for your scrolling pleasure

We always wanted a place where you could explore useful, cute, and sometimes simply outrageous surf stuffs—and now we have it. Only extensively reviewed and highly rated “stuffs” make it in.

And yes, there’s also our own merch to buy under Da Merch that keeps The Wipeout Weekly afloat. More on this next year, but if you’re tempted, use SURFGOOD code for 20% off.

👉 Scroll and scroll away

^{SURFODRAMA FOR 2026}

😱 Why going halfway is bad for your surfing 🥹

If you read it before–sorry! We just didn’t want anyone to miss out on this one.

Surfers’ memory is short. Sometimes it works to our advantage—who wants to remember being told off in the lineup? But other times, it would be useful to retain the lessons we’ve learnt so we can build upon them.

That’s why we’d like you to remember this for 2026: hesitation is the biggest enemy in surfing.

It starts innocently enough: should I go out today or not? You’re staring at the forecast and the cams with the intensity of a—well, something very intense—and somehow you’re still unable to make a decision. So you start building a case against it. It’s too big. It’s too small. It’s too cold. There’s grocery shopping to be done and Netflix shows to be watched.

Because going out means there’s a possibility of failing. In all sorts of ways: not catching as many waves as you’d like, not landing the thing you’re working on, not standing up at all, not even getting through the white water to the green waves.

And yes—when in doubt, don’t go out. Safety first, always. But sometimes it’s worth questioning, just a little, where that doubt is actually coming from.

💪 When hesitation turns physical

Of course, there’s physical hesitation too. And this is where surfing really starts to unravel.

Physical hesitation is the half-paddle, the extra look over the shoulder, the almost-pop-up followed by sitting back down or kneeling. Let’s pray for a pop-up next time!

It’s pulling back just as the wave finally gives you a push. It’s trying to keep your options open when, in reality, surfing demands a decision. The wave does not wait while you negotiate with yourself.

☢️ Caution or hesitation?

The tricky part is that hesitation often disguises itself as caution. We tell ourselves we’re being sensible, respectful, safe. But in surfing, half-decisions are often riskier than full ones.

A committed paddle gives you speed. Speed gives you stability. Stability gives you options. Hesitation does the opposite. It slows you down, leaves you stuck in the worst part of the wave, and turns what could have been a manageable takeoff into a steeper, messier situation. Ironically, many wipeouts happen not because someone went for a wave—but because they almost did.

⛔️ Flow killer

Hesitation also kills flow. When you hesitate, all the movements required to have an awesome ride—position, paddle, pop-up, turn—disconnect. The board wobbles. Your weight shifts. Panic kicks in.

And once you panic, it’s bye-bye birdy. This is probably why experienced surfers often look “relaxed”, because they commit fully, even if they can’t guarantee a perfect result.

Of course, not every wave needs a yes. Safety first! Choosing not to go is not hesitation. The problem is the in-between space: starting, doubting—should I, maybe, possibly, better not—stopping. As corny as this may sound, surfing doesn’t reward maybes. There is no try.

And if it doesn’t work out? Congratulations—you’ve just learned something useful.

^{WEE FOMO}

🌴 The Endless Summer at Teahupo’o

If you’ve never heard about The Endless Summer are you even a surfer? Of course, you are! 🥰 And if you read our story, you may never feel the need to watch it. 😜

Instead, you can plan your trip to Teahupo’o. But only if you want to get “scalped”. We explain why.

⬆️ Aaaaaaand that was the last wave of the week!
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^HOUSEKEEPING

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