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Tips for Keeping Your Surf Skills Sharp in the Off-Season Even when the waves aren’t calling, you can continue to hone your surfing skills throughout the off-season. Here are some effective strategies to keep your surf game strong, focusing on mindset, workouts, and land-based activities. 1. Maintain a Positive Mindset Visualize Success: Spend time imagining…

November Nuisance & How to Endure Daylight Savings November can be a challenging month for surfers due to the nuisance that daylight saving time presents. As the clocks fall back, daylight hours become shorter, making it essential to plan surf sessions more strategically to make the most of the available sunlight. Here are a few…

Beginner Mistakes While Learning to Surf When embarking on a new journey, whether it be learning a skill, starting a hobby, or venturing into a new field, beginners often encounter certain pitfalls that can hinder their progress. Recognizing and avoiding these common errors can streamline the learning process and lead to greater success and satisfaction….

Summertime Surf Stands Out What makes Summertime Surf unique? Since 2006, Summertime’s community-supported programs have earned the reputation as New Jersey’s #1 surf school. By combining positive role models, creative original programming, small student groups, and the ultimate classroom (our beach & ocean), Summertime Surf School is the East Coast’s premier place to get started…

What is Grom Team? Advanced Surf Coaching The Grom Team is a premier surfing program designed for young, aspiring surfers in New Jersey. It focuses on providing professional coaching and fostering an environment where participants can hone their surfing skills and reach new heights in their performance. Since its formation in 2008, the program has…

Hawaiian Culture Gave the World Surfing Hawaiian culture has a rich history and deep connection to the ocean, which has given the world the gift of surfing. This ancient sport, known as he’e nalu, was initially practiced by the Polynesians who settled in Hawaii over a thousand years ago. Surfing was more than just a…

SURF RANCH STICKER SHOCK And the Reason we do These Trips   Hi, this is Gil, one of the owners of Summertime Surf and the quarterback behind our trips to Kelly Slater’s Wave Pools. When you receive an email with a price tag that’s 20 times higher than our usual offerings, I understand it might…

Surf Stories From first wave to best wave Share Your Surf Stories for a Chance to Be Featured on the Summertime Surf Blog & a Summertime Surf Gift Card! Do you have an unforgettable surfing experience that you can’t wait to share with the world? Whether it’s the memory of your first wave or your…

Surf Dictionary Happy Back-to-School Season! Now that you’re all in the school mindset, it’s the perfect time to study up on some essential surf jargon. Throwing around these words will make you sound like a real grom, so study hard! First up, let’s talk about “stoked.” This term is used to express excitement or enthusiasm,…

What’s going on in Tahiti? Olympic Surfing 101   If your social media explore pages are anything like mine, you might have seen some posts about the floating Olympic village inTahiti and had a few questions (and a lot of jealousy). Luckily for you, we have some answers! Keep reading to get the 411 on…