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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…

My First Surf Lesson From the desk of a non-surfing surf school employee…  Dear not-quite-surfers, One time in the water and I’ve caught the bug. I’m afraid it’s as fun as all my coworkers say it is, and now I’ll be spending my days in the office gazing lovingly at the pictures on our pamphlets….

“The future is local.” A great new community created and supported organization worth checking out is the Monmouth County Boardriders, that our very own Mark “Gilly” helped form. Take a moment to learn more about the organization and how to become involved in your local club. Working in unison with the South Jersey Boardriders, this…

Hello Friends! We would like to bring some awareness to an organization that is very important to Summertime Surf’s foundations and future.  Summertime Surf and much of its staff are members of the Surfrider Foundation, and we are encouraging our family and friends to join us with membership this year. The Surfrider Foundation is a…

You’ve Asked & We’ve Listened! 👂 Summertime Surf Camp is stoked to announce the Accelerated Camper Curriculum.  The ACC is a program for the most athletic and ambitions campers to challenge themselves in the development of their surfing and ocean skills. This program is available -all summer long- as part of Summertime’s proven Kids Surf Camps.  Accelerated campers receive special…

SUMMERTIME Team Member and Asbury Park Manager Morgan Stierman recently scored some seriously dreamy waves in Indonesia.  He shot us this email about his experience as he was packing his bags for a late night Indo flight back to Bali en-route to sharing his new experiences with everyone back home. Expand your horizons with his…