Staff Update – Fall 2024
This fall feels more like an extension of summer, and the crew is not complaining. Get a glimpse of what the Crew has been up to!
November 19, 2024
November Nuisance
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…
November 5, 2024
What is Grom Team?
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…
October 15, 2024
Hawaiian Culture
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…
October 8, 2024
Surf Ranch Sticker Shock
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…
October 1, 2024
Share Your Surf Stories
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…
September 24, 2024
Surf Travel
Surf Travel The Staff Shares Some of Their Favorite Spots Do you have the travel bug? In the offseason, the staff at Summertime Surf can be found across the globe, trotting to new, unseen places or returning to a spot they consider home. Over the years, the Summertime Crew has gained experience in many popular…
September 17, 2024
24 of the Best Photos from the 2024 Season
24 of the Best Photos from the 2024 Season Celebrating National Photography Day Hey surfers! If you didn’t know, August 19th is National Photography Day (it’s also National Potato Day, but that’s a bit trickier to work into a surf school blog post, isn’t it?)! And what better way to celebrate and hang onto this…
August 20, 2024
Olympic Surfing 101
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…
August 13, 2024
Mid Season Highlights 2024
What a summer it has been so far! Please enjoy a few highlights from the crew that knows how to make the most of summer.
August 5, 2024