
Wear Your Ignorance Like a Badge of Honor
10 days ago
·A couple of summers ago, I decided I wanted to try my hand at archery. I had grown up shooting a ...

Celebrating 16 Years
11 days ago
·On Saturday morning, we celebrated 16 years of Almond Surf Shop the best way we know how...
We st...

Community Market @ Rivian Venice
12 days ago
·Join us on Saturday March 22 at RIVIAN Venice Beach for a special community market—followed by a ...

Look Where You Want to Go
12 days ago
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Featured photo: Abe Kislevitz
Whether you’re riding a surfboard, a bicycle, or driving a car, o...

Know Who You Serve
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With our 16-year anniversary coming up this weekend, I’ve been reflecting on the highs and lows o...

We're Building
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The first quarter of the year is the perfect time for building. Spring is not here yet; Summer is...

The Lost Art of Slowing Down
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I get the feeling that the fable of The Tortoise and the Hare should deeply offend our modern sen...

Almond's Guide to Surfboard Fins
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Matching the proper fins to your surfboard can make all of the difference how how the board feels...

Best Surfboards for Beginners: How to Choose the Right One
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When you are learning to surf, your primary goal should be to catch as many waves as possible. In...

The Essential Guide for New Surfers
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The secret of truly great surfers is that they have an ability to make everything they do look in...

Double Your Wave Count in 2025
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Want to double your wave count this year? The obvious answer would be to surf twice as often—but ...

2 New Board Models of 2024
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We released 2 brand new board models in 2024, can you name both of them?
Hint #1: They were both ...

We Cut a Surfboard in Half... and Then Surfed It
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Why would we cut a surfboard in half?
To prove why our R-Series Surfboards stand apart from anyth...

Want to Surf More?
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If you’re like most surfers, the biggest challenge isn’t perfecting your cutback or extending you...

"The Perfect Almond Surfboard" (According to Our Team)
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Today, I asked our team what their idea of the "perfect Almond Surfboard" is. I handed them each...

Catch Their First Wave: Tips for Teaching Kids to Surf
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Teaching a stoked grom (kid) to surf can be one of the most rewarding ways to share your love for...

Surf Tips: How to Start Riding a Smaller Board (And Still Catch Waves)
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We've all seen the classic Western movie scene: a band of train robbers galloping alongside a mov...

Fast Saturday 6
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On Saturday (11/23) we hosted the 6th installment of the Fast Saturday air cooled Porsche show, h...

"Someone Ran Over My R-Series with a Truck"
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Recently, a customer wrote in to say that their R-Series had tragically flown off the roof of the...

Early & Often Recap | Nov 2024
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We had some swell on tap for our November EOSC gathering. It was fun to take out a slightly more...

Riding A Longboard Will Improve Your Shortboarding
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I'm so passionate about this topic that I even wrote the inverse article, which you can read here...

Riding A Shortboard Will Improve Your Longboarding
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I'm so passionate about this topic that I even wrote the inverse article, which you can read here...

How Many Surfboards is Too Many Surfboards?
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Earlier this spring, we conducted a survey to better understand our customers’ surfing habits, ch...

Fast Saturday @ Almond Surf Shop
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Join us on Saturday, November 23 for an air cooled Porsche meet-up at Almond Surf Shop.
Our frie...

Seb's Wood Fire Pizza
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Join us on the front lawn of Almond Surf Shop on Saturday, November 9 for a pop-up by Seb's Woodf...

Surf Tips: Master Your Bottom Turn
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Do you ever feel sluggish coming off the bottom of a wave, as if you’re dragging a piece of kelp...

The Art of Resin Tints
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When we first started making surfboards back in 2007, 2008, and 2009, one of the most distinctive...

Start Planning Your Next Surf Trip
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Andy Nieblas is currently in the Mentawai Islands helping host surf retreats with Salty Sensation...

Sailing to Tahiti... to Surf Teahupoo
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When people hear that my brother and I once spent two years sailing from Dana Point to Tahiti in...

Porsche x Almond @ Almond Surf Shop
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Swing through Almond Surf Shop this week... we have the full Porsche x Almond collection availabl...

Single Fins & Air-Cooled Engines
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We are proud to present our first collaboration with Porsche: Single Fins & Air-Cooled Engine...

How to Order a Porsche x Almond Surfboard
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We are very honored to be building these limited edition custom Porsche x Almond Surfboards. The...

What is the Porsche Pink Pig?
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If you're not intimately familiar with the Porsche racing history from the early 1970's then the ...

Sneak Peak: New Color Wheel
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When we first started making surfboards in 2007, 2008, and 2009, our color pallet was the thing t...

Conquerers of the Useless
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Recently, I hosted a Q&A with Jeff Johnson after a showing of his film 180° South—which was p...

"Can't Asymmetrical Surfboards Only Go One Way?"
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The most common question I have been asked since we unveiled our new Beyond and Back model with ...