Catch Their First Wave: Tips for Teaching Kids to Surf
8 days ago
·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)
9 days ago
·We've all seen the classic Western movie scene: a band of train robbers galloping alongside a mov...
Fast Saturday
10 days ago
·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...
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 ...
Buy it Once, Buy it Right
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In a world filled with disposable products and short-term fixes, we take immense pride in buildi...
Almond R-Series vs. "Other Soft Tops"
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There are plenty of soft top surfboards on the market, but to be honest, I don’t even like to re...
Why the 8'0 R-Series Joy is the Best Surfboard for Novice Surfers
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The main goal for any beginner surfer is to find a surfboard that allows them to catch waves con...
Surf Smarter, Not Harder
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One key feature of our surfboards—and something we frequently discuss in the shop—is how we’ve p...
A Working Theory of Trends
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The following is a working theory that I have been thinking about a lot lately, and needed to wri...
Our First Asymmetrical Board Model
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We are very pleased to share with you our very first asymmetrical surfboard model—we built it in ...
The Search for Volcano Island
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Join us for a premier of Ben Weiland and Bobcat Davis' new surf film: The Search for Volcano Isla...
Our Biggest Collaboration Ever is Coming Soon
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In a couple weeks, we are releasing a project that we have been pouring our hearts (and sweat) in...
What to Look for When Buying A Noserider
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Equipment selection is a critical part of enjoying your surfing experience.
Whether you're lookin...
My Most Embarrassing Wipeout
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I'm working on a 2.0 version of Almond's Guide to Your First Year of Surfing right now. There ar...
180 Degrees South | Saturday, September 7
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We have been working on a collaboration with our friend Jeff Johnson for the last few months. Je...
Closing the Books on Custom Orders
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On September 1, we are going to be temporarily closing the books on custom surfboard orders. This...
Confession
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Confession: I still wear Almond surf trunks that we made in the Summer of 2015.
They're 9 years o...
Avoid the Crowds: Find Your Own Secret Spot
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Every surfer dreams of having a secret place to surf; and once you find it, it becomes your missi...
Early & Often Surf Club | July 2024
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On Saturday, we teamed up with our friends at Rivian for a special installment of the Early &...
Almond's Intro to: Asymmetrical Surfboards
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Asymmetrical: "having parts that fail to correspond to one another in shape, size, or arrangemen...