Co-Written by Dave Allee & Austin Cooper Trim is a term used to describe the art of gliding...

I truly believe in the value of being perpetually curious about life—a skill I think I picked up...

If you have ever looked closely at your surfboard fins, you will likely notice that fins that go ...

In a tale as old as time, the waves were not quite as good as the surf forecast lead us to believ...

As you likely know by now, we build a new batch of stock surfboards every single week.  We post t...

Years ago, I felt pretty comfortable sharing more of the business thoughts that went on behind t...

The other day, Griffin shaped a 3'10" version of our Rover model.  Why would he shape such a ridi...

This week's Board of the Week is this 7'6 Mini Walks on Water. Honestly if you haven't tried this...

I've had this vision of a dream surf trip planned for a while now and it doesn't use the conventi...

Since the earliest days of Almond, I've been obsessed with the idea of making surfboards that wil...

As Mickey Muñoz famously said, "there are no bad waves, only a lousy attitude and a poor choice o...

Summer is around the corner, and based on the uptick in interest in surfboards, I think it's safe...

We want to give you a sneak peak at a new model we are developing. It's a performance-driven twin...

We are big believers that with a well-appointed Three Board Quiver, a surfer can cover their basi...

Versatility in a surfboard means being able to cover a wide variety of conditions and surf approa...

Last month, we sent out our annual customer survey and to the surprise of very few, you all state...

"Adult Learner" is a recent surfing term that has been used meaning a surfer who learns as an adu...

Do you remember the feeling of summer's first real South swell? It's the anticipation rather tha...

Here they are… the finalists of the #almondemptywave competition. There were soooo many great ent...

...the board that you can lay in the sand without worrying about the wax melting, sand sticking t...

Yesterday we decided to take advantage of the favorable winds so we called a few friends, grabbed...

Thank you so much to everybody who came out on Saturday to celebrate 15 years with us...!  The ce...

We couldn't think of a better way to kick off our 15 year anniversary celebration than with a sur...

I sat down with Van from Surf Basis recently to discuss surfing & surfboards, including the t...

Advice is only useful if its easy to recall. Here is my simple mental checklist that you should r...

For the surfer, an empty wave is a blank canvas.  Photos and videos of really good surfing are g...

We launched our annual Almond Customer Survey earlier this week to better understand how we can e...

Would you rather tuck under the lip for a barrel or get perched on the nose for a long noseride? ...

March 9th, 2024 will be the 15 year anniversary of the shop opening. It's hard to believe, but we...

Have you ever found yourself glued to our New Board Friday emails week after week, hoping that th...

We decided to name our Spring collection WINDSWELL in honor of the variable conditions that Sprin...

The TWIN FIN vs SINGLE FIN debate has filled surf parking lots for the last few generations. Whil...

I've said it before, and I'll say it again... surfing should be reclassified as a Winter sport. M...

How rad is this... Natalie Gerding of Santa Cruz, aka SaltyNat, is on Day 66 of her "100 Days of ...

Surfboards are meant to be ridden and enjoyed for many, many years.   That said, we are rapidly a...

This morning was the very first gathering of the year for our monthly surf meet-up, affectionatel...