When The First South Swell Arrives
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Do you remember the feeling of summer's first real South swell?
It's the anticipation rather tha...
Finalists Announced for #AlmondEmptyWave
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Here they are… the finalists of the #almondemptywave competition. There were soooo many great ent...
Never Go to the Beach Without...
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...the board that you can lay in the sand without worrying about the wax melting, sand sticking t...
A Stack of Surfboards & An Empty Beach
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Yesterday we decided to take advantage of the favorable winds so we called a few friends, grabbed...
15 Year Shop Party Recap
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Thank you so much to everybody who came out on Saturday to celebrate 15 years with us...! The ce...
Early & Often | March Recap
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We couldn't think of a better way to kick off our 15 year anniversary celebration than with a sur...
Dave Allee | Surf Basis Podcast
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I sat down with Van from Surf Basis recently to discuss surfing & surfboards, including the t...
Use This Mental Checklist Every Time You Surf
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Advice is only useful if its easy to recall.
Here is my simple mental checklist that you should r...
Empty Wave Photo Contest
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For the surfer, an empty wave is a blank canvas.
Photos and videos of really good surfing are g...
So, You Say You Want to Surf More...
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We launched our annual Almond Customer Survey earlier this week to better understand how we can e...
Barrel or Noseride?
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Would you rather tuck under the lip for a barrel or get perched on the nose for a long noseride?
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Our 15 Year Anniversary is Coming Up
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March 9th, 2024 will be the 15 year anniversary of the shop opening.
It's hard to believe, but we...
Introducing: Built to Order Surfboards
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Have you ever found yourself glued to our New Board Friday emails week after week, hoping that th...
Our New Spring Collection: WINDSWELL
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We decided to name our Spring collection WINDSWELL in honor of the variable conditions that Sprin...
Twin Fin vs. Single Fin
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The TWIN FIN vs SINGLE FIN debate has filled surf parking lots for the last few generations. Whil...
Winter is for Surfing
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I've said it before, and I'll say it again... surfing should be reclassified as a Winter sport.
M...
SaltyNat | Three? Board Quiver
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How rad is this...
Natalie Gerding of Santa Cruz, aka SaltyNat, is on Day 66 of her "100 Days of ...
Are You Ready to Recycle Your R-Series? ♻️
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Surfboards are meant to be ridden and enjoyed for many, many years.
That said, we are rapidly a...
Early & Often Surf Club | Jan '24
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This morning was the very first gathering of the year for our monthly surf meet-up, affectionatel...
What's the Best Surfboard for Learning to Surf?
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When you are learning to surf, you need to find a board that paddles well while still being relat...
In Search of Surf in Deep Baja
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It’s been a while since I’ve ventured into Baja and I find myself filled with anxiousness beforeh...
New Model: The Rover
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We have a brand new board model in the racks of the shop. It's called The Rover and it's a small,...
Improve Your Noseriding
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You bottom turn, set your rail and take 1...2...3... cross-steps to the nose. You reach your righ...
Be A Specialist in Your Work, and a Generalist in Your Leisure
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This is advice that I believe most people need to hear—myself included. Let’s tackle the work pa...
Surf Tips: Prioritize Your Length of Ride
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Your mentality while surfing should be geared toward making decisions that increase your length o...
Swanson Just Returned from the Palm Springs Surf Club
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The text came in around 7 am... “PSSC just opened, book it if you can make it”.
After a few momen...
Almond Showroom Hours
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We're a small team with big aspirations... and we have some big product development projects in t...
Our 10 Best Surf Tips of 2023
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Equipping you for a lifetime of enjoyment in the surf goes well beyond just building you great e...
Become A Master Surf Forecaster
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Getting really great waves requires you to either:
A. Get Lucky
B. Know when and where the condit...
Boating to Find Waves
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Car parks and pre coffee surf checks are overrated. The same conversations seem to permeate morni...
What Are the Dims of the Mini Pleasant Pheasant?
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We were pleasantly surprised to see the outpouring of interest in the 5'2 Mini Pleasant Pheasant....
Holiday Surfboard Raffle
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This is your chance to put the ultimate surprise under the tree this year. (A new surfboard)From ...
The Almond x Rivian Collaboration
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We first met the folks from Rivian years ago... even before they unveiled their first truck at th...
Our Most Anticipated Collaboration Yet?
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This might be our most anticipated collaboration yet. Stay tuned for an exciting announcement on ...
How to Duck Dive a Bigger Board
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We get a lot of questions from customers about whether or not specific board models will duck div...
Thinking About Giving A Surfboard As a Gift?
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Are you thinking about giving someone a surfboard as a gift?
Whether it's a Christmas present, a ...