We Cut a Surfboard in Half... and Then Surfed It
8 days ago
·Why would we cut a surfboard in half?
To prove why our R-Series Surfboards stand apart from anyth...
Want to Surf More?
11 days ago
·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)
15 days ago
·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
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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...
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...