In this issue

The much awaited NZ Surfing #186 has landed and it’s a historical issue that has lived up to all the hype.

While there have been plenty of rumours going round of this mythical wave being ridden off off Mahia Peninsula that has redefined what we thought was possible here on the shores of Aotearoa. Here it is for all to see blazing on the COVER. The madman pictured is none other than Sam ‘Sanga’ Willis who along with his tow partner Blair Stewart also joined by Damon Gunness and Tommy Dalton re-wrote the history book during this session which was a freak of a swell that hit and was gone all within a couple of hours. You can read all about the historical session from THE AWAKENING and the dramas that went down plus many more thunderous images of the lads threading tubes that you can drive buses through.

This issue is our 2019 Travel Feature with stories of surf adventures and the most popular surf destinations for kiwis all here in one package from Indo to the South Pacific and further afield. We feature a Travel Gear Guide with offers from our most trusted gear suppliers and their latest offerings to make your travel experience that much more comfortable.

Behind The Cover

On the 11th Of February at approximately 12:13PM spawned by the fury of a tropical depression hundreds of kilometres out to sea, a gigantic lump of water made its way toward the East Coast of NZ, honing in on a relatively small piece of rock slab off the coast of the Mahia Peninsula. While there had been some monumental waves ridden at this reef dubbed ‘Big Brother’ several timed over the last eight years, nothing had ever been seen so large and angry as this lump of water.

3 mins

Rip Curl Raglan Pro 2019

It was the year 1988, I had just for the first time lost my Raglan virginity, still, till this day I can feel the knot in my stomach as we drove through town, me squashed in the back seat of the older boy’s car as the grom.

6 mins

The East Side Dream Run

It’s no secret that the East Coast of our country aside from the zones of Gisborne and Dunedin can be fickle beasts, with long flat swells and short period wind swells usually being the staple diet.

10 mins

The Awakening

Big Brother erupts and redefines the realm of ‘big-wave’ surfing here in NZ

10 mins

Surf Travel Gems For Kiwi Surfers

In recent years the whole dynamic of surf travel has evolved, and those in search of an overseas surf experience have begun to take gambles, search further afield, and look at the whole package experience of the adventure, rather than just the go-to book your flight and go score at the same old name spots that have delivered the goods to surf travellers for the last 40 years.

6 mins

Blinded By A wave

We’ve seen it on the news, a traveller paraded before the worlds media as an example of what happens when you break certain countries laws.

8 mins

Theshapeshifter Roger Hall

Fish tend to swim in schools which is ironic really, given that in a surfboard context, it appears to take a more individual line of thought to ride one.

6 mins

The Barrett Homes Open Papamoa Lights Up

It’s no secret that the Bay of Plenty surf zones of Mt Maunganui while offering up classy waves on their day, are well associated with long flat spells, inconsistent surf and appearing almost lake like at times.

2 mins

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NZ SURFING MAGAZINE Magazine Description:

NZ Surfing Magazine is dedicated to New Zealand surfing. NZ action photos, NZ surfer profiles, NZ interviews with champions and the guy at the beach. New Zealand Surfing magazine is New Zealand longest running and most READ surfing magazine (New Zealander's have produced surf mags since the early 1950s, but New Zealand Surfing is the only one to have been continuously published for TWENTY EIGHT years). Each issue is wave after wave of hardcore surf action.