Looking for the best Surf books? Browse our list to find excellent book recommendations on the subject.
1. Surf Is Where You Find It (2015)
Written by one of the most revered surfers of his generation, Gerry Lopez’s Surf Is Where You Find It is a collection of stories about a lifetime of surfing. But more than that, it is a collection of stories about the lessons learned from surfing. It presents 38 stories about those who have been influential in the sport — surfing anytime, anywhere, and in any way. Lopez, an innovator in stand-up-paddle (one of the fastest growing water sports in the world), now shares his stories about pioneering that sport. Conveyed in Gerry’s unique voice, augmented…
2. House In Virginia (2019)
Rapper, Tsu Surf, and National Best Selling Author, Jessica N. Watkins, have collaborated to bring to life for readers the collection of hit songs, “House In Virginia”. Money is the root of all evil. It’s the thirst and hunger for money that is the origin of the ills of this world. It’s where our desperate thoughts and shameful actions are buried. Yet, when we are broke is when we have the most diabolical thoughts; when we are willing to break hearts, destroy relationships… and even ruin our own lives.Meet Karen Dunlap and Jovan “Jo” Saint: a…
3. The Complete Guide to Surf Fitness: The Definitive Guide to Surf Training Whatever Your Level (2011)
The Complete Guide To Surf Fitness brings together all the latest knowledge and techniques to offer a complete training program for beginners to pro’s. Illustrated with more than 150 annotated photos and inspiring surf images, the guide covers everything from stretching and flexibility exercises to core strength, resistance training and plyometrics. Also covered is the use of exercise equipment such as Swiss balls, Indo boards and Bosu balls as well as a swimming program and tips for young surfers. There’s no need to join a gym as all the…
4. Surf Better: complete surfing program (2011)
Latest edition: v.2.0, revised, expanded and improved. Longboard + Shortboard, with new images and detailed explanations. Includes detailed Shortboard section* with multiple images and analysis of common moves including off-the-lip and aerials, plus common errors to avoid. • New information, additional graphics, more detailed explanations. • New layout for easier reading (and Kindle viewing). *For an all-shortboard experience try the DVD: Surf Better – Shortboard in both Regular and Goofy-foot editions. is a must-have book for surfers,…
5. Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life (2016)
Barbarian Days is William Finnegan’s memoir of an obsession, a complex enchantment. Surfing only looks like a sport. To initiates, it is something else: a beautiful addiction, a demanding course of study, a morally dangerous pastime, a way of life. Raised in California and Hawaii, Finnegan started surfing as a child. He has chased waves all over the world, wandering for years through the South Pacific, Australia, Asia, Africa. A bookish boy, and then an excessively adventurous young man, he went on to become a…
6. Welcome to Wonderland #2: Beach Party Surf Monkey (2018)
There’s always something wacky happening when you live in a motel, and P.T. (named after P. T. Barnum, of course) has grown up at the world’s wackiest! When word gets out that the hottest teen idols in Hollywood (plus current YouTube sensation Kevin the Monkey!) will be filming their next movie—Beach Party Surf Monkey—right in St. Pete’s Beach, Florida, P.T. and his friend Gloria know that the Wonderland would be the perfect location. Now they just have to convince the producers! But when things start to go wrong (crazed fans?…
7. Surf to Skate – Vol. 1: Evolution to Revolution (2013)
A collector’s book featuring extremely rare and historically important skateboards from all corners of the globe, Surf to Skate captures the art and craftmanship of the early movement. Authors Stanton Hartsfield and Jason Cohn, known collectively as Scavenger, have curated the pages in a timeline, tracing the roots of skateboarding from steel roller skate wheels nailed to planks in the 1950s to their clay-wheeled cousins of the 1960s. For many, this book will be a trip down memory lane. For others, it gives a good sense of the genesis and early roots of the skateboard. Chapters include…
8. The Complete Guide to Surfcasting (2011)
From selecting tackle to reading the beach, here is a truly “complete” guide to the most popular form of saltwater angling. Saltwater expert Joe Cermele details literally everything the beginning to intermediate-level surfcaster needs to know, including:· how to select rod, reel, and line · baits―which ones to use, how to care for them, and how to fish them· lures―how to select and how to present most effectively· knots every surfcaster must know· reading the beach· primary surf species―stripers, blues, flounder, drum and many more· fishing for…
9. Surf Science: An Introduction to Waves for Surfing (2014)
Have you ever wondered where waves come from? What makes every one different, why some peel nicely and others just close out? Why, some days, waves come in sets of six and others in sets of three, and what factors affect the behavior of a surfing break? If you have, this book is for you.Now in its third edition, Surf Science is the first book to talk in depth about the science of waves from a surfer’s point of view. It fills the gap between surfing books and waves textbooks and will help you learn how to predict surf. You don’t need a scientific background to read…
10. The Surfer’s Guide to Baja (2012)
The original and still most detailed guide book for surfers heading to Mexico’s surf-packed Baja peninsula. This guide features over 120 surf spots, including the legendary points, reefs, beachbreaks and even islands. From Tijuana to Cabo San Lucas and around to the East Cape, with surf maps, surf travel tips, wave height chart, tips on when to surf where, accommodations and more. Created in the same style as the very popular THE SURFER’S GUIDE TO COSTA RICA & SW NICARAGUA as it’s written by the same author. There is no better guide for surfers heading to Baja….
11. Diamonds in the Surf : The Second Adventure (1983)
The sequel to one of the greatest treasure hunting books ever written!…
Best Surf Books Worth Your Attention
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Geometry of Surfaces - A Practical Guide for Mechanical Engineers
Author(s): Radzevich, Stephen P.
Publisher: Springer International Publishing, Year: 2020, Size: 13 Mb, Download: pdf
ID: 2403576
Influence of the Sea Surface Temperature Decadal Variability on Tropical Precipitation: West African and South American Monsoon
Author(s): Julián Villamayor
Publisher: Springer International Publishing, Year: 2020, Size: 38 Mb, Download: pdf
ID: 2408558
Heat Transfer Enhancement in Plate and Fin Extended Surfaces
Author(s): Sujoy Kumar Saha, Hrishiraj Ranjan, Madhu Sruthi Emani, Anand Kumar Bharti
Publisher: Springer International Publishing, Year: 2020, Size: 7 Mb, Download: pdf
ID: 2408617
Surface Modification of Polymers: Methods and Applications
Author(s): Jean Pinson, Damien Thiry
Publisher: Wiley-VCH, Year: 2020, Size: 14 Mb, Download: pdf
ID: 2436646
Surface Engineering by Friction-Assisted Processes : Methods, Materials, and Applications
Author(s): B. Ratna Sunil
Publisher: Apple Academic Press Inc., Year: 2020, Size: 16 Mb, Download: pdf
ID: 2457618
Remote Compositional Analysis: Techniques for Understanding Spectroscopy, Mineralogy, and Geochemistry of Planetary Surfaces
Author(s): Janice L. Bishop, James F. Bell III, Jeffrey E. Moersch
Publisher: Cambridge University Press, Year: 2020, Size: 19 Mb, Download: pdf
ID: 2463677
Advances in Modeling and Interpretation in Near Surface Geophysics
Author(s): Arkoprovo Biswas, Shashi Prakash Sharma
Publisher: Springer International Publishing, Year: 2020, Size: 22 Mb, Download: pdf
ID: 2469303
Dry Gross Fretting of Rough Surfaces: Influential Parameters
Author(s): Pawel Pawlus, Andrzej Dzierwa, Agnieszka Lenart
Publisher: Springer International Publishing, Year: 2020, Size: 4 Mb, Download: pdf
ID: 2469756
Advanced Surface Enhancement: Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Advanced Surface Enhancement (INCASE 2019)—Research Towards Industrialisation
Author(s): Sho Itoh, Shashwat Shukla
Publisher: Springer Singapore, Year: 2020, Size: 66 Mb, Download: pdf
ID: 2472358
Please note that this booklist is not final. Some books are truly best-sellers according to USA Today, others are written by unknown authors. On top of that, you can always find additional tutorials and courses on Coursera, Udemy or edX, for example. Are there any other relevant resources you could recommend? Drop a comment if you have any feedback on the list.