Surf Tips & Articles

The Law of Diminishing Returns (And How to Beat It)
Surf Tips

The Law of Diminishing Returns (And How to Beat It)

The Law of Diminishing Returns is defined as such: "a principle stating that profits or benefits...
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Speed-Shaping
Shaping

Speed-Shaping

Here is Almond's head shaper, Griffin Neumann-Kyle, speed-shaping a surfboard in 45 seconds.
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Surf Tips: Keep Your Favorite Surfboard Looking Like New
Surf Tips

Surf Tips: Keep Your Favorite Surfboard Looking Like New

Surfboards are like the guitars of the outdoor recreation world... because they are both functional...
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Board of the Week: 12/1/22
Board of the Week

Board of the Week: 12/1/22

WTRP (pronounced Wyatt Earp) is an acronym for Winged-Twin Rounded-Pin. This a mid-sized surfboard with a...
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Stretch Your Eyes

Stretch Your Eyes

I've been surfing more lately. My year started off with the birth of our second...
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Almond's Guide to: The Perfect California Surf Trip
California

Almond's Guide to: The Perfect California Surf Trip

We ship surfboards all over the world. It's rewarding for us to know that the...
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Surf Films Are Alive and Well!
Andy Nieblas

Surf Films Are Alive and Well!

I have often lamented the demise of the modern surf film; in part because films...
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Black Friday is Cancelled!
Early & Often

Black Friday is Cancelled!

For the fourth (maybe fifth?) year in a row... Almond Surf Shop going to be closed on...
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Surfing Isn't Productive

Surfing Isn't Productive

Surfing is not productive, in that there is no tangible output of the time and...
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"Why I Surf..." | Cole Latham

"Why I Surf..." | Cole Latham

Photo: Hannah Reynolds Surfing makes me feel connected.  Especially where I’m located in Orange County; its...
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The Board of the Week: "Our Most Stable Noserider"
Board of the Week

The Board of the Week: "Our Most Stable Noserider"

This week's "Board of the Week" also happens to be our most stable noserider.  ...
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Which Surfboard is Right for You?

Which Surfboard is Right for You?

Take the quiz to see which of our board models best matched up with where...
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