Surfing

He'e nalu was Hawaiian for centuries before anyone else had a word for it, and the boards were olo and alaia long before they were foam. This archive starts in Polynesia rather than in California: the kapu system fell in October 1819, six months before the first missionaries landed, and Mark Twain watched crowds surfing in 1866, so the story of a sport banned and then rescued does not survive its own sources. What follows is the revival around Duke Kahanamoku, the boards getting shorter, the tour, the big-wave decades from Waimea to Nazare, and the Olympic era. Peru is here properly, with the reed caballitos de totora that people rode before the Spanish arrived. Women surfed from the beginning and are throughout, not gathered at the end.

A chronological documentary of 2,001 moments spanning 1840–2026 on Loreline.

Curated by Olivier · last updated 2026-09-20

Eras

Heenalu, He'e nalu: Hawaiian wave riding before contact, the olo and alaia boards, and surfing's place in Hawaiian society.
Hawaii, The islands as the sport's home, from the kingdom period through Waikiki to the North Shore.
Duke, Duke Kahanamoku and the beachboys who carried surfing out of Hawaii in the early twentieth century.
Peru, Peruvian wave riding, including the reed caballitos de totora used by fishermen long before the Spanish arrived, and the modern Peruvian scene.
Boards, The board as an object: wood to balsa to foam and fibreglass, fin design, and the shapers who made them.
Longboard, The long board and the style built around it, from the 1950s through its revival.
Shortboard, The late-1960s shift to shorter boards and the change in what a wave could be ridden like.
Bigwave, Waimea, Mavericks, Jaws and the paddle and tow-in eras. Deaths in this record are stated once and plainly.
Nazare, The Portuguese canyon that produced the largest waves ever ridden, and the community around it.
Tour, Professional surfing: the championship tour, the ratings, sponsorship, and the sport as a career.
Contests, The competition itself, from the first Mr. Olympia in 1965 to now. Larry Scott, Sergio Oliva, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Frank Zane, Lee Haney, Dorian Yates, Ronnie Coleman with eight consecutive titles, Jay Cutler, Phil Heath, and the recent run in which most champions were born outside the United States. Note the asterisk that matters: Arnold's 1971 win came with Sergio Oliva banned for competing at a rival NABBA event, which is a firmer objection than anything about 1980. Judging, posing, prize money, and the promoters who owned the federation and the magazines simultaneously.
Olympics, 1932, 1984 and 2028. The Coliseum, the Olympic Village, the privately financed 1984 games that actually made money, the venues being prepared now, and what the city rebuilt each time.
Women, A sport women built and then had taken over. The first official contest was the Ohio Regional Women's Physique Championship in Canton, Ohio, in November 1977, organised by Henry McGhee and won by Gina LaSpina, judged on bodybuilding rather than beauty criteria. Doris Barrilleaux founded the SPA in 1978, the first women's bodybuilding organisation run by and for women, and McGhee's USWPA followed. The Ms. Olympia arrived in 1980 and absorbed all of it. Then came four decades of rules aimed at size: the 1992 IFBB guidance that competitors should not be too big, and a 2004 memo asking female athletes to reduce muscularity by roughly a fifth for aesthetics and health. No male equivalent has ever existed. Rachel McLish, Bev Francis, Cory Everson, Lenda Murray, Kim Chizevsky, and the divisions invented to catch the women judged too muscular for the last one.
Australia, The Australian scene, from Bells Beach and the Gold Coast to its role in professional surfing.
Global, 2002–2014. First World Cup in Asia, first in Africa. Zidane's headbutt. Germany 7-1 Brazil. The Women's World Cup audience grows beyond the USA. Spain's tiki-taka peak.
Films, Surf film, from the touring-print era onward, and the archival footage that survives.
Photography, The still image as its own body of work: the historic photography of Steve, of which very little exists under a free licence, and Robert Irwin's own award-winning wildlife photography. A note on what is missing and why. Only twenty five freely licensed photographs of Steve exist, from eight separate occasions, almost all of them between 2000 and 2005. His television work and his public appearances are photographed almost entirely by agencies and broadcasters, so the free record shows the zoo keeper rather than the television star, and this archive does not pretend otherwise.
Music, Surf music and the sound attached to the sport, which outlived the films that carried it.
Wetsuits, Neoprene and what it opened up: cold water, longer sessions, and surfing in places that were previously out of reach.
Pools, The 1976 drought and the empty backyard pools it opened. Vertical riding before there were ramps for it.

1840 - Sandwich Islanders Playing in the Surf, 1841. Sandwich Islanders Playing in the Surf. Lithograph of Endicott, N.
1851 - Hawaiian Sport of Surf Playing, engraving by W. Roberts. A surfer rides a breaking wave at Hawaii.
1855 - Bathing scene, Lahaina, Maui, watercolor, by James Gay Sawkins. Bathing scene, Lahaina, Maui. A very rare image that illustrates both canoe and board surf-riding, with several sailing canoes in the background.
1890 - Surfers riding the waves in Niihau, photograph by H. Carrington Bolton. A surfer rides a breaking wave at Hawaii. The record dates to 1890.
1897 - Captain Cook Surfing Illustration. A crop of Captain Cook's surfing illustration, focusing on the group of surfers in the water.
1897 - Surf-Swimming, Sandwich Islands. A surfer rides a breaking wave at Hawaii. The record dates to 1897.
1898 - Native Hawaiian surfer standing with alaia board. Native With Surf Board, Honolulu, H. The surfer was Charles Kauha.
1898 - Lone Alaia board surfer facing foward. The lone Hawaiian surfer wearing the malo at Waikiki Beach carries one of the last Alaia surf board. The surfer was Charles Kauha. The record dates to 1898.
1898 - Native Hawaiian surfer seated with alaia board. Native With Surf Board, Honolulu, H. The surfer was Charles Kauha. The record dates to 1898.
1898 - Hawaiian with surfboard and Diamond Head in the background. The lone Hawaiian surfer wearing the malo at Waikiki Beach carries one of the last Alaia surf board. The surfer was Charles Kauha.
1898 - Native Hawaiian surfer standing with alaia board. Native With Surf Board, Honolulu, H. The surfer was Charles Kauha. The location is United States.
1898 - Surf-Riding, Waikiki, Honolulu (1898). Native Hawaiians surf riders in double-hulled canoes, Waikiki, Honolulu.
1898 - Lone Alaia board surfer. The lone Hawaiian surfer wearing the malo at Waikiki Beach carries one of the last Alaia surf board. The surfer was Charles Kauha. The location is United States.
1898 - Native Hawaiian surfer with alaia board. The lone Hawaiian surfer wearing the malo at Waikiki Beach carries one of the last Alaia surf board. The surfer was Charles Kauha. The record dates to 1898. The location is United States.
1899 - Native Hawaiian Surfer (1899). A surfer rides a breaking wave at Hawaii. The record dates to 1899.
1900 - SLNSW 796580 Surfing Manly. A surfer rides a breaking wave at Manly.
1900 - SLNSW 797009 Surfing BulliWoonona Beach. A surfer rides close to shore at Australia.
1900 - SLNSW 796938 Surfing The Entrance Tuggerah. A surfer rides a breaking wave at Australia. The record dates to 1900.
1900 - SLNSW 796235 Surfing Coogee. A surfer rides a breaking wave at Australia.
1900 - Getty Museum Boys with Surf Boards Indulging in Their Famous Native Sport on Beach at. Boys with Surf Boards Indulging in Their Famous Native Sport on Beach at Waikiki, near Honolulu, Hawaii (verso); Keystone View Co.
1900 - Getty Museum Boys with Surf Boards Indulging in Their Famous Native Sport on Beach at. Boys with Surf Boards Indulging in Their Famous Native Sport on Beach at Waikiki, near Honolulu, Hawaii (verso); Keystone View Co. The record dates to 1900.
1906 - Panoramic View, Waikiki Beach, Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands (1906) Edison. Hawaiian surfing tradition. A short clip from Hawaiʻi covering panoramic view, waikiki beach, honolulu, hawaiian islands (1906) edison.
1906 - Thomas A. Edison's "Hawaiian Islands" | The Surf Scenes Shot in 1906. Surfing in the Hawaiian islands. "Hawaiian Islands" is a 1906 actuality film by Thomas A. The documentary features the oldest footage ever taken of surfing, and it was shot in Hawaii by Robert Bonine.
1906 - Hawaiian Islands | A Film by Thomas A. Edison Shot in 1906. Hawaiian surfing tradition. "Hawaiian Islands" is a silent, black-and-white movie shot by Thomas A. Edison's film studios in 1906.
1908 - Kahanamoku and the Hui Nalu Club. The Hui Nalu, Club of the Waves, founded in 1908 by Native Hawaiians in defiance to their exclusion from haole (Caucasian) The Outrigger Canoe and Surf Clubs. Duke Kahanamoku (back row, third from right).
1908 - Oldest surf footage outside Hawaii (1908-1910). Surf culture in the islands. A short clip from Hawaiʻi covering oldest surf footage outside hawaii (1908-1910).
1910 - Duke Kahanamoku c1910. Hawaii Surfers Swimmers Duke Kahanamoku Surfboard Outrigger.
1910 - Anonymous photograph of Duke Paoa Kahanamoku with his surfboard. This style of surfboard is known as a “Waikiki board”.
1910 - Duke Kahanamoku 10653u. Duke Paoa Kahinu Mokoe Hulikohola Kahanamoku. Hawaiian swimmer, actor, lawman, and businessman credited with spreading the sport of surfing.
1912 - Lew G. Henderson, Vincent Genoves, Duke P. Kahanamoku, E. K. Miller LCCN2014686645. Henderson, Vincent Genoves, Duke P. Miller Photograph shows Hawaiian swimmer and surfer Duke Paoa Kahinu Mokoe Hulikohola Kahanamoku (1890-1968) and swimmer Vincent "Zen" Genoves with their manager, Lew Henderson and E.K.
1913 - Le Passage des Brisants à Hawaï, c. 1913. Le Passage des Brisants à Hawaï (exposé au Salon des Artistes Français de 1913) Scene of surfers with long wooden surfboards at Waikiki.
1915 - Dorothy Becker surfing. Surfboards lined up on the sand at Hawaii.
1916 - Dr. Cyril Pemberton surfing Waikiki Beach in 1916. Cyril Pemberton taken circa 1916 surfing at Waikiki Beach with Diamond Head in background.
1917 - 1917 Hawaiian Surfers vintage archival footage. Hawaiian waters and the surfers. A filmed segment from Hawaiʻi covering 1917 hawaiian surfers vintage archival footage.
1918 - Hawaii - CWB. LCCN92512967. Abstract/medium: 1 print: woodcut, color.
1919 - [ #history AI Colorized | 60fps ] 1919 Hawaiian Islands [ HD ]. Traditional Hawaiian wave riding. A filmed segment from Hawaiʻi covering [ ai colorized.
1920 - Newcastle surf carnival, 1920. Australian surfing. A newsreel segment about a 1920 surf carnival in Newcastle. 300 members of leading Sydney Surf Clubs compete in an annual surf carnival.
1920 - 1920s TRIP FROM SAN FRANCISCO TO OAHU, HAWAII ABOARD MATSON OCEAN LINER SURFING HOME MOVIE 50154. Surf culture in the islands. A filmed segment from Hawaiʻi covering 1920s trip from san francisco to oahu, hawaii aboard matson ocean liner surfing home movie 50154.
1920 - Women surf lifesavers at Bondi Beach in the 1920s: newsreel "Surf Guardians". Board culture rooted in. A filmed segment from Australia covering women surf lifesavers at bondi beach in the 1920s: newsreel "surf guardians".
1920 - Surf riders, Honolulu - CWB. LCCN92513811. Title: Surf riders, Honolulu / CWB. Abstract/medium: 1 print: woodcut, color.
1920 - Waikiki - Traditional Hawaiian Surfing & native Life 1920s. Hawaiian surfing tradition. A filmed segment from Hawaiʻi covering waikiki - traditional hawaiian surfing & native life 1920s.
1920 - Prince In Hawaii (1920). Surf culture in the islands. Intertitle: "PRINCE OF WALES - ( in the last seat of Canoe ) - enjoys exhilarating sport of 'Surfing'". M/S of a strange banana shaped canoe, six men are paddling and Edward, the Prince of Wales, sits on the end.
1920 - Life in Hawaii in the 1920s. The practice of heʻe nalu. Footage of Life in Hawaii in the 1920's silent video of Life in Hawaii in the 1920s! A fisherman with net casting through surf, catches mullet, fishing at night with spears and torches, Kalapana beach, black sand, boys play in surf, climb coconut trees, couple in modern bathing suits breaking coconuts, drinking coconut milk.
1920 - Burston and friends at Chiton Rocks Beach late 1920s. Samuel Burston (right) and his friends at Chiton Rocks Beach. Note early boogie board technology.
1920 - Last of Duke Kahanamoku's Beach Boys at Waikiki. Music tied to surf culture. A filmed segment from Hawaiʻi covering last of duke kahanamoku's beach boys at waikiki.
1920 - Sons of the Surf - 1920s - Colorized - No Audio. Island surfing. Publication date: 1920s ca. Publisher: Educational Film Exchanges, Inc.
1920 - Surfing 1920's - Britain's Oldest Surf Footage?. Hawaiian waters and the surfers. Film recently found in an attic could possibly be the oldest british surf footage ever. The film shows a group of friends from London enjoying the beach and the sea in 1920's Cornwall.
1920 - Surfing at Main Beach, Qld - circa 1920 (In Explore) - Flickr - Aussie~mobs. A surfer rides close to shore at Australia. The record dates to 1920.
1921 - Hawaii, The Surf Rider , woodblock print by Charles W. Bartlett, 1921. A surfer rides a breaking wave at Hawaii. The record dates to 1921.
1921 - Hawaii, The Surf Rider , woodblock print by Charles W. Bartlett, 1921, Honolulu Academy of Arts. A surfer rides a breaking wave at Honolulu.
1921 - Collier s 1921 Hawaii - surfing at Waikiki. Surf riding at Waikiki Beach, Honolulu. At the left is Diamond Head.
1922 - The Surf Girls (1922). Big wave surfing. Near San Francisco, United States of America. The "surf girls" go to the famous seal rocks to play.
1924 - The Hawaiian Islands 1924. Hawaiian surfing tradition. Video of the Hawaiian Islands made by Henry Ford. Ford became one of the firstproducers of Nonnewsreel Educational Films.
1925 - SLNSW 10284 Brighton leading North Steyne in the the march past at a surf carnival Manly. Brighton leading North Steyne in the the march past at a surf carnival, Manly.
1925 - SLNSW 10280 Rear view of march past at a surf carnival Manly. Rear view of march past at a surf carnival, Manly.
1925 - 1925 Duke Kahanamoku Surfboard. The practice of heʻe nalu. Paul Strauch and Henry Ford discuss one of Duke Kahanamoku's personal surfboards. Hand shaped by Duke himself, around 1925, this redwood surfboard is a definitive piece of surfing's history!
1925 - SLNSW 10287 Bondi team in march past. A surfer rides a breaking wave at Bondi.
1926 - New Sport: Solo Ice-Skate Sailing (1926) | Sporting History. Surfing in Europe. In 1926 the people of Stockholm in Sweden invented a new sport...Solo Ice-Skate Sailing! Ice skaters strap sails to their backs.
1926 - "Sons of the Surf" | A 1926 Silent Surf Movie by Robert C. Bruce. Surf film. A silent surf film featuring surfing in Waikiki, Hawaii. William Kahanamoku, David Kahanamoku and his surfer dog Spot ride the "great breakers." Produced by Robert C.
1927 - Canoe Archive footage of Trip in Attean, 1927. Traditional Hawaiian wave riding. A filmed segment from Hawaiʻi covering canoe archive footage of trip in attean, 1927.
1928 - Hawaii (1928). Surfing in the Hawaiian islands. A filmed segment from Hawaiʻi covering hawaii (1928).
1929 - Surfing in Britain in 1929. Hawaiian waters and the surfers. A filmed segment from Hawaiʻi covering surfing in britain in 1929.
1929 - Open Surfboard Championships In Australia (1929). Event surfing. Title reads 'Midget Regains World Board Riding Title'. Australian surfer "Midget" Farrelly and Californian surfer Joey Cabell riding high waves on the surf at Makaha, Hawaii during the 1963 surfing championships.
1929 - HONOLULU & HAWAII 1929 TRAVELOGUE w/ U.S. NAVY ON MANEUVERS "HELLO HAWAII" 44014c. Surfing in the Hawaiian islands. Made in 1929, "Hello Hawaii" presents views of Honolulu and the Hawaiian islands in the pre-WWII era, before the U.S. Navy fully expanded its Pacific Fleet HQ to Pearl Harbor.
1930 - William Paty Jr - 1930's Surfboard. Materials and shaping. A short clip from Hawaiʻi covering william paty jr - 1930's surfboard.
1930 - SUP Racer Rare footage surf racing in the 1930s Facebook. Current surf. A short clip covering sup racer rare footage surf racing in the 1930s facebook.
1930 - Hawaii. 1930 with surfers!. Island surfing. Matlock back in 1930 during he and his families south seas cruise. Diamond Head on Oahu can be seen @ the beginning of this 100' roll of film.
1930 - VINTAGE 8mm HAWAIIAN TRAVEL FILM 1930's. Surfing in the Hawaiian islands. A filmed segment from Hawaiʻi covering vintage 8mm hawaiian travel film 1930's.
1930 - Crossroads of the Pacific: A Hawaiian Cruise (1930s). Surf culture in the islands. This vintage film showcases the United States Navy's frequent visits to Hawaii, also known as the "Crossroads of the Pacific." It highlights the impressive display of naval power, the sailors' training and leisure activities, and the vibrant culture and natural beauty of the Hawaiian Islands. The film captures the sailors' excitement and enjoyment during their.
1930 - Early Days of Surfing in Manhattan Beach 1930s?. Island surfing. An extended segment from Hawaiʻi covering early days of surfing in manhattan beach 1930s?.
1930 - " CROSSROADS OF THE PACIFIC A HAWAIIAN CRUISE " 1930s U.S. NAVY IN HONOLULU HAWAII 44014e. Board culture rooted in. A filmed segment from Hawaiʻi covering " crossroads of the pacific a hawaiian cruise " 1930s u.s. navy in honolulu hawaii 44014e.
1930 - Surfing in the 1930. Surfing today. Surfing Footage 1920 to 1960, vídeo editado pelo jornalista americano Ben Marcus.
1930 - 1930s OAHU HAWAII TRAVELOGUE MOVIE WAIKIKI BEACH SURFING & HULA DANCING 55234. The practice of heʻe nalu. We encourage viewers to add comments and, especially, to provide additional information about.
1930 - 1930s HONOLULU, HAWAII TRIP HOME MOVIE WAIKIKI, SURFING, U.S. ARMY FORT SHAFTER (REEL 9) 59484. Surf photography. This untitled black-and-white home-style travelog film depicts the family vacation of an upper class family to Hawaii. The film likely dates to 1937 as the cameraman of S.
1930 - Hallam Hawaiian Players 1930's (film quality better ). Waves and riders of Hawaiʻi. A short clip from Hawaiʻi covering hallam hawaiian players 1930's (film quality better ).
1930 - Hocking Graystones Mansion 1930s Honolulu Hawaii. Waves and riders of Hawaiʻi. Converted vintage 16 mm film footage from 1930s of Hill and Hocking Families and flower garden at Graystones mansion on Nehoa St., Honolulu Hawaii.
1930 - 1930s PRE-WAR HONOLULU, HAWAII HOME MOVIE ROYAL HAWAIIAN HOTEL WAIKIKI BEACH 60904. The practice of heʻe nalu. An extended segment from Hawaiʻi covering 1930s pre-war honolulu, hawaii home movie royal hawaiian hotel waikiki beach 60904.
1930 - Surf 1930's By EscSkullmaker90. Surfing today. A filmed segment covering surf 1930's by escskullmaker90.
1930 - Photos from "Surfing in Hawaii, 1778-1930". Hawaiian waters and the surfers. Photos of Heʻe Nalu, from Arcadia Publishings latest book "Surfing in Hawaii, 1778-1930" From Timothy T DeLaVega and a world wide T.E.A.M. (Together Everyone Achives More) of surfing Historians.
1930 - 1930s HONOLULU HAWAII TRAVELOGUE U.S. NAVY 27484. Surfing in the Hawaiian islands. Made in the era just before WWII, CROSSROADS OF THE PACIFIC shows views of Honolulu and Hawaii as it appeared before the airplane made it a tourist mecca. The film emphasizes the islands' strategic significance and uses the ships of the U.S.
1932 - Call Of The Surf.. Hawaiian waters and the surfers. From the National Collection. Directed by Jack Fletcher 1932.
1932 - WAIKIKI BEACH 1932. Surfing in the Hawaiian islands. A short clip from Hawaiʻi covering waikiki beach 1932.
1932 - FirstSurfboardonNantucket1932.. Constance Viola Greene Haroldson (1906-1996?) posing with a surfboard on Siasconset beach.
1932 - Waikiki Beach Boys Stunt For Visitors. Surf sound. A short clip from Hawaiʻi covering waikiki beach boys stunt for visitors.
1932 - First Surfboard on Nantucket 1932. Constance Viola Greene Haroldson (1906-1996?) posing with a surfboard on Siasconset beach. The record dates to 1932.
1932 - Sons Of The Surf (1932). Australian surfing. (Main Pathetone titles.) Titles read: "Over now to Australia for... Really magnificent examples of manhood among the famous life-saving Clubs." Australia.
1935-01-02 - SLNSW 43432 Ronnie Anderson surfboard riding Bondi Beach. Ronnie Anderson surfboard riding, Bondi Beach.
1935 - Terrier shows how to stick on Surf Board at Waikiki Beach.. Island surfing. A short clip from Hawaiʻi covering terrier shows how to stick on surf board at waikiki beach.
1935 - Two Surfer Girls. A surfer rides a breaking wave at Hawaii. The record dates to 1935.
1935 - Surfing Doggie - 1935 | The Archivist Presents | #64. Water photography. A dog is on the end of one surf board. He leaps ashore at the end of the run.
1935 - Surfer by Alexander Samuel MacLeod, c. 1935, woodcut, Honolulu Museum of Art. Surfer by Alexander Samuel MacLeod, c.
1936 - Home Movie [HOF058 1936 Hawaii No 2]. Hawaiian waters and the surfers. Silent family home movie from a 1936 voyage to Hawaii. Includes early footage of surfing.
1936 - Surf Riding.. Surf on the Australian coast. A short clip from Australia covering surf riding.
1936 - Surf Season Starts In Sydney.. Surf on the Australian coast. A short clip from Australia covering surf season starts in sydney.
1937 - Surf Boating. Australian breaks. (12 Apr 1937) Life Savers in boats riding the surf in Australia. Close shots of men rowing.
1938 - Bondi Surf Carnival. Competitive heats. A short clip from Australia covering bondi surf carnival.
1939 - SLNSW 12058 Corner of Manly Beach showing the new surfing pavilion in background for. Corner of Manly Beach, showing the new surfing pavilion in background (for Building Publishing Co), and, Far West Home children leaving the beach.
1939 - Max after surfing Max after surfing Max after surfing. A surfer rides a breaking wave.
1939 - Honolulu Bound Aka Australian Surf Team Leave For Hawaii (1939). Surfing in the Hawaiian islands. Full titles read: "HONOLULU BOUND" L/S's of the Australian lifeguards in training on the beach. L/S's of the men running along the beach and into the sea carrying surf boards.
1939 - Duke Kahanamoku Surfing 1939 COLOR Stand Up Paddleboard SUP. Early revival era surfing. This is some RARE footage of Duke surfing his paddle board at Waikiki Beach along with an outrigger flipping over and more surfing.
1940 - Hermosa Beach Pier Surfer Statue. A statue of a surfer at Hermosa Beach Pier, California. The statue is a display of surfer and lifeguard Tim Kelly who lived from 1940 to 1964.
1940 - 1940s VINTAGE HAWAII FOOTAGE (SILENT) SURFING SUGAR & PINEAPPLE FARMS HONOLULU MAUI OAHU 19874. Surfing in the Hawaiian islands. An extended segment from Hawaiʻi covering 1940s vintage hawaii footage (silent) surfing sugar & pineapple farms honolulu maui oahu 19874.
1940 - SURFING 1940's. Island surfing. A filmed segment from Hawaiʻi covering surfing 1940's.
1940 - Thrilling surfing 1940's film 38743. Surfing in the Hawaiian islands. Australia 1940's A crowded beach. Women and children paddling and playing in the sea.
1940 - Surfing Waikiki 1940. Surfing in the Hawaiian islands. A filmed segment from Hawaiʻi covering surfing waikiki 1940.
1940 - Surf Champs (1940). Island surfing. Various shots as the lifesavers march along the beach to take part in endurance tests. L/S as they run to the sea and swim.
1940 - 1940s SAILING SHIPS, AMERICA'S CUP RACE, SURFING & BOATING 78264. Island surfing. This late 1930s or early 1940s film AWAY WITH THE WIND features various ships and water activities. It includes rare footage of clipper ships at the 10 second mark, and square riggers.
1940 - 1940 Crowd of swimmers enjoy holiday on Bondi Beach, Australia. Australian breaks. Date: 15th April 1940 Location: Australia Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: GAUMONT BRITISH NEWSREEL (REUTERS) AUSTRALIA: Sydney: EXT AUSTRALIA Masses of bathers on Bondi Beach. BATHING Crowds bathing on Bondi Beach: surf bathing.
1940 - 1940s HONOLULU HAWAII WAIKIKI BEACH SURFING CASTLE FILMS TRAVELOGUE 58304. Surf culture in the islands. This silent black and white travelogue film “Hawaii” was produced by Castle Films in the 1940s as part of “The World Parade” documentary series. The film displays segment cards.
1940 - "RIDING THE CREST" 1940s VINTAGE HAWAII & SURFING MOVIE WAIKIKI BEACH HONOLULU 44874. Island surfing. A filmed segment from Hawaiʻi covering "riding the crest" 1940s vintage hawaii & surfing movie waikiki beach honolulu 44874.
1942 - Surf Collectors Alert! 1942 Hot Curl Makaha Surfboard | Auction Opens April 6th 2024. Traditional Hawaiian wave riding. A filmed segment from Hawaiʻi covering surf collectors alert! 1942 hot curl makaha surfboard.
1942 - DEFENCE OF HAWAII - NO SOUND. Waves and riders of Hawaiʻi. (2 Feb 1942) Scenes at Oahu. Camouflaged outposts are manned.
1943 - HD Stock Footage Australian Body Surfing 1943 - Surfing - Boogie Boarding. Contest surfing. A short clip from Australia covering stock footage australian body surfing 1943 - surfing - boogie boarding.
1945 - A Year to Remember: 1945 - Surfing at Bondi Beach Australia | Framepool. Big surf riding. Sun, fun and big waves at he long board surf carnival at Bondi. Celebrating a new sports "craze" for a waterloving nation.
1945 - Surfing On Manley Beach Aka Call Of The Surf (1945). Australian breaks. Unissued / Unused material. Title reads - 'Call of the Surf'.
1946 - Introducing Fred Hemmings at the California Surf Museum Gala. Hawaiian waters and the surfers. A prolific Hawaiian surfer, event promoter and politician, Fred Hemmings was born in 1946 and raised in Honolulu. He began surfing at the age of 8 and started competing four years later.
1946 - Fred Hemmings accepting his Silver Surfer award at the California Surf Museum Gala. Island surfing. A prolific Hawaiian surfer, event promoter and politician, Fred Hemmings was born in 1946 and raised in Honolulu. He began surfing at the age of 8 and started competing four years later.
1947 - Riders of the California Surf | A 1947 Surf Movie. Filmed surfing. A 15-minute silent movie filmed with the cooperation of the Hermosa Beach Surfing Club.
1947 - HONOLULU HAWAII 1947 KODACHROME HOME MOVIES WAIKIKI BEACH DIAMOND HEAD 50204. Wave riding as practised in. This color, silent home movie film shows views of post-war Hawaii. It apparently contains both professionally and amateur shot footage, the professional material coming from a movie sold to tourists in this era.
1947 - Riders of the California Surf (1947). Surf imagery. Photographed with the cooperation of the Hermosa Beach Surfing Club. We digitized and uploaded.
1947 - Hermosa Beach Surfing in 1947: Before the Surf Boom. Surfing today. An extended segment covering hermosa beach surfing in 1947: before the surf boom.
1947 - Shaping a solid timber surfboard in 1947 California. Surfboard construction. A filmed segment from Hawaiʻi covering shaping a solid timber surfboard in 1947 california.
1950 - 1950s Big Wave Surfers Master Makaha's 35-Foot Waves (feat. Walter Hoffman & Hobie Alter). Heavy water surfing. A filmed segment from Hawaiʻi covering 1950s big wave surfers master makaha's 35-foot waves (feat. walter hoffman & hobie alter).
1950 - 1950s, 1960s Surfing USA, California Surfers, HD from 16mm. Long board riding. A filmed segment covering 1950s, 1960s surfing usa, california surfers, from 16mm.
1950 - Surfing Big Waves in Makaha Bay in 1950s. Big surf riding. A filmed segment from Hawaiʻi covering surfing big waves in makaha bay in 1950s.
1950 - 1950s Storm Surfers Ride 25-Foot Waves in Hawaii | You Asked For It. Traditional longboarding. A filmed segment from Hawaiʻi covering 1950s storm surfers ride 25-foot waves in hawaii.
1950 - 1950's Beach Beauties & Boardwalk Babes. Polynesian wave riding. A short clip from Hawaiʻi covering 1950's beach beauties & boardwalk babes.
1950 - HONOLULU'S SURF RIDERS - 1950. Hawaiian waters and the surfers. A short clip from Hawaiʻi covering honolulu's surf riders - 1950.
1950 - Cornwell 1950 s Home movie 🏄 Surfing and 👴 Granny came to 🆓 Subscribe Alrx Lol 💗. Surfing today. A filmed segment covering cornwell 1950 s home movie surfing and granny came to 🆓 alrx.
1950 - 1950s, 1960s Hawaii, Tourists Surfing At Waikiki Beach, 16mm. Traditional longboarding. A short clip from Hawaiʻi covering 1950s, 1960s hawaii, tourists surfing at waikiki beach, 16mm.
1950 - 1950s, 1960s California, Surfing, Fishing, Boats, HD from 16mm Colour. Classic board surfing. A filmed segment covering 1950s, 1960s california, surfing, fishing, boats, from 16mm colour.
1950 - 1950s, 1960s Hawaii, Surfers and Tourists at Waikiki Beach, 16mm. Longboard surfing. A short clip from Hawaiʻi covering 1950s, 1960s hawaii, surfers and tourists at waikiki beach, 16mm.
1950 - Kathy Kohner, aka “Gidget,” on feminism, surfing Malibu in the 1950s, and boys. Surf cinema. Season 03: Episode 06 of Soundings With Jamie Brisick Kathy Kohner, aka “Gidget,” has quite literally led a storied life: she is the subject of the novel Gidget, which took off in the late-’50s and landed on The Los Angeles Times Bestseller list just ahead of Kerouac’s On the Road. As a construct and a character, Gidget looms largely in surfing’s history and drove its.
1951 - PLAYFUL PORPOISE TOWS SURFER AND DOG - 1951. Surfing today. A short clip covering playful porpoise tows surfer and dog - 1951.
1953 - SURFING AUSTRALIA - 1953. Australian breaks. A short clip from Australia covering surfing australia - 1953.
1956 - 1956 International Surfing Championships at Makaha Beach, Hi.. Surfing at the Olympic Games. 02/01/56 Meanwhile, while the Olympic stars are rollicking in the snow and ice in Italy....... (start film) The International Surfing Championships are being held under the warm sun at Makaha Beach, Hawaii.
1957 - SURFBOARD INSTRUCTOR. Polynesian wave riding. (1 Feb 1957) Duke - from Hawaii renews acquaintance with his first pupil. pan to young champion surfs.
1959 - Hurricane Dot slams Waikiki in Hawaii Public Domain Footage Newsreel PublicDomainFootage.com. Surfing in the Hawaiian islands. A short clip from Hawaiʻi covering hurricane dot slams waikiki in hawaii public domain footage newsreel publicdomainfootage.com.
1960 - Surf Riders Of Hawaii - 1960 - CharlieDeanArchives / Archival Footage. Surfing in the Hawaiian islands. Surfing the waves of Hawaii on long boards. The film was sourced from the AV Geeks collection at CharlieDeanArchives - Archive footage from the 20th century making history come alive!
1960 - 1960s Australia, Mermaid Beach, Gold Coast, Surfers, 16mm. Long board riding. A short clip from Australia covering 1960s australia, mermaid beach, gold coast, surfers, 16mm.
1960 - 1960s Hawaii Waikiki Surfing, 16mm to HD Colour Home Movies. Hawaiian waters and the surfers. A short clip from Hawaiʻi covering 1960s hawaii waikiki surfing, 16mm to colour home movies.
1960 - 1960 HAWAII HISTORY EDUCATIONAL FILM SUGAR INDUSTRY & AGRICULTURE 89554. Polynesian wave riding. An extended segment from Hawaiʻi covering 1960 hawaii history educational film sugar industry & agriculture 89554.
1960 - 1960s Australia Mermaid Beach, Surfers. Classic board surfing. A filmed segment from Australia covering 1960s australia mermaid beach, surfers.
1960 - 1960s Hawaii Waikiki Beach Surfers, 16mm to HD Colour Home Movies. Surfing in the Hawaiian islands. A short clip from Hawaiʻi covering 1960s hawaii waikiki beach surfers, 16mm to colour home movies.
1960 - Hawaiʻi; Surf Culture and Island Life, 1960s - Film 1017218. Surfing in the Hawaiian islands. A filmed segment from Hawaiʻi covering hawaiʻi; surf culture and island life, 1960s - film 1017218.
1960 - Seaside Surfing Association. This is an article from the 1960's about surfing in Seaside Oregon.
1960 - 1960s Waikiki Beach, Honolulu, Hawaii, HD from 35mm | Kinolibrary. Island surfing. A short clip from Hawaiʻi covering 1960s waikiki beach, honolulu, hawaii, from 35mm.
1960 - Surf Riders (1960). Waves and riders of Hawaiʻi. A filmed segment from Hawaiʻi covering surf riders (1960).
1960 - Surfing, 1960s - Film 35868. Traditional longboarding. Stock shots of surfing or surfers. Male and female surfers ride varying sized waves in the sea.
1960 - Kauai 1960s. Polynesian wave riding. A filmed segment from Hawaiʻi covering kauai 1960s.
1960 - Surfing In Australia, 1960s - Film 61209. Traditional longboarding. A filmed segment from Australia covering surfing in australia, 1960s - film 61209.
1961 - Looking along Surfers Paradise Beach. Surfers Paradise is a suburb in the City of Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Surfers Paradise had a population of 26,412 people.
1961-12-01 - Surfing at Winneba. This is an image with the theme " Play " from: Ghana.
1963 - British guitarist attempts to play like Dick Dale in 1963! (literally impossible!). Music tied to surf culture. An extended segment covering british guitarist attempts to play like dick dale in 1963! (literally impossible!).
1963 - 1963 Surfboards Hawaii Dick Brewer Makaha Gun. Surfboard construction. On the auction block one of the rarest of the rare: an original 1963 Surfboards Hawaii Makaha Gun shaped by Dick Brewer. This board is in excellent condition 57 years old and a 9.5 out of 10.
1963 - Brazilian Surf Rock 1963 | 10 Original Tracks | California Coastal Grooves. Music tied to surf culture. Ride the wave back to 1963. Ten original surf rock compositions inspired by the California coast and the vibrant Brazilian summer, crystal reverb guitars, driving rhythms, and pure beach energy.
1964 - JOEY CABELL USA SURF CHAMP 1964 AT MAKAHA HAWAII. Waves and riders of Hawaiʻi. A short clip from Hawaiʻi covering joey cabell usa surf champ 1964 at makaha hawaii.
1964 - Surfing Championships (1964). Competitive heats. A short clip from Australia covering surfing championships (1964).
1964 - CAN199 SURFING CHAMPIONSHIPS IN AUSTRALIA. Competitive heats. A short clip from Australia covering can199 surfing championships in australia.
1964 - Selected Originals - Cinesound Surfing Special (1964). Contest surfing. Selected Originals (offcuts, out-takes, selected scenes, rushes) for newsreel story "Surf Riders' World Title" - 64/4. Lots of extra shots of surfing.
1964 - First Australian Championship Surfing Competition - 1964. Competitive heats. A filmed segment from Australia covering first australian championship surfing competition - 1964.
1964 - Old G&S Surfboard Factory Circa 1964. The practice of heʻe nalu. Vintage Super 8 film taken by Larry Gordon of the Surfboard Factory at 5002 Sante Fe Street in Pacific Beach. Mike Hynson picking up his rare Red Fin gun, Bobby Challenger Thomas glassing boards and the rest of the crew busy at work.
1964 - LANI'S GOING OFF! Gone With The Wave, 1964 film by Phil WIlson. A surf picture. STREAMING ON NALU.TV Phil WIlson made two surf movies in the early 1960's before becoming a Producer for mainstream documentaries and commercials. Nalu.TV is humbled to be able to have restored Phil's surf films and STREAM them on the Nalu TV platform.
1964 - 1964 - World Surfboard Championships begin on Makaha Beach. Large surf. A short clip from Hawaiʻi covering 1964 - world surfboard championships begin on makaha beach.
1964 - Selected Originals - Surf Riders' World Title (1964). The professional circuit. Selected Originals (offcuts, out-takes, selected scenes, rushes) for newsreel story "Surf Riders' World Title" - 64/4. Australian voiceovered newsreel - identical shots as Pathe issue - originally continued from Cinesound review item 64/4 A, film ID 1745.13.
1964 - Hawaii Newsreel 1964 Surfing Makaha. Surfing in the Hawaiian islands. A filmed segment from Hawaiʻi covering hawaii newsreel 1964 surfing makaha.
1964 - Surf Riders' World Title (1964). A surfing competition. A filmed segment from Hawaiʻi covering surf riders' world title (1964).
1965 - Topanga Beach ("The Living Curl," 1965, w/ Miki Dora, Johnny Fain, Jamie Budge). Filmed surfing. A filmed segment covering topanga beach ("the living curl," 1965, w/ miki dora, johnny fain, jamie budge).
1965 - Atlantis - The Bumblebee ("A dongó", 60s Surf-Punk from Hungary), Budapest 1965. European surfing. Qualiton EP 7338 Realities on both sides of the Iron Curtain could be quite confusing: While, in the West, the BBC banned any pop/rock adaptations of classical music as "vulgarities" from being broadcast, in Eastern Europe the very same concept was often the most promising strategy for bands to get the almighty cultural bureaucracy to publish music which otherwise would have.
1965 - Surfs Up ... Ellis Beach 1965. Neg 9267 Surfing may well be a quintessential Aussie pastime but who introduced us to the modern-day art of boardriding? Sydney Morning Herald Friday 25 Dec 1914 SURF-BOARD RIDING Khanamoku's Display At the invitation of the NSW Amateur Swimming Association a number of newspaper representatives, accompanied some.
1965 - Surfers Paradise Beach, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. Surfers Paradise is a suburb in the City of Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Surfers Paradise had a population of 26,412 people. The record dates to 1965.
1965 - 1965-07-Premiers surfs à Capbreton. First surfings in Capbreton (Landes, France). At that time, the leash was not yet invented and the surfer had to look for his board on the beach.
1966 - Surfing Championships (1966). A surfing competition. Oahu, Hawaii, United States of America SURFING CHAMPIONSHIPS V.S. At Makaha Beach the surfers enter the sea for the championships.
1966 - The Endless Summer-1966 Restored "The Perfect Wave" segment. Filmed surfing. Mike Hynson (recently departed) rides the "Perfect Wave" with his freind Robert August and filmmaker Bruce Brown in South Africa.
1966 - The Endless Summer (1966 wilding poster). Early promotional poster for the 1966 surf movie The Endless Summer. Referred to as the "wilding" poster, it was used to promote limited screenings of the film at college campuses before it was picked up for national theatrical distribution by Cinema V.
1966 - " SURF RIDERS OF HAWAII " 1966 TRUE ADVENTURE TV SHOW w/ FAMED SURFER BRUCE BROWN XD65335z. Surf cinema. An extended segment from Hawaiʻi covering " surf riders of hawaii " 1966 true adventure tv show w/ famed surfer bruce brown xd65335z.
1966 - 1966: Hawaiian longboard surfers share a big ocean wave. HONOLULU, HAWAII. Long board riding. A short clip from Hawaiʻi covering 1966: hawaiian longboard surfers share a big ocean wave. honolulu, hawaii.
1966 - PSYCHEDELIC SURF FILMS, 1966–1980. Surf film. This series of rare surf films explores how the 1960s and 1970s surf movement shaped culture around the world. See more at From the shores of California to the Northern Beaches of Australia, these films examine what serious surfers will go through to find the perfect wave.
1966 - Surfing, Captain Rodney Bothelo, 1st Shore Party Battalion, and Miss Elli Vade Bon Cowur. A competitor surfs a heat with a crowded lineup.
1966 - The Endless Summer (publicity photo - ES-20). Publicity photo promoting the 1966 surf movie The Endless Summer. The record dates to 1966.
1966 - JuergenHoenscheid-1966-Sylt-Longboards. Mit Freuden und Longboards auf Sylt 1966.
1966 - The Endless Summer (publicity photo - ES-31). Publicity photo promoting the 1966 surf movie The Endless Summer.
1967 - Heavy Glass - Vintage Surf Craft Review • EP1 • 1967 Hansen Competitor. Board making. Between the 1960’s and 1970’s some of the most designs in surfcraft are still being used today. Surf Craft Union has always been interested in looking at classic designs that influence a whole movement of young shapers.
1967 - Santa Cruz surfing museum. The Mark Abbott lighthouse was built in 1967 as a memorial to a young surfer who died when he was 18. In 1986, the Santa Cruz surfing museum opened in it.
1967 - Greg Noll Vintage Surfboard 1967 Duke Kahanamoku Hawiian Nollrider 9'10" For Sale. Large surf. Greg Noll 1967 Duke Kahanamoku Hawiian Nollrider 9'10" For Sale.
1968 - "SURFING SOFTLY". Performance surfing. A short clip from Australia covering "surfing softly".
1968 - SURFING'S GREATEST. Olympic competition. A short clip from Hawaiʻi covering surfing's greatest.
1969 - A Surfing Trip to Hawaii, 1969. Hawaiian waters and the surfers. A filmed segment from Hawaiʻi covering a surfing trip to hawaii, 1969.
1970 - 1970 World Surfboard Riding Championships Victoria, Australia. Competitive heats. An extended segment from Australia covering 1970 world surfboard riding championships victoria, australia.
1970 - 1970s - Surf Photography. Surf imagery. A filmed segment covering 1970s - surf photography.
1970 - OLD SCHOOL Surfing in NH during the early 1970's. Surfing in Asia. A filmed segment from Indonesia covering old school surfing in nh during the early 1970's.
1970 - Surfing, 1970s - Film 13173. Event surfing. Colour film of big crashing waves, inside the wave, white froth, one shot of a surfer disappearing into the wave. 1970's Close-up of the wave as it begins to tip over, waves crashing onto large rocks, seagulls on the rocks, a ship sailing by, a lighthouse.
1970 - Surfers in the 1970s, Kodachrome. Photographing surfing. Growing up in La Jolla, Jeff Divine began taking pictures of fellow surfers in his hometown during the 1960s and got to know the original alternative sport before the mainstream media blew it into the commercial kingdom it has now come to be. Today, Divine is the photo editor at the Surfer's Journal and continues to contributes to surfer.
1970 - Vintage 1970s Southern California surfer 24-sec home movie clip found footage surfing 1973?. Current surf. No date or info on the reel. Found on the same reel as the Universal Studios Tour film clip posted earlier.
1970 - 1970s Surfing, Big Waves, Colour Archive Footage From 35mm Film. Heavy water surfing. A filmed segment from Indonesia covering 1970s surfing, big waves, colour archive footage from 35mm film.
1970 - 1976. Hawaii in the old days. Still few big hotels and buildings. 1970s Old video.Hawaiian dance.. Waves and riders of Hawaiʻi. Still few big hotels and buildings. A beautiful woman doing a Hawaiian dance, filmed in the 1960s when the Japanese traveled there.
1970 - 1970-80's Del Mar Surfing Scene. A surf picture. Del Mar surfing 8mm film, digitized, and edited; movie trailer by Kimo Productions. The James Lischer film library.
1970 - 1970s Sydney, Australia, Surfers on Bondi Beach, 35mm. Event surfing. A short clip from Australia covering 1970s sydney, australia, surfers on bondi beach, 35mm.
1970 - Peninsula Perfection vintage surf film Monterey area 1970s. Filmed surfing. 1970s era surf flick created by Richard and Daniel Deyerle in the 1970s. Shot on super-8 around the Monterey Peninsula.
1970 - Surfing and Beach fun in Newquay, 1970s - Film 1093596. Surfing in Europe. A filmed segment from the United Kingdom covering surfing and beach fun in newquay, 1970s - film 1093596.
1970 - 1970's Surfing the Central Coast Australia Super 8 Film Footage. Shortboard surfing. Filmed by Branko Travica in 1970-1975 super 8 film footage of surfing the Central Coast including Terrigal, Wamberal and Forresters Beach, NSW Australia. Special thanks to Mark Orren.
1970 - Reno Abellira Talks Story on a 1970's Collaboration Lightening Bolt with Gerry Lopez. Surfboard construction. Buggs connects with Reno at the International Surfboard Show in Del Mar, San Diego to talk story on a rare lightening bolt surfboard he made along side with Gerry Lopez in the 70's for a friend in Hawaii. This board is all original with the exception of some dings filled and polished.
1971 - Mrs. Nixon at the beach standing next to a surfer. Scope and content: Pictured: Pat Nixon.
1971 - Various - Morning Of The Earth 1971 Total Original Surf Movie 2014. Filmed surfing. A feature length record from Indonesia covering various - morning of the earth 1971 total original surf movie 2014.
1972 - SKIM - BOARDING. Surfboards lined up on the sand at United States.
1972 - SURFING ALONG MALIBU BEACH, CALIFORNIA. A surfer rides close to shore at MALIBU.
1972 - Morning of the Earth (1972) Remastered - OFFICIAL TRAILER. Surf cinema. A filmed segment from Hawaiʻi covering morning of the earth (1972) - official trailer.
1972 - California, Southern Big Sur Coastal Area. A surfer rides close to shore at United States.
1973 - 'The most insane surfer of 1973 - Kirra Boardriders' - Tommy Peterson. Surf film. We spent 4 years finding, scanning and restoring all of Australia's lost surf films. Want to help keep this project alive?
1973 - SURFING AT MAUI COUNTY S HOOKIPA PARK. A surfer rides a breaking wave at MAUI. The record dates to 1973.
1973 - TOURISTS JUST OFF BUSES CROWD PREMISES OUTSIDE WATERFRONT HOTEL AT LAHINA. A FEW YEARS AGO. A surfer rides a breaking wave with a crowded lineup at Hawaii.
1973 - MAUI COUNTY S HOOKIPA PARK, WHERE SURFING IS A POPULAR SPORT TOWNS OF KAHULUI AND WAILUKU. A surfer rides a breaking wave at MAUI.
1973 - OUTRIGGER CANOES AND SURFERS AT WAIKIKI BEACH. A surfer rides close to shore at WAIKIKI.
1974 - PRINCE CHARLES AT SURF CARNIVAL. Surfing in Australia. A short clip from Australia covering prince charles at surf carnival.
1975 - Bali Bliss – Dick Hoole (1975). Surf cinema. We spent 4 years finding, scanning and restoring all of Australia's lost surf films. Want to help keep this project alive?
1975 - SURFER AT NEWPORT BEACH, A HEAVILY USED RECREATION SPOT UPPER NEWPORT BAY, NORTH OF THIS. A competitor rides a wave in a contest heat at United States.
1975 - Oxnard, Ormond Beach surfing 1975. Surfing at Ormond Beach, Oxnard, California, USA. The picture was taken with a Minolta SRT-102, used in a self-made water-tight plastic housing.
1975 - ORIGENES - Surf & Skate Zarautz circa 1975. Surf on the European coast. 40 años de surf y skate en Zarautz, Orrua, Mutriku.... Gracias a Francisco Javier Benito por grabar las imagenes originales en Super8.
1975 - Dick Hoole - Uluwatu and Padang (1975). A surf picture. Until the rise of home video in the 80s there was no way to see surf on screen except at local surf film nights. Filmmakers raced around Australia and the world capturing the moments they knew would excite the crowd.
1976 - Single Fin Surfing...Back in 1976.Classic old Super 8 footage.... Surfing in the Hawaiian islands. A short clip from Hawaiʻi covering single fin surfing...back in 1976.classic old super 8 footage.
1976 - Go for it ! Larry Bertlemann + others = Rare Surf Movie - 1976. Surf cinema. A filmed segment from Hawaiʻi covering go for it ! larry bertlemann + others = rare surf movie - 1976.
1976 - 1976 Wave Rider Pro Surf Contest. Photographing surfing. An extended segment from Hawaiʻi covering 1976 wave rider pro surf contest.
1976 - G-Land, Filmed For The First Time – Dick Hoole (1976). Filmed surfing. We spent 4 years finding, scanning and restoring all of Australia's lost surf films. Want to help keep this project alive?
1977-01-31 - Pt. Fermin Surfers. A surfer rides a breaking wave at United States.
1977 - Raffland tube 1977. Rick Raff hanging ten in a 1977 Raffland tube.
1977 - Massive waves at Honolua Bay - Playgrounds In Paradise (1977). Hawaiian waters and the surfers. ‍ Mark Richards, Sammy Hawk, Mark Warren Honolua Bay Soltrain - Band of Frequencies Playgrounds In Paradise (1977) - Alan Rich. We spent 4 years finding, scanning and restoring all of Australia's lost surf films.
1977 - The Free Ride Generation - Playgrounds In Paradise (1977). Filmed surfing. ‍ Shaun Tomson, Michael Ho, Mark Richards, Mark Warren, Larry Bertlemann, Ian Cairns, Jeff Hakman, Michael Peterson Sunset Beach 2 Steps - Band of Frequencies Playgrounds In Paradise (1977) - Alan Rich. We spent 4 years finding, scanning and restoring all of Australia's lost surf films.
1977 - TAKE ME BACK TO 1970S🎵California 1977 | Americana Surf Rock (Official Music Video). Surf sound. TAKE ME BACK TO 1970SCalifornia 1977 | Americana Surf Rock (Official Music Video) Welcome to ! Step into a time machine with "Take Me Back to the 1970s," by James BI,69, a feel-good classic surf rock anthem that captures the golden era of California beach parties, vintage vinyl records, and endless summer nights.
1977 - '70s Surfer's Paradise - Playgrounds In Paradise (1977). Shortboard surfing. ‍ Barry Kanaiapuni, Michael Peterson, Paul Neilsen, Wayne "Rabbit" Bartholomew VIC & QLD Rise Like The Sun - Band of Frequencies Playgrounds In Paradise (1977) - Alan Rich. We spent 4 years finding, scanning and restoring all of Australia's lost surf films.
1977 - Rare Footage of Michael Peterson Winning the 1977 Stubbies at Burleigh. Modern board surfing. A filmed segment from Australia covering rare footage of michael peterson winning the 1977 stubbies at burleigh.
1977 - SURFING. Photographing surfing. (30 Jan 1977) Summer 'down under' the surfboards are polished up and the cult of surfing fills the beaches. Our cameras take a look at the waves from a surfer's point of view.
1978 - Old Surf Movies: Bali and Hawaii (1978-1980). Surf film. A filmed segment from Hawaiʻi covering old surf movies: bali and hawaii (1978-1980).
1978 - Journal 1978: Surfing history in San Diego. Long board riding. A filmed segment from Hawaiʻi covering journal 1978: surfing history in san diego.
1978 - Surf Sail (1978). Surfing in the Hawaiian islands. New Zealand National Film Unit presents Surf Sail (1978) Three students, Susie Gibb, Grant Beck and Chris Wylie, tackle one of the trickiest challenges in the world, battling the severe currents and changing winds of Cook Strait on fragile windsurfers - sail assisted surf boards. This 1978 documentary was directed and narrated by Sam Neill, soon to be famous as.
1979 - RARE SURF FILM 1979 Surfing Skateboarding Hang Gliding. Surf film. Though the credits say 1982, The poster for it says 1979, and the footage in it is even earlier.. Just a collection of footage shot thru the years then put to dvd in the early '80's.
1979 - Tape1 Super8 Archives BellsBeach 1986- Hawaii 1979 - Surfabout Sydney. Shortboard surfing. Stock Footage Super 8 TAPE 1 Note; This is vision is not edited in anyway that it has context its the way it ended up on the reel. The music is just added as background.
1979 - Mitch Blows - 1979-80 Era Surfing, Melbourne Beach, FL Pt2. High performance riding. Jeff & Mitch Wallace took turns filming each other, as well as many of the local surfers.
1980 - Sydney Harbour Bridge | Manly | Surfing | 1980's Australia | 1985. Australian surfing. A short clip from Australia covering sydney harbour bridge.
1980 - UNUSED 10 9 80 EIGHTH INTERNATIONAL SURFING COMPETITION. Contest surfing. A filmed segment from France covering unused 10 9 80 eighth international surfing competition.
1980 - Occhilupo - Forerunners 3. Surf on the Australian coast. Occy earns the respect of an American surfing crowd in the mid-1980's.
1980 - 1980s UK, Surfing on Welsh Coastline, Riding Waves, 35mm. Shortboard surfing. A short clip from the United Kingdom covering 1980s uk, surfing on welsh coastline, riding waves, 35mm.
1980 - 1980s Australia, Surfing, Tropical Beach, Amateur Surfers, 35mm. Shortboard surfing. 1980s Surfing, Tropical Beach, Amateur Surfers, 35mm from the Kinolibrary Archive Film Collections. Clip ref CHX2370 available in 4K.
1980 - Tape4 Super8 Archives rolls 24 to 31 with Bells Beach, Cronulla, Hawaii Narrabeen - shot in 1980's.. Competitive heats. Stock Footage Super 8 Archives This vision was shot back in the 1980's and has no continuity. It was how it ended up on the 400 foot reels back in the day.
1980 - Surfing on Sao Conrado Beach, 1980's. Archive film 61386. Brazil’s surf. Sao Conrado Beach, Surfing & Society - Brazil. South America 1980's A surfer lies on his board and waits to catch a wave.
1980 - HB Pier Vintage Surfing 1980's. Contest surfing. HB Pier Surfing scenes of the 1980's. Op Pro surf contest & local action.
1980 - SYND 5/8/80 WORLD SURFING CHAMPIONSHIPS IN DURBAN. Contest surfing. A short clip from South Africa covering synd 5/8/80 world surfing championships in durban.
1981 - Malibu Classic Pro Surfing Contest 1981. Competitive heats. Raw footage, original sound.480 resolution, One of a few 3minute s8mm rolls from this Surfing event. Our good friend Sean Sickner was shredding.
1981 - Coke Surfabout Competition, Narrabeen '80 - Thunder Down Under (1981). Contest surfing. ‍ Mark Richards, Larry Blair, Col Smith North Narrabeen Golden - Band of Frequencies Thunder Down Under (1981) - Chris Bystrom. We spent 4 years finding, scanning and restoring all of Australia's lost surf films.
1982 - WAVY Archive: 1982 20th Annual East Coast Surfing Championship. Contest surfing. A short clip covering wavy archive: 1982 20th annual east coast surfing championship.
1982 - 1982 Era - Surfing Ocracoke, NC - "Solo Surf". Current surf. In the early 1980's, like so many others, Jeff Wallace and a crew from Melbourne Beach, Fl took off on a surf trip to the Outer Banks of North Carolina. Jeff recorded this adventure on 8mm film, and agreed to an interview on this as well as other short films from Florida, Costa Rica and a lot of the Caribbean.
1982 - Pipeline Masters 1982. Surf culture in the islands. Surfing från Pipeline Masters. Filmad med dubbel super 8 mm.
1982 - WAVY Sports Archive: 1982 May Rory Russell Surfer. Surfing today. A filmed segment covering wavy sports archive: 1982 may rory russell surfer.
1982 - NEWQUAY SURF CLASSIC 1982 | VINTAGE UK SURF FILM | TOP UK SURFERS. Filmed surfing. It features exclusive Super 8 film of many of the surfers of the day, Fistral Beach as it used to be and an final in 6 foot surf between Steve Daniel and Nigel Semmens.
1983 - Auringonottoa leirintäalueella, taustalla surffilauta. Mahdollisesti Lahden Mukkulan leirintäalue.
1984 - Surfing-Oceanside Harbor 1984. Present day surf. Super 8 movie footage of surfing at Oceanside Harbor in 1984. The surfer in most of the video is Jim Weldon.
1984 - Epic surf - Stubbies 1984 from Beyond Blazing Boards.. Contemporary surfing. The original surfing "storm" - Californian Storm Curren,Occy, Thorsen, Horan, Big Dick Cram, Mike Lambresi, Dave Parmenter.
1984 - WAVY Sports Archive: 1984 East Coast Surfing Championship. Contest surfing. A filmed segment covering wavy sports archive: 1984 east coast surfing championship.
1984-07-25 - Mike Parsons at semifinals of world surfing championships, 1984. Catch a wave, Mike Parsons of the United States shots through spray during semifinals of world surfing championships held last weekend at Huntington Beach. Parsons, of Laguna Beach, finished sixth overall.
1985 - Road To Perfection, Uluwatu – Beyond Blazing Boards (1985). Asian and Indian Ocean surf. A filmed segment from Indonesia covering road to perfection, uluwatu , beyond blazing boards (1985).
1986 - The Beach Boys 25 Years Together: A Celebration in Waikiki FULL CONCERT. Surf sound. Footage of the full Beach Boys concert at Waikiki for their 25th anniversary, recorded on December 12th 1986. The footage was sourced from a DVD from 2005, which was exclusively released in Scandinavia.
1986 - Duke Kahanamoku (1986) | PBS HAWAIʻI CLASSICS. The professional circuit. An extended segment from Hawaiʻi covering duke kahanamoku (1986).
1986 - This is Surfing 1986 Pt 2 -- Rare & old Tom Curren , Cheyne Horan Scenes ( Brian Bleak ). Current surf. A filmed segment covering this is surfing 1986 pt 2 -- rare & old tom curren , cheyne horan scenes ( brian bleak ).
1986 - 1986 Surf/Skate Film Shot on Super 8 | Santa Cruz’s Raw Surf Classic. Surf film. A feature length record covering 1986 surf/skate film shot on super 8.
1986 - Middle Rocks body surfing Fraser Island Queensland August 1986 IMG 0144. Great Sandy National Park is a coastal national park in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. The park features untouched beaches, large sand dunes, heathlands, rainforests, swamps, creeks, freshwater lakes and mangrove forests. The record dates to 1986.
1986 - Middle Rocks body surfing Fraser Island Queensland August 1986 IMG 0006. Great Sandy National Park is a coastal national park in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. The park features untouched beaches, large sand dunes, heathlands, rainforests, swamps, creeks, freshwater lakes and mangrove forests.
1986 - Teahupoʻo Surfing. Teahupoʻo (Te-a-hu-po-o, popular pronunciation is CHO-PO) is a village on the south-west coast of the island of Tahiti, French Polynesia, southern Pacific Ocean. It is known for the surf break and heavy, glassy waves offshore, often reaching 2 to 3 m (7 to 10 ft), and sometimes up to 7 meters (21 feet).
1986 - Mandy, Jodie, Connie, Evonne, Vanessa & Debbie – Women In The Surf (1986). Surf on the Australian coast. A filmed segment from Australia covering mandy, jodie, connie, evonne, vanessa & debbie , women in the surf (1986).
1987 - Australia | Sydney and surrounding areas | Surfing | 1987. Surfing in Australia. A filmed segment from Australia covering australia.
1988 - Quiksilver – The Performers 2 – Continuing the Quiksilver Story Hawaii ’88 (VHS) 1988. Waves and riders of Hawaiʻi. Perfomers 2 continues the tradition of capturing current explosive surfing actions from the power arena that is Hawaii’s North Shore. Filmed during the 1988 winter, it features some of the worlds most exciting surfers including newly crowned Pipeline Master Champion Tom Carroll.
1988 - 1988 Surf Liquid Detergent "Nice shirt dad" TV Commercial. Surfing in Europe. A short clip covering 1988 surf liquid detergent "nice shirt dad" tv commercial.
1989 - Surf Assassins (1989) 🔫 🔫 🔫 *METALED. Music tied to surf culture. A feature length record from Hawaiʻi covering surf assassins (1989) *metaled.
1989 - Quiksilver: All Down The Line (1989) | Tom Carroll | Classic Surf Movie | Java • Hawaii • Australia. Surf cinema. All Down the Line: Originally produced in 1989 by Australian surf filmmaker Paul Witzig, All Down the Line follows Tom Carroll across some of the world’s best waves in Java, Hawaii and Australia, alongside an cast of surfers from one of surfing’s greatest eras. Released on VHS by Quiksilver / Ultra Vision, this has become a classic Australian surf film and another great piece.
1989 - Gold Coast, Surfers Paradise, 1989. Photographic material; Gold Coast City; 1980-1989 Queensland State Archives, Item ID ITM1022603.
1990-04-01 - Surfers at Talofofo Bay, Guam in 1990. Water-sports enthusiasts enjoy themselves in the surf. The fact that there are many surfers, the shape of the rock breakwater, the color of the sand, and the location of the restroom building in the back all indicate that this was taken from the viewpoint on the north side of Talofofo Bay looking down, not Tumon.
1990 - TearDevils 3: Final Incineration (1990s Surf Movie) | The Wildest Surf Film Trilogy Ends! 🌊💀 VHS. Surf cinema. A feature length record from Hawaiʻi covering teardevils 3: final incineration (1990s surf movie).
1990 - Speedlines (1990) | Classic Western Australian Surf Film | Rare VHS Rip. Photographing surfing. A feature length record from Australia covering speedlines (1990).
1990 - American, Tom Curren, extends his lead on the 1990 World Surfing champs circuit with a victory over. Surf on the African coast. A filmed segment from South Africa covering american, tom curren, extends his lead on the 1990 world surfing champs circuit with a victory over.
1990 - 1990s Lisa Anderson HAWAII RAW FOOTAGE - IN WATER. Performance surfing. Lisa Andersen: Surfing Icon of the 1990s Lisa Andersen was a transformative figure in women's surfing during the 1990s, revolutionizing the sport with her powerful, stylish approach and fierce competitive drive. She broke barriers, reshaped perceptions of women’s surfing, and became one of the most influential surfers of her era.
1990 - Surf - Fabio Gouveia x Vetea David - R2 Gunston 500 1990 (edit). Surf in Brazil. A filmed segment from Brazil covering surf - fabio gouveia x vetea david - r2 gunston 500 1990 (edit).
1990 - Archy - Matt Archbold Surfing Off The Wall in Hawaii the 1990's. Waves and riders of Hawaiʻi. Archy was a fixture at OTW (Off-the-Wall, North Shore, Oahu) for decades. Matt Archbold was built for speed and his surfing is fast and electric.
1990 - Tom Curren - 1990 Cold Water Classic ( rare images ). Current surf. A filmed segment covering tom curren - 1990 cold water classic ( rare images ).
1990 - Restored California Surfing Footage on Film | La Jolla 1990's. Current surf. A filmed segment covering restored california surfing footage on film.
1990 - Sunset Surfers, San Clemente, 1990. For several years when our kids were in school, we would rent a housekeeping apartment at the beach in San Clemente and spend a week there just before they started the school year. We'd walk the beach after supper, watching the sun go down.
1990 - Waikiki: Then & Now (1990). Polynesian wave riding. A look at the past and then-present of Waikiki in Hawaii. The documentary shows modern and historical footage of the village.
1990 - Tom Curren versus Kelly Slater - Forerunners 1. A surfing competition. FORERUNNERS is a unique sports series that recalls defining moments in Action Sports history. Episode highlights a 1990 battle between pro surfers Tom Curren and Kelly Slater at the Quiksilver Pro in Lacanau, France.
1990-09-02 - Bloemencorso Zundert 1990 - Surfing. Float of the 1990 flower parade of Zundert by hamlet Poteind titled "Surfing".
1991 - Malibu, California, Pacific Coast Highway (3125721622). Malibu is an affluent beach city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 12,645.
1993 - Hawaii: Paradise Sought & Paradise Found (1993) VHS 60fps. Polynesian wave riding. The People Of Polynesia Came To Seek. They loaded their double hulled canoes with tools, food and the necessities to cross the Pacific to start a new life on the "other shore!
1994 - Bodyboard - World Tour 1994 - Pipeline, Hawaii (TV footage 1). Competitive heats. TV footage from the 1994 Pipe Contest. Huge waves and without jet ski assist.
1995 - US Open of Surfing 1995 - Slater versus Machado. A surfing competition. The 1995 event featured another battle between Kelly Slater and Rob Machado in the finals.
1995 - Gisborne Longboarders (Surfing 1995 - 2003). Wave riding as practised in. Longboards are the original, and very first variety of board used in standup surfing. Ever since the sixth-century the ancient Hawaiians have used 8-to-30-foot (2.4 to 9.1 m) solid wooden boards when practicing their ancient art of Hoe he'e nalu.
1996 - Surfboard rental, Waikiki. Surfboards for rent on Waikiki Beach.
1997 - 1997 Surf Trips: Andy Irons, Joel Tudor & More!. Classic board surfing. A filmed segment from Indonesia covering 1997 surf trips: andy irons, joel tudor & more!.
1998 - Surfing at Challaborough - geograph.org.uk. A surfer rides a breaking wave. The record dates to 1998.
1998 - A grey day at the seaside in 1998 - geograph.org.uk. A surfer rides a breaking wave at United Kingdom. The record dates to 1998.
1999 - SPIT! 4 (1999) | Highlights of the ’98 Pipe Masters | Kelly Slater, Bruce Irons & Shane Dorian. A surfing competition. A feature length record from Hawaiʻi covering spit! 4 (1999).
2000-02-19 - Coffs Harbour 2. A surfer rides a breaking wave at Australia. The location is Australia.
2000-03-09 - North Sydney Surfing. A surfer rides a breaking wave at Australia. The record dates to 2000.
2000 - RAW FOOTAGE: Pipeline Masters 2000 ANDY IRONS vs. KELLY SLATER = Winner ROB MACHADO!. Contest surfing. NALU VAULT EXCLUSIVE RAW FOOTAGE with Beach Commentary from John Shimooka and Beau Hodge. The last few minutes of Andy Irons vs Kelly Slater in their tight 3rd Rd Heat.
2000 - WOMEN PROS Surfing Indonesia | 2000 OP Pro Boat Trip Challenge. A surfing competition. Layne Beachley, Rochelle Ballard, Serena Brooke and Megan Abubo are featured in this Nalu Vault Exclusive. These women paved the way for the female pro surfers of today.

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