Swell Lines Mag

Bodysurfing yarns woven ‘tween crest and trough

Volume 4 Issue 5

  • Volume 2 Issue 8

    a.El Niño w/Mark Sponsler b. Backwash Bodysurfing c. Fractions of a Second d. Visions of the Month- Oct. 2015 e. Ode to Swim Fins

  • El Niño w/Mark Sponsler

    *Mark Sponsler is the creator of StormSurf.com, “a website dedicated to delivering the highest quality marine weather data to those who ride waves.” Sponsler’s weekly forecast videos focus on El Nino indicators year round, regardless of media hype.  El Nino can have profound effects on global weather and ocean conditions. Under normal conditions, trade winds over…

  • Backwash Bodysurfing

    The echo of a wave gone by, backwash. Sometimes the backwash throws the most beautiful ceiling for a well-positioned viewer and other times… it does what you see in the video shown above.

  • Fractions of a Second

    A billionth. A millionth. A thousandth. Just a fraction of second. But it can last for weeks. Slowed down, replayed in my brain over and over. Whether it is early morning as the bright light peaks over the cliff, blinding the world in crystal water or sunset as the world turns orange. Outrageous forms of…

  • Visions of the Month- October 2015

    An international gallery of bodysurfing shots emailed to us at SwellLinesMag@gmail.com or tagged on Instagram- @SwellLinesMag.

  • Ode to Swim Fins

    We just couldn’t cut it, swimming, exhausted and slow. The perfect extension on an imperfect draft of the human body in progress. He dreamed an old dream, of blueish-green, in the garage through the still of night. And there he would toil as the rubber would boil he’d mold them until they were right.  …

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Scenes from a very special run of swell. Merry everything. Find your happy little corner. WBC 2025 is on. We hope everyone creates lasting memories with the big bodysurfing family. Thanks to Scott, Casenelli and all of the awesome volunteers who keep this tradition going. Yew! June was solid with consistent combo swells and windows of clean conditions. July began with 6 days of pumping SSW swell. An excellent start to Summer! We met Mark in the water during a massive swell at a local North County San Diego beachbreak. Today our bodysurfing family is saddened to learn of the passing of Fred Simpson. Fred Simpson played a major role in shaping modern bodysurfing performance, culture and equipment. He was a fatherly figure to many young guys scrapping for waves at one of the most famous surf spots in the world. He also designed a fin built to perform for wave surfers. As a vessel of bodysurf and surf knowledge we have lost a titan. He was humble, kind and always willing to share his wealth of experience with us. While he loved Newport, he would often be seen roaming the Oceanside Pier on the Sunday of the WBC championships watching the performers and talking about technical bodysurfing. We wish our wedge family peace in their time of grief and we wish his family the same. Feel free to share memories here and read our two articles about Fred on Swell Lines Mag. 🖤💛 Thanks 2024…here’s to a swell-filled 2025 for all! Pocket rider.

Categories

The History of.

How to.

All-Time Sessions.

Salty Fins.

The Science of.

Sandy Pages.

Glassy Feature.

Ocean Verse.

Tripping Fins.

Visions of the Month.