Preparing For The Swell
Written By: Zane Miller | CSUS Outreach Coordinator Photo By: Zane Miller | CS Outreach Coordinator A few years ago, I was trying to push
August 3, 2026
Written By: Zane Miller | CSUS Outreach Coordinator Photo By: Zane Miller | CS Outreach Coordinator A few years ago, I was trying to push
Written By: Aidyn Fischli | CS Girls Launchpad Photo By: Zane Miller | CS Outreach Coordinator I was recently on a surf trip where the
Written By: David Nehrig| National Director Photo By: Zane Miller We had what seemed like weeks of swell. The hype got to us. My boys
Written By: Colbi Pickett | CS Girls East Coast Coordinator Photo By: Leason Dancaescu | Gulf Coast Coordinator One of the hardest parts of surfing
Written By: Amy Nehrig| CSUS Staff Support Photo By: Solveig Jobbins When all the elements are just right for surfing, my life goes into complete
Nina Coons | West Coast Girls Coordinator One of my life verses is Romans 8:18. It just reminds me to know that there is something
Written By: Jacob Galura | Southeast Regional Coordinator Surfer: Sarah Stotz I think most of us have gone through periods in our lives where we
Written By: Nina Coons | West Coast Girls Coordinator Have you ever had a sick wave — where a turn felt amazing or you got
Written By: Caleb Bowen Photo By: Brodie Turner Take a moment to reflect: What do you possess? Do you have a lot, a little, or
Written By: Leason Dancaescu | Gulf Coast Regional Coordinator Photo By: Maddie Malmstem After so many years surfing, we tend to become jaded. Our sessions become
Written By: Christian Brugger | Long Beach Chapter, CSUS Photo By: Haley Bolton I pulled up to the beach — glassy lines were rolling in,
Written By: Kyle Sullivan | Northeast Regional Coordinator Photo By: Maya Asbury Back at my van and drying off, I took a moment to give
Written By: Amy Nehrig | Staff Support Photo By: Solveig Jobbins Competition is no joke in my house. EVERYTHING is a competition. I don’t know
Written By: Terra Gilman Photo By: Michael Pickett I was recently reminded of a time I was surfing one of my favorite breaks in South
Written By: David Nehrig | CSUS National Director Photo By: Joshua Ramirez As we are nearing the end of the school year and heading into
Written By: Daniel Bacquet | Chief Operations Manager Photo By: Emily Benedetto On a recent trip to Mexico, everything was dialed in. The swell was
Written By & Photo By: Emily Benedetto | Chief Communications Officer As surfers, we have to make tons of choices. “Where is the swell hitting
Written By: Kyle Sullivan | Northeast Regional Coordinator Photo By: Ivy Scott I’m so grateful to God for His creation. Surfing specifically, but honestly, just
Written By: Anna Peterson Photo By: Bobby Hasbrook Ephesians. 2:4-6 “But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which He loved
Written By: Kelly Kemp | St. Augustine CS Chapter Photo By: Matthew During “Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he
Written By: Mikayla Groffie | Northwest Regional Coordinator Photo By: Lucca Riccio To some surfers, lulls are a blessing and a time to rest their
Colbi Pickett East Coast Girls Coordinator I felt a bit over my head as I paddled out. It was my first session of the season