Santa Barbara surfer Chris Brown, a former World Tour competitor and perennial Rincon standout, has passed away. There are few details surrounding his passing at this time. Our deepest condolences to Brown’s family and friends. Photo: @chrisburkard

“You spin me right round baby right round, like a record baby.” @patrickgud nails an end section with a dizzying maneuver that immediately triggers that earworm of an ‘80s song. Video: @alexkilauano #SURFERmagazine

With a career spanning more than five decades, self-taught photographer @chrisklopf has sought to capture the wild and free spirited nature of surfing in his own way. Follow our link in bio for Klopf’s “Showcase,” recently featured in our magazine. #SURFERmagazine

Photo of the Day: @dylangraves, putting every inch of his 6’9” to use in San Diego yesterday. Shot by @grantellis1. #SURFERmagazine

The “This Is Livin’” movie starring @koarothman is here, and judging by the trailer above, the film is a barrel fest of the highest order. For those in Hawaii, head to @surfer_thebar on the North Shore tomorrow night for the world premiere. For everyone else, fear not, an online release is just around the corner. Video: @jack_g_808 // @quiksilver #SURFERmagazine

Wear a bit of SURFER history with our latest cover tee featuring the classic 1980 Craig Peterson shot from one of his many surf adventures. Shop now in our @united_surf store. Photo: @juliangoulian #SURFERmagazine

Photo of the Day: There are epic backdrops for surf spots and then there is this. @noahwaggy on location for @natelav’s new film @transition_film. #SURFERmagazine

“There's a lot of camaraderie and a sense of exploration as these surfers figure out the best ways to surf these waves. It's this rad little subculture of surfing,” says @dylangraves about the unique communities he’s visited making his new series “Weird Waves.” For our full interview with Graves and sneak-peak into Sunday’s epicly weird episode, head to our site. Photo: @poorolddave #SURFERmagazine

@oneillusa’s team had a hell of a time this winter on the North Shore. Between @jordysmith88’s unadulterated knifings at Pipe, @brettbarley’s lofty punts and @eli_olson’s internet-breaking outer reef monster, the whole squad has fared mighty well on the Seven Mile Miracle. Watch “#HawaiiLive” on our site. Video: @nickgrreen // @hampositive #SURFERmagazine

“@tylernewts sniffed out an absolute gem, almost losing his fins before parking in a truck-sized barrel. From the very first heat, Tyler looked like he already had one foot on the podium,” @natezoller says about the winner of the 2019 @dahuioffical Backdoor Shootout. Zoller spent two weeks at the @wmsurfing house, documenting life at the house as well as the most exhilarating Pipe contest in recent memory. For his full recap, follow our link in bio. Photo: @chachfiles #SURFERmagazine