The Surfer's Journal

TV Show · Sports · Documentary

The critically acclaimed documentary series, The Surfer's Journal tracks the evolution of the surf film, renowned surfing destinations around the globe, and the sports greatest legends. Providing privileged access to rarely seen footage, along with the behind the scenes commentaries and enchanting perspectives of surfing's cultural evolution makes The Surfer's Journal a must watch.

22m

EPISODE 1

Biographies - Kelly Slater

Kelly Slater, one of surfing's most important figures, dominated the '90s competively. He defined a new era, as he transcended the surf scene to become a pop culture icon on magazine covers and the world's most-watched TV series, "Baywatch" at this time in surf history.
EPISODE 2

Biographies - Nat Young

Nat Young was key in bringing about the shortboard revolution in the '60s and he remains one of longboard surfing's purest exponents. In this edition, this brilliant, outspoken Australian national hero could likely descibe himself as the greatest surfer ever and be not far wrong.
EPISODE 3

Biographies - Tom Curren

Tom Curren, one of surfing's most important figures, dominated the '80s competively. Although shy and elusive, Curren lifted American professional surfing to peak as a hugely influential figure who let his brilliant wave riding do his talking.
EPISODE 4

Biographies - Shaun Tomson

Of the 1970s Free Ride generation, South Africa's Shaun Tomson ushers in a new level of performance and international flair. As a handsome world champ tube rider, he attracted the first hoards of autograph-seeking teenyboppers in the sport's history.
EPISODE 6

Biographies - Joel Tudor

Joel Tudor resides at the top of longboarding's late 20th century revival, and he became a talented shortboarder at such indicator breaks as Pipeline and Cloudbreak. In this edition, there's the Tudor paradox in a prodigy's passion for surfing's past as applied to the now.
EPISODE 7

Biographies - Mark Richards

Of the 1970s Free Ride generation, Australia's Mark Richards ushers in a new level of performance and international flair. Not quite the sex symbol type, he was a mild-mannered, deeply respected and popular figure whose surfing choreography contrasted rakish carves and glides.