About SurferToday.com

Welcome to SurferToday.com. Established September 12, 2007.

Founder & Executive Manager: Luís M. Pinto

About

SurferToday.com is the world's leading surf-and-skate website. It's the home of history, science, and innovation in surfing and skateboarding.

SurferToday.com features the latest news from the world of wave, water, and board sports, including surfing, skateboarding, bodyboarding, kiteboarding, windsurfing, and skimboarding, as well as updated content on environmental issues and surf travel.

History

SurferToday.com was founded in Porto, Portugal, European Union (EU), on September 12, 2007, by Luís F. M. Pinto.

The website won the 2008 ZON Multimedia Award, Portugal's largest multimedia creativity distinction.

Contributing Writers

Adam Rees
Alessandra Gargano McLeod
Alex C. Porter
Alex Murphy
Alex Whitman
Alexandra Jokinen
Ana de Brito Costa
André Klein Martins
Andrew Island
Andrew McKinnon
Andy Gratton
Andy Steckel
Anjali Ajmani
Anthony Sheardown
Anthony Tipton
Anthony Vandenberg
Ardiel Gonzalez
Arne Gahmig
Aurélien Duffo
Beatrix Potter
Bob Battalio
Brian Gerrity
Bruce Gabrielson
C. K. Littlewood
Carly Klein
Carly Stoenner
Cat Woods
Cerven Cotter
Chantell Glenville
Charles L. Watson
Charles Vandemeulebroucke
Chloe Bennet
Chris Yandall
Chuck Dougherty
Chuck Harp
Clayton Nienaber
Colin Kirk
Colin Macpherson
Craig Libuse
Dane Scarborough
Daniela McVicker
Darryl Cotton
David Xu
Dean Torrence
Dennis Gregory
Derek M. Wong
Desmond Muirhead
Dick Lamb
Donn Ito
Ed Marx
Elena Pinnen
Ellie Coverdale
Evan Valenti
Frank E. Barberena
Gaëtan Charlin
George Domurat
Gerald Taggart
Graham Best
Graham Howes
Greg MacGillivray
Gustavo Rojas
Harold Camaya
Hazel Bennett
Heidi Hansen
Helen Barber
Henrik Beyer
Ivana Bajic
James Russell
Jarrett Ewanek
Jeff Hubbard
Jennifer Schmeer
Jeremy Blatti
Jo Moseley
Joachim Christgau
Joe Taylor
Joey Buran
John Gamlin
John P. Murphy
Jonathan Weston
Jorge Dominguez
Kaspar Wickens-Shaw
Kathrin Borgwardt
Kenneth Liberman
Kevin Kielty
Kimberley Dadds
La Shawn Pagán
Laura Fulton
Lauren Wire
Laurie Lattimore-Volkmann
Liam Shanahan
Lily Turner
Luís de Carvalho
Luís MP
Marina Psychogyiou
Mário Mendanha
Mark Fiore Martino
Marta Cerqueira
Martijn van Gool
Matthew H. Nash
Max Van Rees
Maxwell Van Rees
Michael Brooke
Michael C. Willis
Michael Chuku
Miha Rausl
Mikey Sanderlin
Mildred Delgado
Milton B. Willis
Monica Garau
Nathan Ho
Nicholas Landell-Mills
Nick Pizzo
Nicole Rigler
Nuno Beleza de Andrade
Nyx Martinez
Octavia Drughi
Patrick Bailey
Patrick Mahoney
Patti Serrano
Peter Camann
Peter Lynn
Philippe Duvin
Raymond Wheeler
Rebecca Aldous
Rebecca Siggers
Reha Discioglu
Ricardo Simmonds
Rob Reichenfeld
Rob Small
Robert Caughlan
Rodrigo Monteiro de Andrade
Roger Raffee
Rukhsanna Guidroz
Sam Bradford
Sascha Baltes
Scott Cuttre
Scott Huntington
Seamus McGoldrick
Sebastian Kevany
Shahed Tyson
Shannon Duvall
Steve Brown
Tatiana Dudova
Timothy J. Cooley
Tom Kendall
Traci Effinger
Uli Stanciu
Wendy Vogelgesang
Willem van Winden
Zach Steere
Zachary Payne
Zuzana Somošová

Mission

Our mission is to produce and deliver the world's finest and most credible information about surfing, skateboarding, bodyboarding, kiteboarding, windsurfing, and skimboarding while advocating for the protection and preservation of the world's oceans and beaches.

On our path to sharing accurate content, we commit to the values and principles of truth, objectivity, fairness, integrity, and excellence 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year.

Vision

To lead the international wave-riding and boardsports community of surfers, skateboarders, bodyboarders, kiteboarders, windsurfers, skimboarders, and wakeboarders toward quality content and knowledge by following the true sporting values of innovation, culture, and mutual respect in sports and competition.

Trusted By

SurferToday.com is one of the most visited and influential surf-and-skate websites in the world.

It is frequently featured, quoted, and cited by hundreds of major international media outlets, including:

AOL
BBC
Business Insider
CBS News
CNBC
CNET
CNN
Daily Mail
Fox News
Harvard Business Review
HuffPost
Los Angeles Times
Le Parisien
Medium
MSN
National Geographic
NBC News
New York Post
New York Times
The Guardian
The Independent
The Sydney Morning Herald
The Wall Street Journal
The Washington Post
Time
UOL
USA Today
ZDNet

Simultaneously, SurferToday.com is regularly referenced in dozens of Wikipedia entries, books, academic theses, scientific papers, and official documents released by some of the world's leading environmental organizations.

Corporate Info

SurferToday.com is wholly owned by Luis F. M. Pinto.