Amazing Surfing Stories

This eclectic mix of surfing stories has something for everyone, from classic tales of monster waves and epic battles to stories of when life among the breakers goes wrong. There are accounts of death and disaster, as well as bravery and triumph. The bizarre and the extreme rub shoulders with perfect breaks and beautiful beaches. Be thrilled by legendary surfers, as well as learning about local heroes who never made the headlines. Each compelling tale has been chosen to stoke the fire of armchair surfers and hardcore wave-riders alike, and many are illustrated with colour photographs.

Praise for Amazing Surfing Stories

"With tales of monster waves, deadly sharks and perfect breaks, this book alone gets every surfer stoked – even if there isn't a wave in the sea."
— Cornwall Today

"Expect an exhilarating ride alongside surfing legends."
— Coast

"Entertainingly written and painstakingly researched: there's something for everyone."
— Carve Surfing

About the Author

Alex Wade is a writer, freelance journalist and media lawyer. He regularly contributes to national newspapers and magazines on topics ranging from sport and travel to law and literature. He has been short-listed as sport feature writer of the year and has been a columnist for The Times, The Independent On Sunday and Flush Magazine, and is the author of Surf Nation: In Search of the Fast Lefts and Hollow Rights of Britain and Ireland and Wrecking Machine: A Tale of Real Fights and White Collars.

Alex has travelled the globe extensively. He has written about New York, Albania and Kazakhstan; Barbados, Ireland and Andalucía; Captain Cook country, Mexico and Francis Ford Coppola's retreats in Belize and Guatemala, as well as surf breaks from Hawaii and Costa Rica to France and Portugal. Despite a restless life he thinks he's found paradise in west Penwith, Cornwall, UK where he surfs year-round and continues to practise other life-long passions – boxing and football.

About Fernhurst Books

Fernhurst Books was founded in 1979, initially publishing books related to dinghy racing. The list soon expanded to include cruising and other watersports. In 2006 the business was sold to John Wiley, but in 2013 a group of sailing enthusiasts (including the original founder) bought the list and name back, once again creating an independent nautical publisher owned and run by sailors. Fernhurst continues to publish books that instruct, inform and inspire those with a passion on, in or under the water. Their 140+ titles range from how-to guides to narrative to coffee-table books, covering sailing, surfing, canoeing, kayaking, stand up paddleboarding, swimming, diving and fishing.