"Beach bum" redirects here. For other uses, see Beach bum (disambiguation).
2010 Mavericks competition at Half Moon Bay, CaliforniaPontiac woodie, used by early surfers
Surf culture includes the people, language, fashion, and lifestyle surrounding the sport of surfing. The history of surfing began with the ancient Polynesians. That initial culture directly influenced modern surfing, which began to flourish and evolve in the early 20th century, with its popularity peaking during the 1950s and 1960s (principally in Hawaii, Australia, and California). It has affected music, fashion, literature, film, art, and youth jargon in popular culture. The number of surfers throughout the world continues to increase as the culture spreads.
Surfers' desire for the best possible waves to ride with their surfboards make them dependent on conditions that may change rapidly, given the unpredictable nature of weather events and their effect on the surface of the ocean. Because surfing was limited by the geographical necessity of an ocean coastline with beaches, the culture of beach life often influenced surfers and vice versa. Surfer Magazine was founded in the 1960s when surfing had gained popularity and was the initial voice for surf culture which included environmental activism.[1] The staff used to say that if they were hard at work and someone yelled "Surf's up!" the office would suddenly empty. Localism or territorialism is a part of the development of surf culture in which individuals or groups of surfers claim certain key surfing spots as their own.[2]
Aspects of 1960s surf culture in Southern California, where it was first popularized, include the woodie,[3] bikinis and other beach wear, such as boardshorts or baggies, and surf music.[4] Surfers developed the skateboard to be able to "surf" on land,[5] as well as developing a number of other boardsports.[5]
^Freeman, Mike; Robbins, Gary (October 6, 2020). "Surfer magazine, iconic touchstone of Southern California beach culture, shuts down". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
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^Harshaw, p. 708
^Matt Warshaw (2005). The Encyclopedia of Surfing. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. p. 552. ISBN 0-15-603251-1.
^ abWixon, Ben (2009). Skateboarding: Instruction, Programming, and Park Design. Human Kinetics. p. 41. ISBN 978-0-7360-7426-1.
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