CONGRATS TO OUR WOMEN'S TEAM FOR WINNING THE PLAYERUAK CUP THIS YEAR  Many of you might be wondering "what is this about?". Well... we are not only into surfing. So, what is Playeros actually? Each year, at the beach in Zarautz, all town companies compete at a soccer championship. It all starts around october and ends at the beginnings of may.  Matches are played every 2 sundays at the beach at lowtide. No matter the weather, no matter the conditions, no mather the temperature. We've had games at stormy and rainy 2 degrees, 08:00 am. It can get pretty hard. Men against men ..read more

THE 3 BEST ALL ROUND THRUSTER ? Following your requests via social media we have selected what we think are the 3 best "ALL ROUND THRUSTERS". Easy to surf, forgiving, suitable for anyone if chosen in the right sizes and made for any condition. If you're looking for your everyday surfboard, keep reading.    THE CHRISTENSON OP2 The Christenson’s Ocean Pro Series brings us the OP surfboards. The OP2 is the design that will become you “daily driver” for sure. The ultimate all-round performance shortboard that you’ll enjoy in a wide range ..read more

“Making surfboards gives my life a sense of wonder and this is all that I could wish for.”–Joshua Keogh   Some describe Joshua Keogh as a young man with a cosmic and sharp mind. We could not agree more when admiring the designs he comes up with and how they perform in their natural scenario: waves. Joshua Keogh was born in a small coastal town called Merimbula in the southern NSW. A beach town surrounded by tiny mountains, if we compared them with the ones in Europe, located between Sydney and Melbourne, AUS. A town that keeps its quiet, relax and slow pace during the winter, but that att ..read more

Surfboard fins, where do we begin? Because, let’s be honest, surfboard fins can get a bit (or a hell of a lot), confusing. No matter if you go to your local store or if you visit an online store, the scenario is mostly the same: huge, bright multicolored amount of fins that come in different shapes, sizes and brands, all of them greeting you saying “pick me!.” By the time you finish reading this post, you will be able to navigate the minefield that fins represent and find your nirvana: understanding what a fin is, how to choose the right one for you and a bit more.  Should we start? Sit d ..read more

Turning Dane Gudauskas into a G-Skate Demo Test? Check ✅ Fast forward to Dane traveling the Basque and French coast with a big boardbag filled with a 7 board quiver of Channel Islands G-Skate's in PU and Spine-Tek he picked up at our warehouse.  But there's a lot more to talk about when it comes to what happened at our coasts last week. So let's just start with the beginning. The G-Skate by Channel Islands Surfboards  The collaboration between Britt Merrick and the three G’s has really paid off with this new fast, skatey and responsive swallow tail design. They have put all thes ..read more

Let’s Get B O T A N I C A L Exclusivity! Pukas Surfboards & The Botanical Challenge | We want you to think hard on this question: did you ever, and we mean, ever, think about having real plants on your surfboards? We didn’t either before Maddi Sáez, our loving artist, designer and member of the online team at shop.pukassurf.com, thought about giving it a try. And even though this idea was in her head for quite a while, once it was shared …, well, it took only one day to start thinking about how we were going to make it. And no, don’t worry, these plants don’t need watering or sun to f ..read more

We are lucky to have Matt Biolos back in Europe and visiting us this week. We’ve had many conversations and the opportunity to see him and his daughter Ryder Biolos work together while painting surfboards in Olatuberri, Pukas’ new surfboard factory in Zarautz. Matt Biolos shaping and Ryder Biolos painting at Olatuberri, Pukas’ brand new surfboard factory.   What you may know about him are some facts like he’s from San Clemente, California and the cofounder of …Lost Enterprises, a surfboard and surfwear manufacturing company. What you may not know is that the name …Lost was w ..read more

Paddling, catching a wave and standing up, is that all there is to surfing? Absolutely not. There is much more to it. Have you ever thought about surfing etiquette? There is a global idea about what the rules that are inherent to surfing are and, even though these are non-written rules, they are know by surfers all over the world and, hopefully, they respect them too. So, if you are an experienced surfer, we are sure you already know about these rules. If you are a beginner or your are intrigued about this sport, maybe you have heard of them. If not, don’t worry, we will go through them so you ..read more

There was a 12 year-old Australian young boy who liked to spend school holidays and weekend trips with his uncle. They both would go together to the Gold Coast for surfing and spend time together. They were able to spend even more time together when the boy moved to Sunshine Coast when he was about 13/14 years old. That was when he started really stepping all the time and, surely, surfing kicked right away. He felt passionate about surfing, yes, but his heart and curiosity was strongly drawn by surfboard handcrafting. After some years as a surfer he felt the need to explore if he was capable o ..read more

Australian Max Stewart is the artist, expert glasser, designer and one half of the family behind Eye Symmetry Surfboards, since Marta Campama, expert glasser and the woman that chose the color palette for these 6 exclusive surfboards for Pukas Surf Shop, is the other half. This young man from Manly, Sydney, has been doing surfboards since the young age of 18 years old. Eye Symmetry Surfboards is already 10 years old. The first board for Pukas was build in 2016 and that is when it all started and, as Max says, "we are still dancing!." And now, Marta, also CEO of Eye Symmetry ..read more