Eastern Surf Magazine

Season 5 of the Florida Cup Ends in Perfect Conditions at Jacksonville Beach. Words: Dane Jefferys Photos: Mez / ESM @mezapixels We haven’t had the best run of surf in The Sunshine State this past year, which caused us to have to cancel quite a few events, and the events we were able to […]

Presented by our Friends of The Porpoise at Wave Riding Vehicles check ’em out here, WRV Photos, story and captions by Tom Dugan @tomduganphotos I started taking photos in 1980 on the pretense that I could take as good a photo as what I was seeing in the magazines. Boy oh boy, was I wrong. […]

Presented by our Friends Of The Porpoise at Wave Riding Vehicles, check ’em out here WRV Photos, story and captions by Tom Dugan @tomduganphotos Some people keep a chart of surf size and conditions on a day to day basis. I do not, but if I did, the month of February 2026 would probably have the […]

Presented by our Friends Of  The Porpoise at Wave Riding Vehicles, check ’em out here WRV Photos, story and captions by Tom Dugan @tomduganphotos, gallery number one of three Taking surfing photos is a very rewarding and fun thing to do that and I’ve been at it since 1980. It’s not rewarding in a financial way […]

Brought to y0u by our good friends at Wave Riding Vehicles, check ’em out here ! SURF WRV Some of the most talented, hardest working men and women in the surf photo biz have contributed to this photo feature. Along with them there are many, many more equally talented shooters from Maine to Miami and […]

The ESM Comp Report is presented by Wave Riding Vehicles, check ‘em out here for all your Christmas needs ! SHOP WRV Photos ( except where noted in the captions ), story and captions by Tom Dugan @tomduganphotos The 23rd Tommy Tant Memorial Surf Classic went down November 14th-16th in Flagler Beach, FL.   Always […]

This photo gallery is presented by our Friends Of The Porpoise at Wave Riding Vehicles, please check ’em out here ! WRV Just because we’re calling this Part 2 follow up to Thursday’s Thanksgiving photo gallery “Leftovers” does not mean, by any stretch, we’re utilizing second rate images we didn’t select for Part 1. Oh […]

30 great photographic reasons to be thankful you are a surfer this Thanksgiving as presented by our Friends Of The Porpoise at Wave Riding Vehicles to whom we thank profusely for being with ESM – now www.easternsurf.com – since the very beginning over 30 years ago. Check ’em out here ! WRV  So all you […]

The easternsurf.com Comp Report is brought to you by our Friends Of The Porpoise ay Wave Riding Vehicles, check ’em out here at WRV   The 23rd Annual Tommy Tant Memorial Surf Classic is ON November 14th-16th at the Flagler Beach Pier with ( very ) limited beach entries still available. There are 19 Divisions with […]

The Comp Report is sponsored by our Friends Of The Porpoise at Wave Riding Vehicles, check out their 2025 board catalogue and more here WRV 2025 Board Catalogue Photos, story and captions by Tom Dugan @tomduganphotos The 40th NKF Rich Salick Surf Festival held October 11th-13th, 2025 at the Cocoa Beach Pier will go down […]