Dispatches from the water — guides, stories, and what is going on in the world of surfing.https://harper.surf/enhttps://harper.surf/news/raglan-wind-right-size-wrong/https://harper.surf/news/raglan-wind-right-size-wrong/The CT's first New Zealand stop opens Friday at Manu Bay. The wind is right all week. The swell isn't, until size finally arrives in the last 36 hours, in 23 knots from the west.Wed, 13 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTfred@harper.surf (Fred)https://harper.surf/news/video-of-the-week-dane-reynolds-chapter-11/https://harper.surf/news/video-of-the-week-dane-reynolds-chapter-11/A look inside Chapter 11, the Ventura clubhouse Dane Reynolds runs with his friends. No soul-surfer talk, just packing orders and pulling shirts off a screen-printing rig.Wed, 06 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTfred@harper.surf (Fred)https://harper.surf/news/five-surf-trips-from-europe/https://harper.surf/news/five-surf-trips-from-europe/When the home break dies, five trips that fix the gap. Short-haul winter pivots, long-haul dry-season swaps, and the once-trip at the end.Mon, 04 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTfred@harper.surf (Fred)https://harper.surf/news/video-of-the-week-yago-dora-skinny-goat-bells/https://harper.surf/news/video-of-the-week-yago-dora-skinny-goat-bells/Episode 15 of Yago Dora's Skinny Goat. The reigning world champ rolls into Bells for round one of the title defence.Wed, 29 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTfred@harper.surf (Fred)https://harper.surf/news/snapper-rocks-on/https://harper.surf/news/snapper-rocks-on/Snapper Rocks is the start of the Superbank, a sand-pumped point that needs the right swell, the right period, and the right wind. Here's the recipe, with the next five days on the Gold Coast as the live read.Tue, 28 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTfred@harper.surf (Fred)https://harper.surf/news/margaret-river-pro-2026-pittar-peterson/https://harper.surf/news/margaret-river-pro-2026-pittar-peterson/George Pittar takes down Toledo, Dora, Ferreira and Medina to claim his first CT win. Lakey Peterson edges Luana Silva for her seventh. And the whole thing nearly turned on a no-call back in Round Two.Sun, 26 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTfred@harper.surf (Fred)https://harper.surf/news/video-of-the-week-february-knost-on-earth/https://harper.surf/news/video-of-the-week-february-knost-on-earth/It's happening. Every Wednesday, one surf clip worth your ten minutes. Kicking off with Mikey February and Alex Knost, On Earth.Wed, 22 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTfred@harper.surf (Fred)https://harper.surf/news/margaret-river-pro-2026-quarterfinals/https://harper.surf/news/margaret-river-pro-2026-quarterfinals/Men's draw cut to the quarters, contest on standby, and a monster SW pulse due to peak Tuesday before the Wednesday restart.Mon, 20 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTfred@harper.surf (Fred)https://harper.surf/news/how-to-read-a-surf-forecast/https://harper.surf/news/how-to-read-a-surf-forecast/Five numbers (height, period, direction, wind, power) and what they actually tell you before you paddle out.Sun, 19 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTfelipe@harper.surf (Felipe)