The Surfing Collection in the SDSU Library's Special Collections & University Archives has several major surf magazines dating back to 1963. Some of the magazines, such as Surfing, are cataloged and linked below. The SCUA department is in process of updating the records to reflect all of the holdings, and the magazines currently in the collection without catalog records are as follows: Acetone Mag (issue 2 and 3), Action Sports Retailer (1989, 1995), Adrenalin (2004), Alma Surf (2004-2005), Australia's Surfing Life (1990-1992), Australia's Longboarding Magazine (1998-2002), Automatic Magazine (1999), Beach Break News (2005-2006), Bodyboard International Magazine (1995), California surfers (1998), California Wave (1995), Carbon (2004), Chick (1998-2000), Deep (1996-2000), EMOCEAN (Issue 1 -Current), Fluir (Brazil) (1996-2002), Fluir Especial Girls (2001), Fluir Guia de Pranchas (Shape Guide) (2002), Foam (2004-2006), Free Surf (Hawaii) (2004), Gulf Coast Surf (2003), H2O (1999-2001), Hapa Magazine (Japan) (1995-1996), Hardcore (Brazil) (1995-1996), Heavywater (2005-2007), Hub (issue 12), International Surfing (1967-1973), Longboard Magazine (1995-2007), Longboard Quarterly (1993-1995), Longboarder (1993-1994), Longboarder (New Zealand's Own) (1998), Lower Powered (issues 1-2), Makai Ocean Lifestyle Magazine (2005), Mona Lisa's Magazine (issue 1), Ocean Sports International (1985), PIT Bodyboard Magazine (1996-1999), Planeta Surf (2004-2005), Plow Snowboard Magazine (v. 2.5), Rage (1995-1996), Riptide (1995), SG - Surf/Snow/Skate Girl (2005), Shorebreak, The (2005), Skim (issue 14), Snowboard Life (1996), Soul Surf (1996), Surf (1977), Surf Adventures (n.1-2), Surf Europe (2201), Surf Expo (1996), Surf Portugal (1996-2002), Surf Session (Le Magazine Francais Du Surf) (1989-2000), Surfaholic (Japan) (1995-1997), SURFER (1963-2006), Surfers (Germany) (1995-2002), Surfer Girl (1998), Surfer Travel Report (1999), Surfing Magazine's Bodyboarding (1985-1998), Surfing World Magazine (1978), Surfos (2004), Surfshot (2003-2006), Surftrip Journal (Japan) (1998), Surferwriter's Quarterly (1994), Swami's Surfing Association Newsletter (2001), Swell (1989), Tiare Girl (2003-2004), Transworld Snowboarding (1995-1996), Trip Surf (France) (1995-1997), Wahine (1995-2001), Water (2002), Wave Action Surf Magazine (1998), Wavelength (2001), Wet (2006), Wind (1998), Womens Surf Style Magazine (WSSN) (2005-2007)
The SDSU Library is also expanding this collection to include skateboarding magazines through a partnership with the
Look Back Library. Through this partnership we have recently accepted nearly complete runs of Skateboarder Magazine, Transworld Skateboarding, and the Skateboard Mag as well a majority of Thrasher Magazine issues from 2000 to the present, with a few additional 90s issues, and this donation is currently being processed.
Any question regarding the library's physical surf and skate magazine holdings and/or access should be forwarded the
Special Collections & University Archives department.