Riverbreak » mainstream https://riverbreak.com The River Surf Magazine Wed, 04 Mar 2026 15:01:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 River Surfing – Going Mainstream? https://riverbreak.com/news/stories/river-surfing-going-mainstream/ https://riverbreak.com/news/stories/river-surfing-going-mainstream/#comments Thu, 14 Jun 2018 08:52:45 +0000 Alex Mauer http://riverbreak.com/?p=15162 Its hard for me to understand why river surfing hasn’t gone as main stream as ocean surfing. Surfing is the art of riding river waves. It doesn’t matter where you chose to surf or what you chose to surf on. Surfing is surfing. Why hasn’t any river surfers been recognized by mainstream surf companies? River surfing opens the sport

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]]> Its hard for me to understand why river surfing hasn’t gone as main stream as ocean surfing. Surfing is the art of riding river waves. It doesn’t matter where you chose to surf or what you chose to surf on. Surfing is surfing.

Why hasn’t any river surfers been recognized by mainstream surf companies? River surfing opens the sport up to so many more people. There are definitely more people who live next to rivers than the coast. Yet there is no validation given to any of the river surfers by mainstream surf companies.

I don’t understand. Surfers dream of discovering new waves and surfing an uncrowned lineup. With river surfing you can discover or build new waves. You can almost always find an uncrowned wave to rip on. Take my video for example. The wave isn’t the best but there is no one else in the line up

What do you think?

  • Will river surfing ever be accepted by mainstream surfing?
  • Do you even want it to?
  • Why do you think it hasn’t been accepted?

Comment below and share your thoughts!

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