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Beneath the Surface is Lucas Murnaghan's photo book debut and is the culmination of two years of underwater exploration.  Totalling 100 pages, the book includes a foreword by Alan Cumming, preface by the author, personal responses by collaborators and 70 curated images.  Each limited edition of 500 11" x 9" hardcover Smyth sewn bound book is series. 

Shopping for someone else but not sure what to give them? Give them the gift of choice with a Surf the Greats gift card. Customize your dollar value and their card is delivered digitally by email. They can be used for any product storewide — both online and in our shop. Our gift cards have no additional processing fees, never expire, and are always the right size!

To make your gift all the more special, consider adding one of our Surf the Greats Greeting Cards to personalize your gift of stoke.  If you choose this option, we will send you a physical gift card along with the greeting card of your choosing to give to the special someone on your list!

Our gift cards are non-refundable.

A timeless classic, you can never go wrong with Black and White.

Diameter: 4 1/4" 

Vinyl sticker suitable for your surfboard, car, or whatever you can slap it on.

A deeply rendered self-portrait of a lifelong surfer by the acclaimed New Yorker writer

Barbarian Days is William Finnegan’s memoir of an obsession, a complex enchantment. Surfing only looks like a sport. To initiates, it is something else entirely: a beautiful addiction, a demanding course of study, a morally dangerous pastime, a way of life. Raised in California and Hawaii, Finnegan started surfing as a child. He has chased waves all over the world, wandering for years through the South Pacific, Australia, Asia, Africa. A bookish boy, and then an excessively adventurous young man, he went on to become a distinguished writer and war reporter. Barbarian Days takes us deep into unfamiliar worlds, some of them right under our noses—off the coasts of New York and San Francisco. It immerses the reader in the edgy camaraderie of close male friendships annealed in challenging waves.

Finnegan shares stories of life in a whites only gang in a tough school in Honolulu even while his closest friend was a Hawaiian surfer. He shows us a world turned upside down for kids and adults alike by the social upheavals of the 1960s. He details the intricacies of famous waves and his own apprenticeships to them. Youthful folly—he drops LSD while riding huge Honolua Bay, on Maui—is served up with rueful humor. He and a buddy, their knapsacks crammed with reef charts, bushwhack through Polynesia. They discover, while camping on an uninhabited island in Fiji, one of the world’s greatest waves. As Finnegan’s travels take him ever farther afield, he becomes an improbable anthropologist: unpicking the picturesque simplicity of a Samoan fishing village, dissecting the sexual politics of Tongan interactions with Americans and Japanese, navigating the Indonesian black market while nearly succumbing to malaria. Throughout, he surfs, carrying readers with him on rides of harrowing, unprecedented lucidity.

Barbarian Days is an old-school adventure story, an intellectual autobiography, a social history, a literary road movie, and an extraordinary exploration of the gradual mastering of an exacting, little understood art. Today, Finnegan’s surfing life is undiminished. Frantically juggling work and family, he chases his enchantment through Long Island ice storms and obscure corners of Madagascar.

Shreddie, like many of us, likes to get a new board every year. 

5 1/2" x 4 1/4" 

Vinyl sticker suitable for your surfboard, car, or whatever you can slap it on.

A low/mid crown fit, cotton twill, custom 5-Panel camper, featuring a flat bill, nylon woven strapback and our STG classic woven logo. Wanderlust anyone?

One-size-fits-all.

Celebrating one of our most iconic local breaks in collaboration with artist Ellie Curry.

4.25" x 4.25" 

Vinyl sticker suitable for your surfboard, car, or whatever you can slap it on.

Proud to be part of the most inclusive and diverse surfing community in the world.

4.25" x 4.25" 

Vinyl sticker suitable for your surfboard, car, or whatever you can slap it on.

New for this winter, we've created a brand new toque in a variety of colours.  With a subtle Shreddie/STG tag, this toque is guaranteed to keep you warm and stylish in this season while showing your pride for your favourite surf shop.  

+ 100% Ultra Soft Acrylic

MADE IN TORONTO

ACTIVE SOFT - The Active soft plastic is a blend between a firm and soft disc which will always feel more comfortable. Active soft will give a more "Grippy" feel in your hand. This disc has been designed for all skill levels in mind.

This Set Contains:
Active Line Soft Sensei Putter
Active Line Soft Maestro Mid-Range
Active Line Soft Magician Driver

For those that are looking for something a little warmer this winter, we have created our STG Arctic Toque.  Emblazoned with our refreshed logo and created with enough wool to keep you warm without being itchy!  

MADE IN TORONTO

When you talk of surfing in Toronto, the Scarborough Bluffs will come up every time.  We collaborated with Canadian artist Ellie Curry to create this piece so you can show your pride of Great Lake Surfing no matter where you are in the world.  This high quality tote is perfect for your groceries, books, surf accessories or the beach.

Get yours for $12.95 or for only $5 with any orders over $100.

Dimensions

18” W x 15.5” H x 4” D 

• 12 ounce Cotton Canvas 
• Extra strong cross-stitched cotton webbed handles  

100% Natural cotton processed AZO-Free, with no hazardous chemicals

MADE IN TORONTO

No matter how far you wander, you'll always be able to find your way home.

4 1/4" x 3 1/4"

Vinyl sticker suitable for your surfboard, car, or whatever you can slap it on.

When you talk of surfing in Toronto, the Scarborough Bluffs will come up every time.  We collaborated with Canadian artist Ellie Curry to create this piece so you can show your pride of Great Lake Surfing no matter where you are in the world.  This high quality tote is perfect for your groceries, books, surf accessories or the beach.

Get yours for $12.95 or for only $5 with any orders over $100.

Dimensions

18” W x 15.5” H x 4” D 

• 12 ounce Cotton Canvas 
• Extra strong cross-stitched cotton webbed handles  

100% Natural cotton processed AZO-Free, with no hazardous chemicals

MADE IN TORONTO

The Surfing Animals Alphabet Book

by Jonas Claesson.

Learn A - Z (or The ABC) + get stoked on surfing, in case you were not already...

Shreddie has been spotted all over the world but still remains a mysterious yet friendly character. We are excited to offer our first children's t-shirt featuring our friend Shreddie on the front and our logo on the back. Sizes range from 2 to Youth-Large — so fun for the whole family!

Comprised of 50/50 Ring Spun Fine Jersey Poly/Cotton. Coverseams Double Hemmed, Full Cut Crewneck. The perfect T-shirt with side seamed construction for variable widths & greater fit. Manufactured, designed and produced in Toronto, Canada.

• Canadian 9oz-USA 6oz
• Child: 2, 4, 6
• Youth: YS, YM, YL

We have refreshed our logo and are offering a fresh new tee so that you and your little buddy can match!

Sizes range from 2 to Youth-Large — so fun for the whole family!

Comprised of 50/50 Ring Spun Fine Jersey Poly/Cotton. Coverseams Double Hemmed, Full Cut Crewneck. The perfect T-shirt with side seamed construction for variable widths & greater fit. Manufactured, designed and produced in Toronto, Canada.

• Canadian 9oz-USA 6oz
• Child: 2, 4, 6
• Youth: YS, YM, YL

Shreddie has a funny way of popping up in all sorts of places, and here he is on your next rash guard. This crop top is made to soften and look better as it ages —  your biggest challenge is going to be not wearing it everyday. 

This shirt is manufactured in LA, and designed and printed right here in T.O. Surf City.

Specifications

• Relaxed fit
• Crew neck
• Mid weight, 5.3 oz/yd² 
• 100% combed cotton (marles 15% viscose)
• Short body, dropped shoulders, neck ribbing, side seamed, shoulder to shoulder tape, double needle hems, preshrunk to minimize shrinkage
  

We are proud to be Canadian and proud to support surfing from coast to coast and every lake and river in between. When you wear this shirt you will not only be looking fresh and be protected from the sun, you will be showing your national pride. Perfect to use as a rash guard while surfing, a sun shirt while on the beach or in the water, or wear it for your next run or Tidal Flow class! 

Each shirt features UPF 50+ sun protection and we've added a convenient elastic loop at the bottom hem to fasten down to your shorts.

Designed and produced in Toronto, Canada — 6.3-oz, 100% polyester jersey with wicking technology.

No matter how far you wander you'll always be able to find your way home.  Our new Coordinates Tee lets you show off your love of surf in this classic black graphic tee.  

FEATURES

• Relaxed fit
• Crew neck
• Heavy weight, 6.5 oz/yd², 22-singles
• Neck ribbing, side seamed, shoulder to shoulder tape, double-needle hems, preshrunk to minimize shrinkage

MATERIALS

• 100% combed cotton

This shirt is manufactured in LA, and designed and printed right here in T.O. Surf City

We are proud to be Canadian and proud to support surfing from coast to coast and every lake and river in between. When you wear this shirt you will not only be looking fresh and be protected from the sun, you will be showing your national pride. Perfect for to use as a rash guard while surfing, a sun shirt while on the beach or in the water, or wear it for your next run or Tidal Flow class! 

Each shirt features UPF 50+ sun protection and we've added a convenient elastic loop at the bottom hem to fasten down to your shorts.

Designed and produced in Toronto, Canada — 6.3-oz, 100% polyester jersey with wicking technology.

Mini Mavs • Scarborough Bluffs • Toronto, Canada

Created in collaboration with artist Ellie Curry.

This greeting card is the perfect way to packaged and add a personalized touch to a Surf the Greats Gift Card.

5”x7”. Blank Inside. Printed locally on 14pt uncoated paper. 

Includes envelope.

Edition of 100

When you talk of surfing in Toronto, the Scarborough Bluffs will come up every time.  We collaborated with Canadian artist Ellie Curry to create this piece so you can show your pride of Great Lake Surfing no matter where you are in the world.  This high quality tote is perfect for your groceries, books, surf accessories or the beach.

Get yours for $9.95 or for only $3 with any orders over $100.

Dimensions

16” W x 14” H

• 12 ounce Cotton Canvas 
• Extra strong cross-stitched cotton webbed handles 

100% Natural cotton processed AZO-Free, with no hazardous chemicals

MADE IN TORONTO