Surfing news roundup - July 31, 2025

This week, the surfing world actually delivered—fun, weird, and even a little heartwarming news. I know, I’m shocked too.

🧱 First up: Maui’s turning surf trash into literal treasure. A company called Surf Block Maui is recycling leftover EPS foam from surfboard shaping into actual building blocks—ones being used in local homes, including wildfire rebuilds. It’s genius, it’s sustainable, and it’s giving surfboard waste a second life that doesn’t end in a landfill.

🐶 Then we head to SoCal, where the Surf Dog Surf-A-Thon returns this September. Dogs on surfboards, costumes, lessons, and fundraising? Sign us (and our pups) up.

🌊 Over in Huntington Beach, 66 surfers piled onto a 42-foot surfboard and rode it for 12 seconds to set a new Guinness World Record. Honestly, it’s the most beautiful kind of chaos.

🎅 And finally: Surfing Santas in New Jersey. Yes, Christmas in July is real. Yes, there were candy canes. And yes, it was for charity.

No celebrity PR updates here—just dogs, blocks, and holiday chaos on surfboards. You’re welcome.