Top 5 Surf Movies 2024

Surf movies have been a key part of surf culture, with filmmakers looking to capture the stoke of surfing, travel and more. Whether watching on a big screen at a surf film festival or on your mobile whist travelling to work, these movies provide you with the chance to escape to far-flung places on the planet and inspire you for your next surf adventure.

In this article we take a look at the top 5 'full length surf movies' that have been uploaded to YouTube in 2024, based on the number of views they have had.  

Calypte - a sailing and surfing voyage (1.6m views)

Two friends - Torren Martyn and Aiyana Powell - borrowed a 35ft sailing boat 'Calypte' and with almost zero sailing experience set off with a final destination of Eastern Indonesia to deliver the boat.

This is a year-long expedition in search of waves in the Indian Ocean, which includes challenges along the way. 

Place Of Thorns - The Story of Puerto Escondido (735K views)

This movie tells the story of one of the world's most incredible waves - Puerto Escondido. Tracing its history, from the first discovery by surfers to the bustling destination it has now become.

It features some of the best swells and rides ever documented. Featuring: Coco Nogales, Shane Dorian, Bianca Valenti, Greg Long, Matt Bromley, Nathan Florence, Quetzal Estrada, Jeff Divine, Craig Peterson and others.

MOTEL HELL (503k views)

Motel Hell is surreal, trippy and packed with great surfing. It follows Harry Bryant's as he travels through remote Australia, Morocco, Ireland, Namibia and Indonesia.

Is he dreaming? Is this reality? Who knows, but he does rip! Also featuring Wade Goodall, Eithan Osbourne, Dion Agius and Brit charger Tom Lowe, pus many more.

Zipper (308K views)

A Monster and Stab collab, starring Chippa Wilson and a host of surfing mates including Filipe Toledo, Harry Bryant, Bobby Martinez, Dion Agius, Taro Watanabe and Eithan Osbourne.

As Stab describes it: "It is about high-performance surfing in far-flung places. It is about art and music and people."

The Salt Trail - The true meaning of surf travel (195K views)

From award-winning filmmaker, Mark Waters comes his debut fully self funded feature film The Salt Trail. This visual gem is a sensory and cinematic masterpiece that takes us on a voyage and delves into the true meaning of surf travel.

Journeying through Indonesia from the crowded points of Bali to the isolation of The Mentawai islands, this film captures the joys and the pains of exploration, and the rewards that will stay with you long after the journey is over. It is a film to stir the soul and stoke the wanderlust and, showcasing some deepest, sweetest tube rides, it'll have you packing your bags for your own Indian Ocean voyage of discovery.

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We hope you get the chance to check these out and hope they keep fuelling the stoke, especially when it's dark, cold and flat out there.