About the club

In 1905, a teenager named Duke Kahanamoku and his friends began to gather under a hau (lowland) tree at Waikiki beach. Duke and his friends, who spent their days surfing, later created their own surfing club, Hui Nalu, or "The Club of the Waves." By this time, the missionaries' influence over the island had begun to decline, freeing up an avenue for the reintroduction of surfing in Hawaii. Duke and his friends later became known as the famous "Beach Boys of Waikiki" and are credited with the rebirth of surfing in Hawaii.

Club Of The Waves is an international surfing, surf art & culture site, it profiles surf artists & photographers from around the world including artist interviews, tutorials and debates. It documents the history & culture of surfing and much more. And our forums provide a means of surfers and all people interested in surfing, art & culture from different parts of the world to communicate and share ideas and thoughts.

Surf Art & Photography

This site gives surf inspired artists and photographers the chance to showcase and promote their work. COTW understands how important it is for artists and photographers to get their work out there and seen. This site gives them just that opportunity! So if you are a surf artist, photographer, sculptor, illustrator (etc...) or you know one, get in touch... spread the stoke!

Birth date?

This site was launched in April 2006.

Free membership

To get updates on major happenings or exciting new features, join up to the club, by simply filling in your email address and your world location in the form to the top right of the page. This is very EASY, QUICK and FREE... Or alternatively for updates, join COTW on Facebook and MySpace (links below), or check out the COTW blog: 'Surfing Art Culture'.

COTW hopes you enjoy this site!

We (COTW and all the featured artists, photographers and contributors) hope you enjoy our surf club as much as we enjoyed putting it together. And if you have any comments or suggestions, then please don't hesitate to inform us, that is the best way in which we will grow as a community.

Peace.