Surfer (magazine)

Surfer
Surfer Magazine Cover April, 2011
EditorTodd Prodanovich
CategoriesSports magazine
FrequencyMonthly
Total circulation
(2014)
96,402[1]
FounderJohn Severson
Founded1962 (1962)
Final issue2020 (print)
CompanyThe Arena Group
CountryUnited States
Based inCarlsbad, California
LanguageEnglish
Websitewww.surfer.com
ISSN0039-6036

Surfer is an American quarterly magazine periodical focused on surfing and surf culture, founded in 1962 by noted surfer, writer, photographer, artist and humorist John Severson (1933–2017).[2][3] The magazine went on hiatus from 2020 until August 2024.

Surfer began as a quarterly publication, then a bi-monthly, subsequently becoming a monthly.[3] When Severson sold Surfer in the late 1960s to For Better Living,[4] the magazine had around 100,000 active world-wide subscribers.[2]

The magazine changed ownership and management numerous times over its history. American Media (AMI) purchased the magazine in 2019[5] from TEN: Publishing, a division of Adventure Sports Network (ASN).

The magazine's last editor-in-chief was Todd Prodanovich and its photo editor was Grant Ellis.

  1. ^ "CONSUMER MAGAZINES - SEARCH RESULTS". Alliance for Audited Media. June 30, 2014. Archived from the original on December 23, 2014. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
  2. ^ a b Goldstein, Richard (May 29, 2017). "John Severson, trailblazer of surf media and culture, dies". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved May 30, 2017.
  3. ^ a b Magazine Publishing. Clinton Gilkie. p. 16. GGKEY:84J4SXB4BU6.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference capistrano was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "American Media buys Surfer Magazine". Surfing Today. February 4, 2019.