Afrosurf - New wave of African surfing

Africa has always had the waves and the first known account of surfing was written in the 1640s in what is now Ghana. However, it is only recently that surfing has been re-established here with the sport and its associated street culture being adopted as an inspiring means of self- expression by a growing number of young people. This past and present is documented in Afrosurf, a 300-page art book full of amazing, photography and articles that combine to tell the “untold story of African surf culture”. With Atlantic Ocean waves hitting its thousands of miles of coastline, West Africa plays a big part in the book. Surfing in Ghana, Nigeria, Liberia and Sierra Leone comes under the spotlight with amazing images of local surfers taking to the West African waves, as you can see here. Afrosurf was published by African surf brand Mami Wata, which takes its name from the water spirit venerated in many regions across the continent, and all profits from the book go to African surf therapy organisations Waves For Change and Surfers Not Street Children. To order your copy, go to mamiwatasurf.com