Surf Report

Conditions, still flat this morning with an occasional bump. Look for swell to build the next few days. Winds are SSW 5-10mph. High tide is 1030am and low is around 500pm. Cold, Rain and Snow on the weather forecast "I don't wanna be treated this old way,"GD.

REMINDER winter wet suit deal, O'Neill Heat, 6/5/4 boots and gloves all for $399. KILLA DEAL.

Will update report as conditions improve. Also check back with us for the Zapstix year and review. See you in the water!

Zapstix crew/Patrick

surf report

Conditions, are flat today. Winds are 15-25mph out of the west and super gusty. High tide 930am and low is around 400pm. Look for swell to pick up in the next couple of days. See you in the water!

Zapstix crew/Patrick

surf report

Conditions, Knee high+ and clean. High tide is 830am, lows around 300pm. Winds are strong WNW 25-35mph, super gusty.. Keep your eye on it for surf able swell. See you the water!

Zapstix crew/Patrick

Conditions, are shoulder+ on sets. High tide is 745am while low tide is around 245pm. The winds are calm and the morning sickness should level out. Go get some, no friends on a wave day!

Winter wet suit deal O'neill Heat 6/5/4 boots and gloves $399 sick deal!

see you in the water!
Zapstix crew/Patrick

surf report

Conditions, are head high plus and super messy. High tide is 645am and low is around 145pm. Winds are ESE 20+mph, real gusty. Water temps remain in the 40's, while the air temp is 45 degrees. Keep your eye on the winds, they could switch SW this afternoon and make for a fun session. See you in the water!

Zapstix crew/Patrick

Surf Report

Surf conditions today... chest high plus and building, little choppy. Winds are NE 10-20+ mph. Windshield temperature in the 20's, water temp is in the 40's. Low tide is at 12:30pm and high tide is at 6:30pm. Dress appropriate because the conditions are tough out there, be careful and use extra care.

Reminder: O'Neill winter wetsuit deal 6/5/4 boots and gloves ALL for $399.

Zapstix Crew/Patrick

surf repot

Surf conditions are waist high plus, little bumpy... maybe a little bigger on the sets. Low tide is 11:30am and high tide is at 5:30pm. Winds are light right now. Nice day out there, go catch some merry waves.

Thanks everyone for coming out Wednesday night.

Merry Christmas!!!

Zapstix Crew/Patrick

Zapstix Party

Tonight's Zapstix Movie Premiere "Patience" and after party with Before the Crash and Pat Hall and Friends: Matt Hendrick, Mike Miksus, and Zac Field... Special Guest Ian Hendrick.

Cover charge $5 and Raffle Tickets $1. Give aways from Zapstix Surf Shop, bern, ERGO, West, Sports Massage Pro, Rip Curl and more! All donations will go towards the Linda Novak Paugh Fund to help under privileged kids learn how to surf.


Hope to see you tonight... if not have a safe and Happy Holiday!

Zapstix Crew/Patrick

surf report

Conditions, There's a bump today, knee high on sets and super clean. Winds are W 10-20mph. Low tide is 10:4o am and high tide is 4:40pm. Water temps are still in the 40's and air temps remain in the 20's. Will update later today. Grab your LB and go for a surf! "I come from top the mountain baby, where the people go to pray," PH. See you in the water!

Zapstix crew/Patrick

surf report

conditions, small and clean LB waves today. Winds are consistent out of the WNW 15-25mph. Low tide 930am and highs around 330pm. Water temps remain in the 40's and air temps are in the 20's. Should be some swell on the way, keep on it!

Come check thing s out Wednesday, Stage 2 cinema pub Amesbury, Ma

see you in the water!
Zapstix crew/PH

surf report

Conditions are waist to chest+ on the sets. Low tide is 8:38am and high is around 2:30pm this afternoon. Winds are WNW 15-20mph . There's a little bit of wind chill today, so wear the appropriate gear and be safe. Go get some waves and surrender to the flow!

Zapstix premier and after party Wednesday December 23, 2009 Stage 2 cinema pub, Amesbury Ma,

Come check us out, see you in the water!

Zapstix crew/Patrick

New boards in from Bing... come check out the Bing Karma, usually this board is a single fin but this one is in a three fin set up. 8 Foot long with a sanded finish. These boards are killer... good fun, shaped board for catching a lot of waves. Also the JC Flow Master LB rocks in good size waves... these are 9 feet and 2 3/4... boards are real "turny" and super fun. All sorts of short boards from JC and Surf Prescriptions. New T-Shirts and Flannels in from O'Neill. Reef Winter Hats, Sweatshirts and Long Sleeve T's. Come on down... Christmas is almost here!!!

Don't forget to grab our boy Luke Thorpes film...

Sounds of Waves - $35

This movie won "Best Music" at the California Surf Film Festival this past fall. The film has killer music and great surfers like Donovan Frankenrieter, Shane Dorian and Damion Wills surfing all over the world. Three disc set includes: blue ray dvd, standard dvd and the soundtrack cd. Sick deal and great holiday gift for the musician surfer.

".... this movie should be in your DVD player today. Sounds of Waves is an independent gem that has a great vibe and a cool message."
-Transworld Surf

Check out the new trailer to the film below...

Zapstix Crew/Patrick

surf report

Conditions are knee to waist high and building. Low tide is at 830am and high is around 248 pm. Winds are North 20-30mph Super gusty. Once the wind switches, we should have some fun surf. "I'm going where those chilly winds don't blow,"GD. Check back with us for updates. See you in the water!

Zapstix crew/PH

Zapstix Surf Shop Party December 23rd

Come check out Zapstix Movie Premiere "Patience" and after party with Before the Crash and Pat Hall and Friends: Matt Hendrick, Mike Miksus, and Zac Field... Special Guest Ian Hendrick.

Cover charge $5 and Raffle Tickets $1. Give aways from Zapstix Surf Shop, bern, ERGO, West, Sports Massage Pro, Rip Curl and more! All donations will go towards the Linda Novak Paugh Fund to help under privileged kids learn how to surf.

Poster Photos Credit: Kristin Burchsted. Check out her site: kristinburchstedphotography.com

Conditions, there's a little bump out there today 1-2ft and clean. Expect winds to switch NE at some point toady. High tide is 130pm and lows around 830pm. Snow, wind and waves are on the way, sick! Be sure to wear appropriate gear out as this time can be dangerous. Weather is no joke. Look for more updates this afternoon. "Run me out in the cold,rain and snow,"GD. See you in the water!

Zapstix crew/Patrick

surf report

Conditions are flat once again today. Winds are WNW 10+mph. High tide is around 1230pm and low is 7pm. Look for swell to start to build tomorrow and bring in some descent surf for a couple days. Will update forecast and shop happenings later.

Special thanks to everyone who donated product and took part in last nights event. We raised about $700 dollars with the raffle. Gussy, Brian and Eric you guys rock. Thanks for all your help. See you in the water!

Zapstix crew/Patrick

surf report

Conditions are flat today, winds are WNW 20-30+mph. High tide is around 12pm and low tide is 630pm. The sea smoke this morning looked killer coming off the ocean. Stay warm today and keep a watch on the surf report as a storm is approaching from the south.

The Rock Fish in Newburyport, MA will be hosting its Christmas party tonight. The proceeds from the raffle will be donated to Zapstix and the Linda Novak Paugh fund to help under privileged kids learn to surf. Give aways from Zaptix, Bern, Latitudes gym and more. Come help support, see you in the water

Zapstix Crew/Patrick

Condition are 1-2ft range. Winds are WNW 15-25mph with super heavy gust. High tide is 11am and low tide is around 530pm. Tempatures are starting to drop, so be prepared and wear the rite gear out there. See you in the water

Zapstix crew/Patrick

surf report

Conditions are 1-2', knee high. High tide is around 10am and low tide is 420pm! Winds are out of the south 5mph. Winds should turn wsw this afternoon. Grab your long board and catch some waves. Our boys in Morocco will be back soon, safe travels and we'll see you on the 23rd. Can't wait to hear the stories! See you in the water.

Zapstix Crew/THE DON

surf report

Conditions, We have a small bump out there today. High tide is 930am and low tide is around 4pm. Winds are out of the west 5mph. Looks like the swell will be small to flat for the next few days. Stay in shape and hope for some kind of weather or low pressure to pop. Check back with us later for shop news! See you in the water.

zapstix crew/Patrick

Zapstix Show

surf report & news

Conditions are flat today. There is a chance of a bump showing up tomorrow, I guess we'll have to wait and see what happens. We've had a pretty good run of surf for a number of weeks, its gotta go flat sometimes! Grab a SUP and go for a paddle to stay in shape for up coming swell.


This Thursday coming December 17th, the Rock Fish in Newburyport will be having its annual Christmas party and raffle. The proceeds from the raffle will go to Zapstix to benefit under privileged kids to learn how to surf. This is very cool of the Rock Fish to make this contribution. Thanks Jeff, Jay Caswell and Gussy for making this happen.


Reminder, Zapstix will be having its 3rd movie premier of the season on December 23rd. There will be many give aways from Zapstix, Bern, Ergo, West, Rip Curl, Dragon and more. Live music from Before the Crash and Pat Hall and Friends Matt Hendrick, Mike Miksus, Zach Field and special guest Ian Hendrick. This show is a must see as the bands are very talented.

Zapstix Crew/Patrick

surf report

Conditions are flat once again today. High tide is at 7am and low is at 1pm. The winds are breezy and out of the west. Look for swell to improve on Tuesday into Wednesday. Air temperatures are in the 20's. Brutal New England conditions have returned and its only December 12. Plane ticket please! The good news is we only have 3 months to go before it starts to warm up, Ha ha. Come see us in the shop and check out or killer winter deals. "Once in a while you get shown the light, in the strangest of places if you look at right," GD. See you in the water.

Zapstix crew/Patrick

Surf report

Conditions are flat today. High tide was at 6am and low is around 12pm. Wind are strong out of the west 15-30mph. Ill update report and shop news later on today. Thanks to every one who came out to support the Zapstix family. We are a core shop with a great bunch of core supporters like you. Keep the faith alive!

zapstix crew/Patrick

surf report

Condition are head high an building storm surf. Low tide is 11am and high tide around 5pm. Winds are strong out of the east 25-30mph. Look for conditions to improve the next couple of days. There should be surf through the weekend. See you in the water!

Zapstix crew/Patrick

REMINDER winter wet suit deal O'neill 6/5/4/ Heat, boots and gloves all for $399. If your already suited for the winter, make sure to tell your friend's about this deal. Its a killer deal! Stop by the shop and grab a gift certificate for your favorite surfer. Great stocking stuffer is "Sound of Waves" dvd from Monumental films. This film is about music, people and surfing around the world. "A must have," Trans world surf magazine. Plus the film maker Luke Thorpe is a friend of Zapstix. Help support the film and the shop. peace out!

surf report

Conditions are basically flat. Winds are out of the west 5mph. Low tide is 10am and high is around 4pm. We have a storm moving in on us that may drop 3-5" of snow. Look for surf to build and clean up in the next few days. See you in the water.

Zapstix crew/PH

Christmas Party 2009

surf report

Conditions are knee to waist and clean lines. Low tide is 9am and high is around 3pm. Tides are super high and low. Winds are south west 5mph. I just took a walk on the beach with the dogs and its a beautiful day out there. Catch some waves for Zapstix. Thanks everyone for your thoughts and concerns. See you in the water.

Zapstix Crew/Patrick

Surf Report

Conditions are waist+ and clean. Low tide was at 8am and high is at 2:15pm. Welcome back to surfing in New England... trucking through the snow! Surrender to the flow. Go get a couple for the Zapstix Crew, we need your positive thinking.

Zapstix Crew/Patrick

surf report

Conditions are basically flat, 1ft at best. Low tide 7am and high tide is around 1pm. winds are NNE 10-15mph. Look for swell to improve the next couple of days. Winter weather advisory in affect 3-5 inches of snow possible. Are you ready for snow? I'm not.

Zapstix crew/Patrick

surf report

Conditions are waist high and clean. This swell will fade, so get on it ASAP. High tide is 1215pm and low tide is around 7pm. Winds are out of the west 10mph. I hope every one got some waves yesterday. That wind was narly. Wasn't it? Small swell should be around for the weekend, I'll keep you updated. See you in the water!

Zapstix crew/Patrick

2009 Christmas Party

JC long boards

JC flow master's in stalk. These boards are really sick performance LBs and also the choice of Zapstix team riders. Picture above is Patrick Hall getting it done on the flow master at local break.

surf report

Rainy and stormy conditions growing to the head high range. Winds are south east 10-20mph for now. Look for winds to switch south west this afternoon and eventually turn west by dark. Stay on this swell as wave size diminishes to waist high tomorrow. Details remain sketchy for the weekend but their should be small surf around. High tide is 1130am and low tide is around 545pm. See you in the water.

Zapstix crew/patrick

surf report

Conditions remain flat today. high tide 1030am low tide 5pm. Surf should build for Thursday into Friday. Keep your eye on the swell for breaks to start working. Also their could be good size in these waves, in the head high plus range. I hope it all works out and we have couple days of fun surf, Sick!

Zapstix Crew/patrick

surf report

Surf is 1 ft, and winds are out of the wsw 5-10mph. high tide is around 10am and low is 430pm. Look for swell to pick up Thursday into Friday. Will update when more information becomes available. Monster storm on the way, sick.

Shop hours are 10-6 Monday to Sunday. Winter wet suit deal, O'neil 6/5/4/ heat, boots and gloves all for $399. Remember you saw it here first and tell all your friends. This is a great deal to stay in the water all winter long. Also in stock Rip Curl wet suits boots and gloves. We have new boards in stock from Surf prescriptions, Bing and JC. See you in the water Zapstix crew/Patrick