The Full Story
SAMEWAVE started from our need to connect with other female surfers in a sport that was mainly male dominated.
We were surfing by ourselves. Loving surfing deeply. But craving that connection with other women who felt the same. Because surfing is amazing. It gives us joy, freedom, connection to nature, and purpose. But it also has its moments of frustration, those moments of “why am I doing this” that we all know too well.
Nowadays, more and more women are in the water, and we absolutely love seeing this. But it used to be very different. So we thought. Why not bring together women from Byron Bay who were surfing alone and go on a surf trip down the coast together?
That is how it started in 2021.
With our very first trip to the Coffs Harbour area.
And what grew from there was almost inevitable.
20
SURF TRIPS
173
WOMEN
10
LOCATIONS
The connection that happens when women gather together is hard to explain until you feel it yourself.
There is something powerful about it.
Confidence shifts. Support becomes natural. You feel less alone.
Limitless women together have the power to change the world.
And it might sound cliché, but we believe it fully.
And let us tell you something. We didn't know how important we are to each other until we started this.
Many of the solid friendships we have in our lives now exist because of these trips.
We would not change a thing. And that is why we keep going.
Even when it is hard. Even when it takes endless work behind the scenes to make things happen.
Because it is simply so worth it.
From the beginning, we always had our vision clear:
To bring together women who already surf. To create connection, belonging, and support.
And to improve our surfing with expert female coaches while travelling and chasing the right waves.
That is why we are a collective.
And that is SAMEWAVE.
“What the world needs is masses of women who are entirely out of control”
Glennon Doyle