35 Surfing Coloring Pages - Free!

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Drawing of a surfer colored by Coloring Together — Colored by the Coloring Together artists. See gallery.

Did you see the surfer we colored for you? We worked hard to show how happy this girl is to grab her surfboard and ride the wildest waves she can find. Do you think we did a good job? We have no doubt that with your skills you could achieve much better things.

After a long voyage across the oceans, at Coloring Together we managed to gather the best surfing coloring images, with which you'll be able to enjoy the experience of conquering the wildest waves while improving as an artist.

With your favorite glitter pens you can make your waves and your board shine with the hatching technique. Remember that if you add shadows to your drawings you'll achieve an incredible 3D effect, where you'll almost be able to smell the sea and the waves your surfer is riding.

Once you've finished, would you like to show off your surfer? If your answer is yes, send us a photo! On our page there's always room to show off the works of the little artists who follow us to improve their skills every day.

With nothing more to say, you'd better start looking for your coloring supplies. We don't want the waves to carry off the surfing coloring pages, they promise fun while you ride waves of colors, gradients and shades that only you can achieve.

Surfing coloring pages

Why color surfing pictures?

Surfing is a water sport in which the athlete rides the face of a moving wave on a board. Although it may not seem like it, the surfer only spends 8% of their time in the water actually surfing, since they spend more time waiting for waves or paddling.

The origin of this sport dates back to pre-Columbian times in Peru, where there were vessels called "caballitos de totora", which resembled today's surfboards. It was from the 20th century onward that it began to become popular in California, United States.

Since we know you're a big fan of this sport, at Coloring Together we've taken a journey across the stormiest seas to bring you the best surfing coloring images, so you can enjoy this interesting activity while improving as an artist.

Once you start coloring, you'll notice that beside each of the surfing coloring pages we've left a little fun fact, with which you'll be able to get more familiar with this fun water sport. Are you already excited to start? Excellent! It's time to ride these waves.

Learn while coloring Surfing

There are around 35 million surfers all over the world.
The continent where surfing is most practiced is America, with more than 13.5 million surfers.
The first surfing championship in history was held in 1928, in Corona del Mar, California (USA).
The record for the largest wave ever surfed is 24.38 meters, conquered by the Brazilian Rodrigo Koxa.
The record for the largest wave ever surfed by a woman is debated between Justine Dupont and Maya Gabeira, both surfing around 20.72 meters.
The largest number of people who have ridden a single surfboard is 66. This record was set in 2015 in Huntington Beach, California. The board was 12 meters long and weighed 589 kilos.
Gary Saavedra broke the record for the longest distance wave surfed in open water, covering 66.47 km while following a wave-making boat.
The speed record in surfing is held by the Australian Mick Fanning, who registered a top speed of 39.1 km/h surfing at Snapper Rocks, Australia.
The most expensive surfboard in the world is the Rampart, which has a value exceeding one million dollars. This board is made with Paulownia wood and Kahitake tree wood so it has a light weight and can reach great speeds.
3 hours and 55 minutes is the longest time anyone has managed to surf a wave. This record was set by Gary Saavedra, while following a non-static wave created artificially by a boat.
The first surfing championship in Europe was held in France, in the Biarritz region, where the sport arrived in the early 1960s.
If you think surfing originated in Hawaii, you're wrong! Surfing originated in Peru before the arrival of the Spanish.
Donald Detlof is the biggest surfboard collector in the world, with more than 800 boards of different styles. At first, he began collecting them to keep them from being destroyed, but soon the locals would leave the boards they no longer used at his door.
Believe it or not, it's also possible to surf in rivers. However, it's only possible to surf at certain times of the year, when the river currents create reverse flows that allow waves to form.
In Huntington Beach, California, a dog surfing competition is held annually to raise money for animal welfare organizations. The dogs are judged on their confidence in front of the waves and how long they stay on the boards.
The first Englishwoman to surf was the well-known writer Agatha Christie, around the 1920s.
Although it may seem tempting, tsunamis cannot be surfed, since the waves gain too much speed, which makes them impossible to ride. In addition, in many cases, more than waves, they're formations of foam, which means they have little or no control over their path.
The wax used as an anti-slip on surfboards was discovered by Alfred Gallant, who noticed that when his mother waxed the floor with paraffin, it became slip-resistant. So he decided to apply it on surfboards when he saw that it had the same effect.
Although the Beach Boys are associated with surfing, the members of this band never practiced this sport.
Great white sharks tend to have a fixation on surfers, since they confuse the shape of the surfboard with seals or sea lions.