Lifestyle Mirror

What better time to take up surfing than in the summer when you’re most likely find yourself on a beach—like New York’s Rockaway Beach (of Rockaway Taco fame) or Montauk’s Ditch Plains—trying to cool down anyway? We found some serious inspiration in the pages of Swell, a sumptuous coffee table book chock full of imagery from far-flung locales like Lombok in Indonesia and Puerto Escondido in Mexico, from Surfing magazine vets Evan Slater and Peter Taras. Thankfully, even if you’re not able to shred like, say, Kelly Slater (hey, a girl can dream), there are plenty of outfitters to get you suited up and paddling out—and we’ve picked the best surfwear pieces to help you look the part on your next seaside frolic too. —Nandita Khanna