About
For eco-responsible surfing
Support from associations
While developing our concept, we decided to support local associations that have made protecting the coastline and oceans their priority. To this end, we donate 5% of our direct turnover to them through our endowment fund.
Eco-designed products
At Nomads, our mission is to innovate and create surf and lifestyle products that enable surfers to reduce their environmental footprint. We are the first European surf brand to offer a full range of eco-designed and locally manufactured surf accessories.
Let's protect our playground
Our story
Nomads Surfing is, above all, the story of three friends, three surfers, three travelers: Basile, Nicolas, and Thomas. The story began one evening in April 2017 over a beer overlooking the ocean. This ocean, along with our shared passion for surfing, would become the cornerstone of our project.
An awareness
The brand was officially launched in 2018 in Bordeaux, in the southwest of France. The goal: to become the leading brand for responsible surfing and allow surfers to enjoy their passion while reducing their impact on the environment.
Five years later, we are the first European brand to offer a full range of eco-designed, locally manufactured surfboards and accessories. We are present in more than 110 partner stores, we have our own surf shop in Lacanau, and we carry out numerous initiatives alongside our partner associations.
Nomads Surfing, before being a brand, is above all a family, a community with a state of mind focused on strong convictions, committed to the fight against global warming and the conservation of the Ocean.
The founders
Basil
The geo finds everything from the band, in charge of product design and development as well as production
Thomas
He is no stranger to numbers; he manages the group's finances and handles relations with partner shops.
2018 - Creation of Nomads Surfing
Basile, Nicolas, and Thomas embark on a new adventure with the launch of their company. With their heads full of projects and dreams, they are fully committed to this new life project.
2019 - Eco-responsible partner of Lacanau Pro
Basile, Nicolas, and Thomas embark on a new adventure with the launch of their company. With their heads full of projects and dreams, they are fully committed to this new life project.
2020 - A successful crowdfunding
In 2020 we won the #AiglePositiveImpact call for projects and raised more than €16,000 from the general public for the launch of the first fins made in France from fishing nets.
2021 - New boards and accessories
In 2021, we launched our cork traction pad, made in the Landes region. We became ESS certified and organized the first edition of our Ocean Days festival at the Promenade Sainte-Catherine.
2022 - B CORP and NETFLIX
In 2022, we became a B CORP certified company with a score of 110.3. That same year, Netflix acquired the rights to our documentary and broadcast it in more than 28 countries.