Oscar Langburne : The Secret Of Free Surfing

Oscar, could you introduce yourself, where are you from and who you’re sponsored by?

I’m Oscar Langburne 18 from Central Coast NSW Australia. RVCA, Onboard store, Epohke, FCS and Salt&Stone are my sponsors.

How did you get into surfing and what do you love about the sport?

Starting really young getting pushed on a soft board and then stopped for a few years before getting back into it when I was about 10 yrs old. I just love the feeling of being in the ocean and riding waves.

Your surfing style is so smooth, who are your surf idols and how have they influenced you?

I could list so many surfers who inspire me and a lot of it looks nothing like how I surf. It changes all the time so it’s really hard to give a lot of names so I’ll just say Torren Martyn, Rob Machado, Steph, Craig Anderson, Chippa, Yago Dora, Gerry Lopez etc.

You’ve been described as a bit of a free surfing “prodigy”, have you ever felt burdened by expectations?

No, other people’s expectations never bother me.

Could you tell us a bit more about the new video? What was the idea behind it and who was involved in making it happen?

This new one is for the release of an FCS Christenson twin fin/keel. My friend Jackson Jones got all the footage and the FCS team put it together.

What surf locations did you pick for the video?

We were just down the south coast of New South Wales for a few days and whenever I thought waves looked fun for a twin fin, I took it out for a cruise.

Could you tell us a bit more about the twin fin surfboard you used?

The one I used in this is the Christenson Fish and has a pretty flat rocker and proper twin outline. Carries a lot of speed over sections that other boards lose speed on.

What other surfboards are you riding a lot at the moment?

I’ve got a full quiver of Channel Island boards that cover all the conditions.

Do you have any sentimental old surfboards on the wall at home?

I had an old board that I loved which had Kurt Cobain on it, I snapped it in Indo and left it with locals to hang in Warung.

Can you tell us about the Raglan surf trip in New Zealand and ‘Away From The Numbers’ video? Who’s idea was it to use ‘Betty Blue’ in the intro?

I loved the movie and the music from it then wanted to get an image of Beatrice on one of my surfboards and then it all sort of fitted together from there.

Have you ever considered competing or joining the tour?

I wouldn’t get through a heat haha.

Tell us about your favourite surf breaks ‘Home and Away’?

Anywhere in Indo, but mainly anywhere that isn’t too crowded or where there’s dickheads trying to take every wave.

Is there anywhere you haven’t surfed yet, that’s on your bucket list?

South and Central America…. looks like a lot of long points that suit me.

Do you have any free surfing secrets?

I have no secrets or ideas about free surfing or surfing in general other than to surf in the way that makes you happy and **** what anyone else thinks.

Are there any future goals you can tell us about?

I’m just about to start on an edit that is purely in Australia, because of COVID, which I’m pretty excited to start on.

Oscar Recommends

Favourite movie: Taxi driver

Netflix series: Sopranos

Music your listening to: Nick Drake

Favourite Book: Edgar Allan Poe short stories

Travel hack: Respect locals and people in and out of water

Surf hack: Ride a board too big rather than too small

Late night gas station purchase: Chocolate

Favourite weekend trip: South Coast

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Find out more about Mr Oscar Langburne and his surf films at RVCA and be sure to follow Oscar’s adventures on Instagram at @oscar.langburne.