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Rob Machado

Rob Machado

Country flag United States

Age: 51

Born: Sydney

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Gender: Male

Nationality: Australian

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Height: 1.78 m (5.84 f)

Weight: 64 kg (141.1 lb)

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Stance: Goofy

Disciplines: Shortboard Surfing

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Personal interests: family, surfing, music, golf, ping pong...

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Background: Robert Edward Machado is an Australian-born American professional surfer from Cardiff-by-the-Sea, a community in Encinitas, California. Rob is one of the world’s greatest surfers with 12 career WCT victories. In 2009 he was awarded the prestigious honor of Waterman’s of the Year by the Surf Industry Manufacturers Association (SIMA) and in 20011 the City of Huntington Beach California awarded him with a star on the Surfing Walk of Fame.

 
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Introducing the 2025 Limited Edition Seaside by Rob Machado | Firewire Surfboards Introducing the 2025 Limited Edition Seaside by Rob Machado, a rare resin-tinted take on the California style icon’s best-selling groveler. Only 250 made — each with its own one-of-a-kind resin tint — and no more will be made, these are only available at select surf shops. Watch a raw session with Rob riding his #1 of 250 Limited Edition Seaside at Seaside, with water photography by Todd Glaser. Learn more and USA Store List: https://bit.ly/4mTy3Zu Learn more and AUS Store List: https://bit.ly/4mSzLuc Learn more and EU Store List: https://bit.ly/4kDUeRC Learn more and UK Store List: https://bit.ly/43xJIFL MORE ON THE SHAPE The Seaside in Helium Technology by Rob Machado is a best-selling shape, and one of the best grovelers you'll ever get your hands on. Rob thinks of this model as a cross between a shortboard and a fish - it's a slimmed down version of Rob's Too Fish, but built as a Quad to offer a bit more performance and control. This shape was pivotal in Rob's shaping journey (@rob_machado_surfboards), surfing and hanging around Cardiff-by-the-Sea more often, Rob's goal became unlocking fun in small waves—the more speed you can get without using a ton of effort, the better. The Seaside became Rob’s one-board-quiver: the one board he’d bring on a surf trip to anywhere in the world and be stoked. Pair with Rob's Machado Seaside Quad Fin Set for the best experience, designed specifically for this shape. Follow us on Instagram: / @firewiresurfboards / @rob_machado / @rob_machado_surfboards

06/06/2025   |   video icon

Nick Marshall rides the Groove | Firewire Surfboards Press play to learn more about Rob Machado's all-new Groove model, the highest-performance shortboard he's ever designed. This video digs a bit deeper into Rob's original Groove prototype, which he traded back and forth with Encinitas freesurfer, Nick Marshall. Featuring sessions at home in North County San Diego on the original Groove prototype, we also see the radical surfing Nick got up to this past winter on the North Shore, riding a stock 5'4" Groove built in our proprietary Helium Technology (x19" x 2 3/16" x 25.8L). Shop the Groove in USA: https://bit.ly/3FsUZxj Shop the Groove in ANZ: https://bit.ly/4iq6JiF Shop the Groove in EU: https://bit.ly/4imf9ro Shop the Groove in UK: https://bit.ly/43InaCq MORE ON THE GROOVE SHAPE This shape still has the hybrid DNA Rob's known for, but it's the closest thing to a high-performance shortboard Rob's ever created. The Groove's rocker and tail template bring this shape back into the world of being able to come square off the bottom and go square off the lip, what everyone calls 'high-performance surfing.' Rob added in more rocker than his typical shapes, with a tail rocker that puts you tight in the pocket and elevated nose rocker to help you come down tight off the lip without catching your nose. As Rob explains, "all surfboards have a balance of speed and control, and the Groove is all about controlling the speed a good wave gives you. It's the most responsive, high-performance board I've ever designed." For Wave Type, this shape excels in just about everything. It'll work if you take it on a boat trip. "I build versatility into every design he shapes," says Rob Machado. "I build speed and ease-of-use in every surfboard I make." For Board Features, Rob says, "thinned out the foil, narrowed the tail block. Added a cute little squash tail. And much more rocker than I've been riding the last several years. I tapped into all my performance DNA that was in my shapes in the 90s, and added sprinkles of my recent design work, making surfboards that are fast, floaty and fun in all conditions." Follow us on Instagram: / @firewiresurfboards / @rob_machado / @rob_machado_surfboards / @nickmarshall3

11/04/2025   |   video icon

Rob & Jax Go To Lemoore featuring the Groove | Firewire Surfboards Press play to join Rob Machado and his 11-year-old son, Jax, as they relive their recent trip to Kelly Slater Wave Company's Surf Ranch in Lemoore, CA, and witness Rob's first R&D session on a Groove prototype. Meet the highest-performance board Rob Machado's ever designed, the Groove in Helium Technology. This shape still has the hybrid DNA Rob's known for, but it's the closest thing to a high-performance shortboard Rob's ever created. The Groove's rocker and tail template bring this shape back into the world of being able to come square off the bottom and go square off the lip, what everyone calls 'high-performance surfing.' Rob added in more rocker than his typical shapes, with a tail rocker that puts you tight in the pocket and elevated nose rocker to help you come down tight off the lip without catching your nose. As Rob explains, "all surfboards have a balance of speed and control, and the Groove is all about controlling the speed a good wave gives you. It's the most responsive, high-performance board I've ever designed." For Wave Type, this shape excels in just about everything. It'll work if you take it on a boat trip. "I build versatility into every design he shapes," says Rob Machado. "I build speed and ease-of-use in every surfboard I make." For Board Features, Rob says, "thinned out the foil, narrowed the tail block. Added a cute little squash tail. And much more rocker than I've been riding the last several years. I tapped into all my performance DNA that was in my shapes in the 90s, and added sprinkles of my recent design work, making surfboards that are fast, floaty and fun in all conditions." Pair with Rob's all-new Machado Groove Fin Set for best performance, and be sure to experiment in both the Thruster and Quad configurations. Shop the Groove in USA: https://bit.ly/3FsUZxj Shop the Groove in ANZ: https://bit.ly/4iq6JiF Shop the Groove in EU: https://bit.ly/4imf9ro Shop the Groove in UK: https://bit.ly/43InaCq

03/04/2025   |   video icon
 
 

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