In this episode of the Explore Oregon Podcast, reporter Makenzie Elliott talks to Daniel Hasselschwert, the owner of Ossies Surf Shop in Newport, about all things surfing on the Oregon Coast.

Newport is a special place to hang out during your jaunt along the famous rugged Oregon coastline. After about a two-hour ...

The North Pacific region often gets overlooked as a top surfing destination — falsely so. Make no mistake: The shores of Oregon have some of the best waves you can find. Plus, they lack the ...

The only thing keeping me warm was my full body wetsuit rented from Ossies Surf Shop in Newport. I never thought my first time catching a wave would be on the Oregon Coast, let alone in November.

Every year the Oregon, Washington and northern California ... Hasselschwert opened Ossies Surf Shop in Newport 25 years ago and has been teaching water safety and surf lessons since then.