Emma Roggenkamp

Emma Roggenkamp, also known as Beany, grew up in California, just north of San Francisco. Her playground has always been the outdoors and ocean, even if it meant a long car ride to a cold, windy coastline. After spending years playing water polo and soccer, Emma got tired of staying bundled on the beach while her dad and brother went out surfing, so around 15 she finally gave it a go. Since then, her obsession with surf has only grown, chasing waves around the world from Mexico to Indo, New Zealand and Europe. In 2021, after four sun-filled years surfing too much with her friends, she graduated from University of California, Santa Barbara with a degree in Environmental Science.

She loves working with her hands, whether it’s gardening and wrangling worms in compost or strumming a tune. You can often find her cracking jokes and eating rice and beans. Looking to travel and go on an extended surf trip after graduating, Emma set off to Costa Rica to slow down and spread stoke with Surf With Amigas. Emma believes surfing is all about letting loose and having fun. Party waves and board transfers make the world go round.