Welcome to the official website of Tom Anderson

Based in Porthcawl, South Wales, Tom is the author of the acclaimed travelogues Riding The Magic Carpet and Chasing Dean. His third book, Grey Skies Green Waves is also now on general release in the UK.  

On these pages you can find out all about Tom's books, journeys and surfing. There are travel articles not included in the books so far, video clips of surfing and interviews with some of the real-life people that inspired the characters in the first two titles.

Video Interview

Video Trailer for Tom Anderson's Book Chasing Dean

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Author Info

Tom Anderson

Tom was born in Watford, London on the 15th May 1980. He lived with his parents in London until he saw the error of his ways only a couple of years later whereupon his family moved back to his father's homeland of South Wales.

It was inevitable that he would be drawn to the sea since his grandfather had been a top lifesaver and his father a successful competitive surfer 'back in the day'.

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Reviews

Surfing is finally getting the literary tradition it deserves.

- The Times

There is a dark side to surfing as Tom Anderson brilliantly conveys.

- The Daily Telegraph

Awesome. It's not often that a book can get you as amped to travel as a good surf movie, but this one does!

- Matt Archbold, Pro Surfer

Funny and sharp, it’s a great insight into what makes surfers in the UK so dedicated.

- Surf Girl Magazine

One of the best surf reads around.

- Wavelength Magazine