New generic extensionSince 2014
.surf domain registration
The extension of surfing: for the surf school, the board shop and anyone who lives for the sea, in a short word that tells beach people you’re one of them.
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Score card
.surf in six cells
Our score out of five, as we see it when we help a customer choose.
- Trust
- 3 out of 5
- Easy to remember
- 4 out of 5
- Global reach
- 1 out of 5
- Price stability
- 5 out of 5
- Short names available
- 5 out of 5
- Local meaning
- 1 out of 5
Overview
What is .surf
.surf comes from the English word surf: riding the waves, or the waves breaking on the shore. It speaks to surf schools and board shops, water-sports clubs, and those who write about the sea and beaches. It was added to the internet’s root in 2014, and IANA’s record names Registry Services, LLC as the body responsible for it.
The word has a familiar second meaning, “surfing” the internet, and some people may read it that way, which opens a door for a playful tech project but may confuse a sea school’s customer. With us its price is the same in the first year and at every renewal, and it supports DNSSEC signing.
But it takes no names in Arabic letters, and it is among the less common extensions, so it may look odd to a customer who hasn’t seen it before. Its meaning is narrow: if the sea or the waves aren’t in your work, it says something about you that isn’t true.
- Type
- New generic extension (new gTLD)
- In the root since
- 13 March 2014
- Name’s origin
- surf
- Responsible body
- Registry Services, LLC
- Who may register
- Anyone, person or organization, from any country
- DNSSEC
- Supported
- Names in Arabic
- Not supported
Who it suits
For your field: is .surf the best fit?
Every field has an extension that says something about it. Here is what .surf says in each, and which extension completes it.
A surf school
Excellent · The first choice
The school’s name then .surf says it all to someone looking for their first lesson.
Register it with.surf.com
A sea club in Syria
Good · A good fit with .sy
.surf says your sport, and .sy tells visitors the beach is here.
Register it with.sy.surf
A water-sports gear shop
Good · A good fit with .shop
It says who you sell to; .shop says you’re a store that takes orders.
Register it with.surf.shop
A sea and beaches blog
Good · A good fit
For those who write about the sea; .blog says it’s a blog.
Register it with.surf.blog
A beach resort or hotel
Consider another · Consider .com
Guests look for a stay, not a sport; .com and .sy are clearer to them.
Register it with.com.sy
An internet company
Consider another · Consider .net
The “browsing” sense is fun, but won’t reassure a customer wanting a tech service; .net is clearer.
Register it with.net.com
What it does for you
What you gain when you register it
The beach spirit
A word that tells sea people you’re one of them before you introduce yourself.
Names still free
Short names here are far easier to find than in .com.
Email for learners
lessons@mawj-arwad.surf is where newcomers ask for their first lesson.
The sea in your photos
Waves, lessons and trips under the school’s name.
And where its value shows
On the board
A short address seen from the beach.
On the school’s hut
Read by everyone walking on the sand.
On T-shirts
Carries the school beyond the beach.
In your profile bio
A link to lesson times.
Pros and cons
What you should know before you register
Frankly, as we’d tell a customer who asks us before registering.
Pros
- 01A short word with the spirit of the sea
- 02A fixed price with us, the first year and every renewal
- 03Short names far easier to find than in .com
- 04Supports DNSSEC signing
Cons
- 01Takes no names in Arabic letters
- 02Among the less common extensions
- 03The “browsing” sense may confuse some customers
- 04Too narrow for work far from the sea
Rules
Registration terms for .surf
What the registry requires and what we add, in one place.
- Who may register
- Anyone, person or organization, from any country
- Documents
- None required
- Name length
- Up to 63 characters
- Characters
- a–z, digits and hyphens, never first or last
- Names in Arabic
- Not supported
- Registration term
- 1 to 10 years
- DNSSEC
- Supported
- Privacy protection
- Optional, for a separate fee
- Transfer
- 60 days after registration or the last transfer, with an EPP code; adds a year to its term
Life cycle
From registration until the name is free again
What happens to your name if it isn’t renewed, and when you can still get it back.
- 01Registration1 to 10 yearsThe name is yours from the moment you pay, for the term you chose.
- 02Before expiry31 days, then 8 days beforeWe remind you twice by email; auto-renewal saves you the reminder.
- 03After expiryDays 1–8The website and email stop; renew within these days at the regular renewal price.
- 04AuctionFrom day 10The name may go to auction; if it sells, it passes to its buyer.Domain recovery policy
- 05Redemption30 daysIf the registry offers it after deletion: a $200 redemption fee plus a year’s renewal.
- 06Final deletion5 daysThen the name is free again for anyone to register.
Tips
Before you register
- 1Name the beachSomeone looking for a lesson searches for its place; the beach’s name before the dot leads them to you.
- 2Register the school’s name in .sy tooVisitors to the coast from inside the country search in its extension; point it to the same site.
- 3A short name, read as it’s writtenIf it needs spelling out on the phone, it’s too long or too complicated.
- 4No digits or hyphens that need explainingEvery hyphen or digit has to be said, and what has to be said gets forgotten.
- 5Renew automatically, or register for yearsUp to 10 years at once, so you never miss a date.
- 6Make sure the name isn’t someone else’s trademarkA registered trademark’s owner can recover the name from whoever registered it first.
Nearby extensions
If your name is taken in .surf
FAQ5 questions
Frequently asked questions about .surf
Didn’t find your answer? Our technical support team is with you around the clock.
Contact support$39 a year, for the first year and every renewal: the price you see when you search, with no other fees at registration.
Anyone, person or organization, from any country, with no documents or conditions; the contact details in the owner’s name just need to be accurate.
Yes, once 60 days have passed since it was registered or last transferred. Ask your current provider for the transfer (EPP) code and open a transfer request with us; a full year is added to the domain’s term.
We remind you by email 31 days and 8 days before expiry, and 3 days after it. After expiry the website and email stop, and you can renew in the first eight days at the regular renewal price; from day 10 it may go to auction. If it is deleted and the registry allows redemption within 30 days, the redemption fee is $200 plus a year’s renewal.
No. IANA’s repository of internationalized names (IDN) holds no Arabic table for .surf, so names in it use Latin letters, digits and hyphens.
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