STAND TALL with Eli Viszolay | Skate Sonr

STAND TALL with Eli Viszolay

October 6th, 2026
This is the story of Eli Viszolay — Laguna Beach native, musician, lifelong surfer, and one of those people whose connection to the ocean runs deeper than words.

Over the years, surfing has taken Eli around the world — from Fiji, to Mexico, to Chile, to Tahiti, and beyond — chasing waves, exploring new places, and scoring the type of sessions most surfers dream about. This film captures some of those moments, but it also documents a much different journey Eli is facing now.

In late 2025, Eli was diagnosed with stage 3 cancer, a non-seminoma germ-cell tumor discovered in his lower abdomen and back. After months of chemotherapy, he entered another intensive stage of treatment involving high-dose chemotherapy and a stem cell transplant, with additional treatment and possible surgery still ahead.

He’s already been through the wringer; and he’s not out of the woods yet.

For anyone who knows Eli, not being able to surf has been one of the hardest parts. As his sister Marissa wrote, “If you know Eli, you know how hard it will be for him to stay out of the ocean. You also know that the ocean is where he feels most alive.”

Through all of it, Eli’s family, friends, and the wider surf community have rallied around him. This video is about more than cancer. It’s about surfing, friendship, resilience, music, travel, and continuing to find moments of beauty even during the hardest chapter imaginable.

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