Pocket Gamer - Before you can catch air and pull tricks, you have to be able to stand on a surfboard. It's a critical part of surfing - if you can't stand on your board, you really can't do much else.
Like a new surfer having difficulty learning the basics, Billabong Surf Trip never stands on its own two feet. This isn't a wipe out, but a failure to even get going in the first place.
MacWorld - With the colder winter months fast-approaching, most of us are bidding our beach days adieu until next June. Luckily, you don’t have to lock up your surf skills just yet. With Chillingo’s new surf action game Billabong Surf Trip, iPhone users can ride the tube, go toes on the nose, and even weather the occasional wipe out.
AppModo - Billabong Surf Trip for the iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad is a surfing simulation and arcade game in which you pull off various stunts on the waves. Just like a real surfer, you get to paddle out onto the sea and find a wave to ride.
TouchGen - Billabong Surf Trip is a fantastic surfing game that features realistic wave mechanics and maneuvers that can actually be performed in real life. There are plenty of issues, such as finicky menus, lack of an in-game options menu, random wave/graphical glitches, and a weak career mode.
