Is Maui big wave surfer Kai Lenny really just made of human DNA? Or is he some sort of alien sent to Earth to test our waves and blow our minds? That's what his latest Instagram post has his followers ...

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John Peck, the pioneering Pipeline surfer who is widely revered as the first regularfooter to ride inside the tube at the infamous wave, has died. He was 81. Following news of his passing, surfers far ...

It’s a cold offshore morning at one of Santa Cruz’s most frequented pointbreaks, a roping right with steep walls and clean sections. The sun has not yet cleared the horizon, but a long-period swell is ...

Chances are, most surfers are already too stuffed on leftovers to get barreled today. But that would entail having perfect barrels somewhere nearby and the ability to shred them. Those chances are low ...

TEAHUPO’O, Tahiti (AP) — With the ceremonial blow of a conch shell and blare of a judge's horn, the third day of the Paris Olympics surfing competition in Tahiti began on Monday with the men's surfers ...

November is oft a gloomy month in the Northern Hemisphere with days that are short, cold, and gray. The upside is the increased chance of good waves thanks to winter swells and big holiday meals.

Tony “Harro” Harrington has been filming and photographing big waves and big mountains for most of his life. On Monday at Belly Up, the famed Australian adventurer will screen his latest surf film, ...

The Olympic surfing competition will take place in Teahupo’o on the island of Tahiti in French Polynesia. The village ...

After weather suspended competition for two days, the surfers were finally back out in the reef of Teahupo'o looking to rekindle some of the magic from Round 3 of the men's event. Before the ...

Maps to Nowhere: Chasing Seconds has kinda stopped the clock as far as crazy right-hand tuberiding goes in 2024. That’s all it took: Caity and Timo Simmers and Soli Bailey, all by themselves, and a ...

That’s Taj Burrow, who just won the Four Seasons Maldives Surfing Champions Trophy for the third time. These beautiful Indian Ocean atolls are well known for perfect, silky reef surf, but have rarely ...