Tahitian big wave surfer Tikanui Smith believes it’s his destiny to break surfing’s gnarliest record: paddling into the biggest wave ever surfed. Currently, that record sits at 63 feet, set by ...

We Made a Tarp Wave transforms an ordinary tarp into an incredible surfing illusion that recreates the excitement of riding through a massive ocean barrel without needing real waves. Using a large ...

The transformation of the Coachella Valley into perhaps the world’s most unlikely surfing capital is taking a big step forward with the opening of DSRT SURF in Palm Desert. The artificial wave surfing ...

Kalani Lattanzi has taken bodysurfing to the next level, paddling into 40-foot waves with little more than the fins on his feet. Credit...Videos by Máquina Voadora Supported by By Kelley Manley Kalani ...

When I felt the wave lift my board and push it forward, I knew exactly what to do. I stood up, turned left, and put my weight forward to shred the surf. If this were San Diego, where I’d just been ...

IntroductionI quit my job and came to Phuket to surf. The surf season in Phuket is said to be from May to December, which ...

Virginia Beach isn’t known for having much in the way of waves at all. But despite its relatively flat waters, a vibrant ...

Surfboards have undergone radical development and improvement since ancient Hawaiians who created the sport fashioned ridable 16-foot planks from local wiliwili and koa trees. Today’s high-performance ...

Unlike any other professional sport, surf competitions, especially big-wave surf competitions, require a literal perfect storm of conditions. Swell height and intervals, wind speed and direction, ...