"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." THE SURFER IS typically depicted as a solitary figure. One person flowing with the force of nature, ...

Poised on a surfboard and dwarfed by a tower of water some 10 times her size, fear is one of the first emotions that big wave surfer Laura Crane feels before she hurtles down a 60-foot behemoth. “From ...

Earning a spot on the prestigious list of big-wave surfers invited to compete at “The Eddie” is considered among the greatest honors in surfing. For two decades, San Clemente surfer Greg Long’s name ...

Russell Bierke is a slab connoisseur, charging the type of heavy water you’d file somewhere between the “nightmare” and “only in dreams” chamber of the mind. The Australian burst onto the scene in ...

On the heels of the STAB EAST festival, we talked to pro surfer Mikey February and Big Wave about wave pools’ ascension ...

The TUDOR Nazaré Big Wave Challenge is a premier surfing event on the Big Wave surfing calendar. The event draws elite surfers from across the globe to the treacherous waves of Praia do Norte in ...

SANTA CRUZ – Every time a massive swell is forecast, Santa Cruz’s hard-charging, big wave surfer Alessandro “Alo” Slebir can hardly contain himself. Several times each winter, Slebir drives an hour up ...

Chile’s congress voted in favor of a law that would protect coastal zones where surfing and other wave-riding sports are ...

The El Segundo surf park, which has yet to be named, will hold about 5 million gallons of water in a 2.2-acre lagoon.

The Inertia, multimedia site about surfing, kicks off a new documentary series with an in-depth exploration of big wave surfing. Sine Qua Non is a portrait of champion Greg Long, who has spent years ...

HALF MOON BAY, Calif. (KGO) -- Will the Mavericks big wave surf competition happen in 2019? If the competitions' founder legendary surfer Jeff Clark has his way, it could. On Friday Clark posted a ...