An Ode to the Guy About to Burn Me
You are about to commit surfing's most extreme felony, and I have a front-row seat.
Dylan Graves Just Might Make a Career Out of Surfing Weird Waves
With his work on lake, river or ocean, Graves has created a Weird Waves community that spans the globe.
New Study Finds That When You Say ‘One More Wave’ in Your Head, Ocean Knows to Shut Down
And proceeds to go flat.
California Is Still My American Surfing Dream…Even After 19 Years
Sure, the cost of living here sucks. But California is (mainland) America's greatest surfing state.
The 10 Best Beginner Surfboards
So...you want to start surfing? You'll need a beginner surfboard. This is the best place to start.
Save Punta Conejo: One of the World’s Best Point Breaks
One of the world's best point breaks is under threat. But there's still time to protect it.
Hurricane Dorian: 40 Crisp Frames From Florida to Rhode Island
Heck, even Rhode Island faithful were treated to a few gems.
The Inertia’s Back To School Guide 2019
Learn lots. Make friends. Get into trouble. When it's over, you'll miss it.
Searching for Sasquatch: 2 Surfers Look for Waves and Bigfoot in Oregon
Dave Boehne and Izzi Gomez scour the Pacific Northwest for rideable conditions and Bigfoot.
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The Surfing Swami Gets Carjacked in Mexico: Just How Dangerous Is It for Surfers?
"A guy jumps out with an AR-15. He doesn’t have his shirt on and he's pointing the gun at us. I didn't look at anything else. I was just transfixed on that gun."
Did a Surfer’s Death from a Brain-Eating Amoeba Reveal a Serious Loophole in Regulating Wave Parks?
Man-made surfing has experienced a revolution, and there was no reason to think it would slow down. Until, perhaps, the death of Fabrizio Stabile.
San Onofre’s 3,600,000-Pound Nuclear Waste Dilemma Is a National Emergency
Nearly everyone agrees that the 3.6 million pounds of nuclear waste sitting at San Onofre is bad. But no one agrees on what to do about it.
Here’s How Josh Kerr Made Parenthood and Life on the World Tour Look So Good
Along with his wife Nikki, Josh has raised two kids on tour.
Ride and Seek: A Sierra Strike Mission With Ian Walsh, Danny Davis, Nick Russell and Jeremy Jones
Big wave surfer Ian Walsh joins some of snowboarding's most iconic figures for a mission in the Sierra Nevada backcountry.
This Is the Dystopian Future of Surf
In a future where the coast is too toxic for humans to survive, wave pools rule the surfing world. But there are rumors of roving bands of surfers who risk it all for the perfect wave...
We Rode Chest-Deep Powder with Gerry Lopez and Learned the Key to Living a Better Life
And he didn't try to school us.
How the ‘Little Blonde Girl’ Who Swims with Sharks Became Their Greatest Protector
There's a great white. There's a little blonde girl, just like in the movies. But very different.
Longboarding Icon Belinda Baggs Might Be the Perfect Surf Mom
Belinda Baggs balances her son (literally) on her back while juggling a 9-foot longboard and a fulfilling career. WINNING.
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