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Surf is truly where you find it. That’s The Inertia’s guiding light. From high-performance surfing at the world’s most famous breaks, to riding waves in little-known regions of the world on random equipment, we cover surf. Everywhere.

Zach Wormhoudt at the 2011 Maverick's Contest. Photo: Don Montgomery/Maverick's Invitational
Surf

Prelude to the 2012 Mavericks Invitational

3 min read
Spend a day with Kelly Slater.
Surf

A Day with Kelly Slater

1 min read
Handplanes make anything fun, period. End of story. Too small, too fast, too crowded? Doesn’t matter. As Gary from Brownfish says, “It's always overhead when you’re lying down.” Photo: Kenworthy
Surf

It’s Always Overhead on a Handplane

3 min read
A frame grab from Dane Reynolds' layback heard round the world at the Reef Hawaiian Pro at Haleiwa.
Surf

“Did You See Dane’s Heat?”

2 min read
Surf

Triptych Official Trailer

1 min read
Surf

Tim Bessell: Shaping Stoke Since 1971

5 min read
Secret Surf Spot
Surf

10 Endangered Secret Spots

1 min read
Surf

Sunny Garcia wins the 2012 HIC Pro Sunset

3 min read
Surf

Dispatches from the Lineup

2 min read
Greg Long Mavericks Invitational 2012
Surf

Portraits of Men Who Ride Mavericks

1 min read
Kelly Slater on the Beach
Surf

Shot on Film: Jared Aufrichtig

1 min read
Gabriel Medina lands a backflip on North Shore.
Surf

Gabriel Medina Lands Backflip on North Shore

1 min read
Take a minute to think about the spots you usually surf. Now think about whether you’d surf there without a wetsuit, and how long you could hang. It narrows it down, doesn’t it?
Surf

The Wetsuit Turns 60

4 min read
Surf

2012 Vans Triple Crown of Surfing Preview

2 min read
Glassing a surfboard at a Party
Surf

Ever Seen a Surfboard Glassed at Party?

3 min read
Surf

Size Don’t Matter

5 min read
Surf

On Becoming a Surfer

4 min read
Bob McTavish: Inventor of the shortboard. Here, he speaks candidly about the difference between shapers and designers, why boogie boarding’s one of the greatest inventions ever, the next surfboard revolution, and where longboarding went astray.
Surf

Rewriting History with Bob McTavish

15 min read
The GoPro Hero 3. Go make memories.
Surf

GoPro Hero 3: An In-Depth Review

6 min read