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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.

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Surf

Images of a Timeless Surf Classic That Is the Baja Road Trip

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Matt Warshaw Encyclopedia of Surfing Fundraiser
Surf

Matt Warshaw Launched a Fundraiser for ‘Encyclopedia of Surfing’ and You Can Keep Surf History Alive

3 min read
John John Florence foil surfing on the North Shore of Oahu
Surf

This Is John John and Nathan Florence Foiling 15 Miles Downwind Along the North Shore

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Ben Gravy surfing in Lake Ontario
Surf

Ben Gravy Surfed Freezing Cold Lake Ontario

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Patagonia wetsuit
Surf

Gear We Test: Patagonia R4 Yulex Front-Zip Hooded Wetsuit

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John John Florence, Boys to men mentoring
Surf

How 3 World Champs Helped Turn a Local Fundraiser Into a Global Movement Supporting At-Risk Youth

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Surfer getting barreled in South Korean wave pool, the Wave Park
Surf

The South Korean Wave Park Just Released Footage of the Barrel They’ve Created

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John Shimooka and Sunny Garcia smiling
Surf

John ‘Shmoo’ Shimooka Has Passed Away and the Surfing World’s Heart Is Broken

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Chris Cote and John John Florence talking about Tokyo Rising
Surf

John John Florence Talks About Devastating Injuries, Olympic Qualification, and ‘Tokyo Rising’

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Mason Ho surfing at Velzyland
Surf

Mason Ho Knows This Wave Way Too Well

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Open call to shapers for the Unwanted Shapes surfboard making contest
Surf

‘Unwanted Shapes’ Competition Challenges Shapers To Build Surfboards From COVID-19 Waste

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Noah Beschen surfing and sitting in a room
Surf

Noah Beschen Goes Fully Cinematic in Latest Surf Edit

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Ryan Harris Earth Technologies Eco Surfboard Shaper
Surf

Ryan Harris Has Championed Eco-Friendly Surfboards For Nearly a Decade

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Surf

With the WSL Returning to Santa Cruz, Nat Young’s a Dark Horse to Get Back on the Tour

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Jamie O'Brien catches a Pipeline barrel on a soft top surfboard
Surf

Jamie O’Brien Says This Is the ‘Best Soft Top Barrel’ of His Life

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Lakey Peterson surfs a wave in Santa Cruz
Surf

Lakey Peterson Drops a Santa Cruz Vlog Just Ahead of WSL Schedule Announcement

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Giant wave at Nazare
Surf

This Could Be the Most In-Depth Look at What Happened at Nazaré During the Century Swell

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belinda baggs noseriding for wine dark open sea
Surf

Surfers For Climate Organization Launches with Music Video from Paul McCartney

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Portraits from On Surfing: Leila Hurst, Justin Quintal, Mariah Ernst, Jordan Blumetti, Devon Howard, and Ashton Goggans
Surf

Indoek Releases ‘On Surfing,’ a Collection of Interviews With Surf Luminaries

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