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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.

Top 10 most clicked stories of 2018
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Here Are the Top 10 Most-Read Stories of 2018

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Surfing at Shipstern Bluff
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Here’s What Makes Surfing Shipstern Bluff So Incredibly Dangerous

1 min read
Tom Curren in Taylor Steele's One Step Beyond
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This Is Tom Curren’s Section In the 1990 Surf Film ‘One Step Beyond’

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Local surfing in Western Australia
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5 Minutes of Western Australia Locals Sending It So Hard

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This year, we wanted to take a moment to honor those from our tribe we lost too soon.
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5 Tragic Deaths That Rocked the Surf and Outdoor Worlds in 2018

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Brett Barley gets slotted in a Surf Ranch tube that's greener than the avocado toast they were served up for breakfast.
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Brett Barley Gives Us an Intimate Portrait of the Surf Ranch Experience

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surfing, tanker surfing, ben gravy, ben graeff, jamie o'brien, novelty waves,
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Nobody’s Ever Gone Through More Trouble to Catch Ferry Boat Waves Than Ben Gravy and Jamie O’Brien

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Winter on the south side of the Seal Beach Pier ain't for the faint of heart.
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North Orange County’s Other Mutant Wave Is a Wintertime Board-Eating Monster

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Kai Lenny big wave surfing at Maverick's
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Kai Lenny’s New Maverick’s Edit Is Big Wave Surfing at Its Absolute Best

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Kelly Slater and Shane Dorian test out the Ocean Warrior Course.
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Kelly Slater Tests Out a SEAL-Inspired Course for Heavy Surf and Ocean Safety

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Ryan Harris of Earth Technologies and Surfer Hunter Jones at El Porto in Los Angeles
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Hunter Jones and Ryan Harris Are Two of LA Surfing’s Brightest Emerging Stars

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Dr. Javier Leon of the University of the Sunshine Coast in Queensland, Australia conducting research. Photo: KJ Lockett
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An Australian University Is Offering a Course in Surfing

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surfing, gulf coast surfing, florida surfing, florida, gulf coast, surf photography,
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Gulf Surfers Are Getting Their Fill of Holiday Barrels

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Localism in Surfing Cartoon
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Introducing…Localism 2.0!

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Shane Beschen is a rad dad. Photo: Youtube
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Shane Beschen Is the Ultimate Rad Dad and Family Man

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surfing, big wave surfing, koa rothman, this is livin, youtube, maverick's, mavs, california, san francisco, half moon bay, fort point, danny fuller, nathan florence,
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Koa Rothman’s Trip to Maverick’s Displays the Plight of a Big Wave Surf Life

2 min read
surfing, ocean photography, new jersey, surfing in new jersey, ocean photography, surf photography,
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9 Unridden Gems that Came to Jersey for Christmas

1 min read
surfing, senegal, surfing in senegal, sam piter, didier piter, surf trip,
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Here’s Young Sam Piter Reminding Us Senegal Is a Land of Endless Potential for Surf

1 min read
surfing, big wave surfing, nazare, portugal, tow surfing, drone footage, drone edit, drone video,
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You’re Going to Have an Entirely New Appreciation for Nazaré After Watching This

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