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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.

Ocean Safety Pool Workout
Surf

This Ocean Safety Course Made a Huge Impact on My Preparedness for Serious Surf

4 min read
surfing, wedge, orange county, newport beach, wipeouts, the wedge, jacuzzisurfer, california, wipeout reel, christmas music, christmas,
Surf

Here Are 4 Hours of Christmas Music Played to a Year’s Worth of Wedge Footage

2 min read
To an outsider it would appear that Kelly Slater used his 2018 injury wild card to withdraw from events he simply didn't want to surf. That he was then awarded a wildcard in 2019 just doesn't seem fair. Photo: WSL/ Cestari
Surf

Opinion: Maybe the WSL Needs to Revisit How It Doles Out Injury Wildcards

5 min read
The Moniz family is veritable surf royalty.
Surf

This Is How the Moniz Family Became Surfing Royalty

1 min read
Surfing, wsl, world surf league, kelly slater, john florence, john john florence, caio ibelli, kierren perrow, Seth Moniz, Ryan Callinan, Peterson Crisanto, Jesse Mendes, Deivid Silva, Ricardo Christie, Leonardo Fioravanti, Jadson Andre, Soli Bailey, Jack Freestone,
Surf

WSL Sets 2019 Roster; Caio Ibelli Calls Out Kelly Slater After Being Denied Injury Wildcard

4 min read
Gabriel Medina holding baby day of world title
Surf

Gabriel Medina’s Second World Title: Behind the Scenes on the Day He Won

1 min read
surfing, WSL, Kelly Slater, Gabriel Medina
Surf

Gabriel Medina Won Pipe and the World Title, But Kelly Slater Still Holds Surfing Hostage

4 min read
surfing, north shore, alex knost, kirra seale, oahu, longboarding, bonzer, vintage surfboards, hawaii,
Surf

Watch Alex Knost and Kirra Seale Bring Some Style to the North Shore

1 min read
Maverick's big wave surfing on Monday
Surf

Here’s the Day the Maverick’s Challenge DIDN’T Run

1 min read
Some of the locals in Turks in Caicos show Austin Keen their tricks.
Surf

Austin Keen Summons Dolphins Aquaman Style While Wake Surfing in Turks and Caicos

1 min read
John John Florence is looking spry on the Gold Coast.
Surf

While the Pipe Masters Ran, John John Florence Was Already Training for Snapper

2 min read
surfing, night surfing, mundaka, spain, black swan, surfing inventions, lost in the swell
Surf

These Guys Used ‘The Most Powerful Headlamp on Earth’ to Surf Mundaka at Night

2 min read
Gabriel Medina pipeline
Surf

Gabriel Medina Just Won the World Title at the 2018 Billabong Pipe Masters

3 min read
kalani lattanzi bodysurfing nazare
Surf

Kalani Lattanzi Bodysurfs Giant Nazaré

1 min read
surfing, surf trip, wales, surfing in the uk, daniel hamlin, surf trip, road trip, surf photography,
Surf

I Spent a Day Searching the Welsh Coastline for Waves; This Is What I Found

4 min read
Gabriel Medina's 10 in his quarterfinal heat against Conner Coffin.
Surf

Gabriel Medina Just Rode the ‘Best Backside Barrel’ So Far in the Pipe Masters

1 min read
Brett Barley says his annual North Shore pilgrimage isn't about fun. It's work.
Surf

Brett Barley on His North Shore Pilgrimage: ‘I’m Not Here to Have Fun, I’m Working’

2 min read
Mavericks big wave surfing
Surf

Two Instagram Clips That Show Just How Gigantic Maverick’s Is Right Now

2 min read
Kelly Slater surfing Billabong Pipe Masters 2018
Surf

Watch Kelly Slater’s Entire Insane Heat Against Filipe Toledo at the Billabong Pipe Masters

3 min read