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Listen to This Photographer’s Beautiful Take on Why Slab Waves Are Natural Art

1 min read
Ocean Beach San Francisco
Surf

Officials Identify Surfer Who Drowned at Ocean Beach; Co Workers Launch Fundraiser

2 min read
A surf fan has created a GoFundMe campaign to pay Tanner Hendrickson's $5,000 fine for fighting. The WSL has yet to officially fine either Hendrickson or Michael Rodrigues. Photo: WSL/Poullenot
Surf

Someone Set Up a GoFundMe to Pay Tanner Hendrickson’s $5,000 Fine for Fighting

2 min read
Surf

Millions of Gallons of Raw Sewage Are Flooding the Tijuana River and SD Beaches, Again

4 min read
Caio Ibellie, injury, wildcard, world surf league, surfing
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Caio Ibelli Talks 2019 Injury Wildcard Controversy, Kite Surfing and the California Lifestyle

7 min read
Jamie O'Brien and a laundry list of Pipe aficionados will compete for two coveted wildcard slots in the Pipe Masters. Photo: Poullenot
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Could This Be the Year the Pipe Trials Finalists Spoil the World Title Race?

2 min read
Momentum Generation, Shane Dorian, Jaws, giant swell, Jackson Dorian
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Shane Dorian On ‘Momentum Generation’: ‘I Was a Little Bit Reluctant and Skeptical’

8 min read
Surf

Maverick’s Could Run as Early as Monday

2 min read
surfing, portugal, jacuzzisurfer, drone footage,
Surf

A Day In Portugal So Good It Looks Man-Made

1 min read
Baja is a rite of passage for the Southern California surfer. But it's more than empty pointbreaks and beers and tacos. Many still lack basic healthcare and nutrition. That's what propelled SurfAid to expand operations in Baja next year. Photo: Jacopo Cosmelli
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SurfAid Founder Dr. Dave Jenkins Announces the Non-Profit’s Expansion Into Baja

3 min read
Jamie O'Brien Waimea Bay shorebreak surfing
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Jamie O’Brien and Some of the Craziest Waimea Shorebreak on the Internet

1 min read
Mason Ho surfing Australia
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Mick Fanning and Mason Ho Absolutely SCORED Together

1 min read
Hydrofoils are everywhere. Even the Mascaret, a tidal bore on the Dordogne River in France.
Surf

Hydrofoiling on a French Tidal Bore

1 min read
New Yorker staff writer William Finnegan is such a bona fide surf turkey he uses his hands to describe waves like the rest of us. Photo: The New Yorker
Surf

Watch William Finnegan Talk About Surfing Kelly’s Wave Pool

2 min read
surfing, france, Tristan Guilbaud
Surf

True Perfection Is a Fall Day In France

1 min read
John John Florence
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John John Florence Got a Restaurant to Keep 48,000 Styrofoam Containers out of Hawaii

3 min read
Gerry Lopez at Kelly Slater's Surf Ranch
Surf

Kelly Slater Remembers Gerry Lopez’s Very Simple Advice on How to Ride the Tube

1 min read
Andrew Cotton big wave surfing Nazare
Surf

Looking Back at Nazaré’s All-Time Autumn

1 min read
Joe Turpel, World Surf League, WSL, surfing, John John Florence, Gabriel Medina
Surf

WSL Commentator Joe Turpel Talks Criticism, Medina and if John John Should Have Surgery

8 min read