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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

‘Winter’ Is a Suit Los Angeles Actually Wears Pretty Darn Well

2 min read
surfing, big wave surfing, kai lenny, tow surfing, jaws, peahi, jaws challenge, wsl, world surf league,
Surf

Kai Lenny Talks About His Legendary Tow Performance When the Jaws Challenge Was Put On Hold

2 min read
Doesn't get much more perfect than a point break like this. Photo: Rodrigo Gomez
Surf

The Inertia 2018 Surf and Outdoor Holiday Gift Guide

1 min read
surfing,, surf trip, indonesia, keramas
Surf

A Tale of Two Sessions: How the Right Company Turned a Disaster Day Into the Trip of a Lifetime

7 min read
Tyler Warren on Channel Islands fish
Surf

Tyler Warren and the New Channel Islands Fish: a Match Made in Heaven

1 min read
surfing, surf trip, laura enever, felicity palmateer, alessa quizon, mexico
Surf

Felicity Palmateer, Laura Enever, Alessa Quizon, and the Anxiety-Triggering Rush of Leaving For Your Trip

2 min read
surfing, the snake, secret spot, mick fanning, erwan simon,
Surf

I Went to Mick’s Wave and It’s Actually Endangered

1 min read
Harry Bryant's Orb surf film
Surf

Harry Bryant’s New Film Is Everything You Could Want in a Surf Flick

1 min read
Officials confirmed a surfer was found lying face down at Upper Trestles on Saturday. Photo: Bryan J. Hill/Flickr
Surf

Surfer Found Dead in Uppers Lineup in Southern California

1 min read
surfing, powder surfing, snowboarding, snowboard design, soul waterman
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Why This Snowboard Designer Believes He’s Made the Perfect Pow Surfer

3 min read
Jamie O'Brien lit up the Waimea River wave last week.
Surf

Watch Jamie O’Brien Tear the Waimea River Wave a New One

1 min read
Hawaii surfing
Surf

An Ode to All Things Hawaii

1 min read
The Wave Project surfing
Surf

This Surf Therapy Program Resulted in ‘a Significant and Sustained Increase in Wellbeing’

3 min read
Trevor Gordon slips into what makes Santa Barbara famous. Photo: Kevin Welti
Surf

Lines We Love: Trevor Gordon and a Cool Santa Barbara Double Barrel

1 min read
surfing, indonesia, desert point, chris ward, leonardi Fioravanti, lee wilson
Surf

Leo Fioravanti, Lee Wilson, and Chris Ward Getting a Year’s Worth of Tubes at Desert Point

1 min read
North Shore Oahu outer reef surfing
Surf

4 XXL Minutes from the North Shore’s Outer Reefs

1 min read
Brett Barely surfing Teahupoo Tahiti
Surf

Brett Barley’s First Trip Ever to Tahiti Was So, So Successful

1 min read
Maverick's big wave surfing
Surf

Maverick’s, November 26: Firing On All Cylinders

1 min read
Kelly Slater Sports Illustrated interview
Surf

Kelly Slater Spills His Guts to Sports Illustrated on the Olympics, Steph Gilmore, and Retirement Plans

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