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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.

John John Florence, back from knee injury, is keen to mix things up. Photo: Kelly Cestari/WSL
Surf

John John Florence and Kelly Slater Will Surf in the Pipe Masters

3 min read
Surf

Occy and Shane Dorian Drove 13-Hours Through the Desert and Found Absolute Perfection

1 min read
Lahaina, Harbor, maui, surfers, lineup, boat, drunk
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This Boat Captain Drove Through the Lineup at Lahaina Harbor Sending Surfers Scrambling

1 min read
Surf

Images of New England’s First Dark and Angry Nor’easter of the Season

2 min read
Surf

How Has Joana Andrade Remained a Relative Underdog in Women’s Big Wave Surfing?

1 min read
wave, barrel, surf, shark, over the falls
Surf

Watch This Shark Get Worked in This Slabby Left-Hand Barrel

1 min read
Boat crash on Columbia River
Surf

A Fisherman Is Suing After This Insane Boat Crash

1 min read
This is Naegleria fowleri, the so-called brain-eating amoeba.
Surf

Researchers Find that Silver and Anti-Seizure Drugs Could Kill the ‘Brain-Eating Amoeba’

2 min read
Chippa Wilson Octopus aerial surfing
Surf

Chippa Wilson Dropped One of the Best Clips We’ve Seen in Years

1 min read
Surf lakes Australia Yeppoon wave pool
Surf

Here’s Another Look at the Crazy Surf Lakes Wave

2 min read
Much soul. So arch. Photo: RVCA
Surf

Alex Knost Pays Tribute to the Design Legacy of the Campbell Brothers

1 min read
Surf Lakes just released the first footage of their wave pool in Yeppoon.
Surf

See the First Footage of the Newest Contender in the Wave Pool Race

2 min read
Surf

Sterling Spencer Wants to Have a Serious Talk About Depression in ‘Join the Dance’

2 min read
Surf

This Film Imagines Surfing the Post-Apocalyptic Great Lakes

1 min read
Surf

9 Days of Surfing and Riding Motorcycles Through Taiwan with VAST

15 min read
Simon Hetick navigates some impressive-looking Delmarva tubes. Photo: Vissla
Surf

Simon Hetrick Makes Donning Thick Rubber in Delmarva Look Incredibly Appealing

1 min read
Surf

Austin Keen Turned This $9 Goodwill Table Into a Surfboard Then Used it to Raise Over $1K for Charity

2 min read
Boise River Park, Bend Whitewater Park, Boise Whitewater Park, river surfing, BSR Cable Park, Nland Surf, artificial wave, Kelly Surf Ranch, WSL
Surf

Opinion: Adjustable River Waves Are a Better Option Than Surf Parks Will Ever Be

9 min read
The perfectly-groomed left points of Liberia are newfound fodder for the nation's burgeoning surf scene.
Surf

Turning Child Soldiers to Child Surfers on the Perfectly Groomed Left Points of Liberia

1 min read