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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.

Koa Smith goes over the falls
Surf

This Video Perfectly Captures What Going Over the Falls Is Like

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Filipe Toledo at Kelly Slater's Surf Ranch Pro
Surf

This Single Wave at the Surf Ranch Pro Is a Glimpse Into the Future of Surfing

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Poopies and Jamie O'Brien went water skiing at Teahupo'o, and they are much better than you would think.
Surf

Poopies and Jamie O’Brien Are the Best Waterskiers at Teahupo’o

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Namotu Fiji
Surf

This Is Actual Footage of a Surfer’s Heaven

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Stephanie Gilmore, Surf Ranch Pro, surfing, World Surf league
Surf

Stephanie Gilmore Talks With Us About the Intense Pressure in Chasing Title Number 7

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Kelly Slater, Surf Ranch Pro
Surf

An Exclusive Interview With Kelly Slater on Haters, the Future, and Becoming a Lemoore ‘Local’

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Liam Gibney partakes in the slipperiest of surfing styles, and he loves it.
Surf

Finless Surfing at Its Finest With Liam Gibney

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The Catch Surf team took their foamies to the BSR Cable Park in Waco, Texas, to jump off waves into the air and do other surfy things.
Surf

Catch Surf Crew Blows Up In Waco Wave Pool

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surf ranch pro, Keanu Asing, layback, cutback, Surf Ranch
Surf

Here’s What the Competitors Are Really Saying About the Surf Ranch Pro

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Gabriel Medina, kelly slater, surf ranch pro, Lemoore, California
Surf

Gabriel Medina Just Threw This Buttery Kerrupt Flip at the Surf Ranch for the Highest Score of the Day

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Stephanie Gilmore got goosebumps when she first heard the news that the WSL would be instituting equal pay for men and women in 2019. Photo: WSL
Surf

It Was Language, Not Just Prize Money, That Sparked the WSL’s Pursuit of Equality Long Ago

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Webber Wave Pool
Surf

Is Webber Wave Pools Finally Going to Build the Ultimate Wave Pool?

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Surf

This Trip Had Everything a Last-Minute Escape to Mexico Is Supposed To

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Surf

This Is the Life Photographers Sign Up for in the Cold of the Northeast

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A Santa Barbara-based Craigslister is selling this Hobie sign for over $52,000. Photo: Craigslist
Surf

Santa Barbara Craigslister Is Selling ‘Original Hobie Sign’ for Over $52,000

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Parko locked into this cheeky cheater's five that may not have been a 10, but it was in our hearts. Photo: Rowland/WSL
Surf

4 Observations from the Opening Day of the Surf Ranch Pro

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Blink 182, Surf Ranch Pro, surfing, Social Distortion
Surf

Blink 182 Cancels Appearance at 2018 Surf Ranch Pro

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A brutal act of surf rage is under investigation in Lennox Head, Australia. Photo: ABC North Coast: Bruce MacKenzie
Surf

Surfer Accused of ‘Holding Woman’s Head Underwater’ in Surf Rage Incident

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Koa Rothman's had a hell of a year so far. And it's not over yet.
Surf

Koa Rothman Is Like a Moth to a Flame When It Comes to ‘Historic’ Swells

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