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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.

Jamie O'Brien spends his life chasing the best waves on earth. Most recently, the best waves were in Mexico.
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Jamie O’Brien and Some Truly Massive Mexican Shacks

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Cliff Kapono Alaia
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Your New Duds Could Help Protect the Oceans and Beaches

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Makua Rothman is, if you think about it, a good representation of the Hawaiian surfing ideal.
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The Highlight Reel to End all Highlight Reels: Makua Rothman’s Winter

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If you have not scene Nathan Oldfield's masterpiece, The Church of the Open Sky, then you have a problem in your life.
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Dave Rastovich Is More of a Dolphin Than Most Dolphins

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Kelly Slater is suffering from turf toe, an injury that affects the ligaments around the big toe. Now he doubts he'll be able to compete at J-Bay.
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Kelly Slater’s Newest Foot Injury Puts Him ‘In Doubt for J-Bay’

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Ah, the Wedge. Where good surfers go to get worked like no other place on earth. At the Wedge, it's not about making it out—it's about pulling in.
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Just 13 Minutes of Pure, Raw Footage of Massive Wedge

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Volcom has a storied history on Oahu's North Shore. The Volcom Pipe house is a landmark, but it wasn't their first. Much like the surfers who stay at the house, it takes a while to work your way up the ladder.
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A History of Volcom’s Many North Shore Houses

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Remember when Rick Kane won the contest at the wave pool, won a giant check worth a life-changing $500, and announced to the world that he was going to surf the big waves of the North Shore?
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This Is Big Surf, the Arizona Wave Tank Where North Shore’s Rick Kane Came From

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There are certain waves in this world that look very manageable. Easy, mellow, and soft, they are enticing to everyone who likes rolling around on top of a wave. Then there are waves like Cave.There are certain waves in this world that look very manageable. Easy, mellow, and soft, they are enticing to everyone who likes rolling around on top of a wave. Then there are waves like Cave.
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Albee Layer, Torrey Meister, Nic Von Rupp, and Brad Flora Go Spelunking

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Willian Cardoso and Johanne Defay won the Uluwatu contest, the makeup event for the Margaret River Pro.
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40 Images From a Marathon Day at Uluwatu

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Freed from the confines of California, having cast aside narrow stereotypes as to who a rider should be, skateboarding’s newfound diversity is its greatest stren
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How Skateboarding Flipped Its White Male Image and Welcomed the Whole World

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While it's not as good as we all know Uluwatu can get, even when it's not just right, it's still better than many other stops.
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21 Photos that Prove Uluwatu Should Be a Permanent CT Fixture

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10 Great Quotes to Celebrate World Oceans Day

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How a Surf Retreat Is Fueling Conservation in Costa Rica

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Bethany Hamilton Reading to Her Son Is Gonna Give You the Feels

1 min read
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Using Biomechanics and Physics to Analyze Exactly How Far Filipe Toledo Traveled During His Monstrous Rio Air

4 min read
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How an Israeli Made It His Life’s Mission to Support Fellow Surfers in Gaza

2 min read
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In This 3-Minute Edit, You Can Watch the Ocean Hand Out Life-Altering Beat Downs

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Where Did Current World No. 1 Italo Ferreira Get So Spry? Answer: Mexico

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