[This is an introduction to SURFER Volume 59, Issue 4, on newsstands and available for download here.] The first rays of sunlight are just beginning to rise over the dusty rubble of a once bustling coastal city. As the barren landscap[...]
Am I late to the party here? What did I miss? Sorry, but when the wave pool media embargo was lifted two days ago I was deep in the South Australian desert, a long way from the nearest functioning wave pool. I'm tapping this out from t[...]
There's a scene out in front of the house. The whole North Shore is a scene this morning, but the woman trying to put up the giant pink tent on the side of the road is really tearing it up. She's locked in an argument with the Hawaiian[...]
Noosa-based shaper Thomas "Doc" Bexon has been cranking out heaps of twin-fin fishes [...]
In a rush to gather his things from the competitors' area at Jeffreys Bay after break[...]
The women’s World Tour finished last week after Steph Gilmore won the Maui Pro [...]
We like to think the chain of reactions in a wipeout — the vague sense that you[...]
Two different perspectives of my Nelscott Reef barrel. The first one by drone and the second from my board. 🏄⚡️💯 #GoPro @gopro Drone: @kseastudios_pnw_surfing @nelscottreefsurf A post shared by Kai Lenny (@kai_lenny[...]
This is how lugging boards abroad has played out since the beginning of surf travel: Figure out what kind of quiver to bring on your trip, stuff it into an oversized bag, haul it to the airport ... and have a panic attack. "How much wi[...]
The biggest night in surfing is almost here. On Wednesday, December 6th, our surfy cl[...]
Do you have other interests besides surfing? Other life-consuming hobbies or sports, [...]
If you're sitting by yourself in a lineup somewhere, absentmindedly waiting out a lul[...]
"Oh yeah... it's alright, I suppose." My favorite quote from Honolua yesterday came f[...]
With 30 seconds left in Tyler Wright’s Quarterfinal heat against wildcard Brisa[...]
Without 1,000 new subscribers by the end of the month to fund operations, the Encyclopedia of Surfing and its sister sites, History of Surfing and Above the Roar, will be taken offline. When Matt Warshaw announced his new websites for [...]
The 2017 Surfer Awards Best Performance Nominees represent the pinnacle of this year’s high-performance surfing. Based on a surfer’s outstanding performance from a single edit released this year, the award will go to one of[...]