Is This the Most Interesting Surf Shop In the World?

How Marin County's Proof Lab became a beloved community hub and one of the country's best surf shops

Watch Creative Kin

An eclectic cast of board builders, artists, woodworkers and freethinkers chase waves through Northern California

When Sea Lions "Attack"

Impending doom and cuddly marine mammals

In The Hot Seat: Peter Mel

What’s it like to tackle 50-foot surf with your son? We called Peter Mel to find out

Postcards from the North

Northern California has been getting the best of the Golden State's winter

Making sense of September's wild weather

What's left of Maria, and the possibility of a La Niña winter, explained by SwellWatch forecaster Nathan Cool

Photos: Riders On The Storm

Perfection and chaos come to California's coast

Commuting with Nat Young

Roadtripping and ripping through Northern California

Somewhere in Northern California

Big, beautiful waves are breaking even now

A Rough Itinerary

Vague recollections from a road trip to unnamed areas of Northern California

Staycation

With some of Northern California's best

Last Call for Entries for Wildcard into O’Neill Coldwater Classic Invitational

Video Submissions Accepted Through Sept 19th

Northern California

Photo: Todd Glaser

Monday Photos: Finally California, Part 1

In Season

Northern California revels in weeks of solid winter swell

Northern California

Photo: Bryce Lowe-White