Remembering Ben Kelly
On Saturday, May 9th, Ben Kelly was attacked by a great white shark while he was surfing. The attack was fatal, and the surfing community's outpouring of grief is stretching throughout California.
Mark Healey Explains Critical Lessons About Currents in Heavy Surf
"The ocean is a lot bigger than you. You can’t fight it. You will never win. So knowing how that water is moving out there is absolutely key."
I Surf and I’m Having an Affair
My mistress is a cantankerous lover. But I can't stay away from her.
Netherlands Surfing Tragedy: Was Sea Foam Really to Blame for the Deaths of 5 People?
Surfing deaths worldwide are relatively rare. That's why five surfers dying at once was absolutely unheard of. Our writer examines.
New Book to Benefit the People Forcibly Evicted Near the Dream Wedge of Nigeria’s Tarkwa Bay
The wave at Tarkwa Bay was featured in Dylan Graves' Weird Waves series guest starring Dane Gudauskas.
The 10 Best Skits From Taylor Steele’s Momentum Generation Library
Remember when Taylor Steele decided that surfing parts should have skits in front of them? Oh, it was a wonderful idea.
Remembering the Battle of Ocean Beach: Turns Out Surfing Lockdowns Are Nothing New
This spring wasn't the first time surfers have been banned from going in the ocean.
Mark Healey Explains Hitting the Eject Button From a Boat at Maverick’s
I turned to Koa Rothman and said, "I don’t know about you guys, but I'm jumping."
New Film ‘RISS’ Paints Carissa Moore as Fierce Competitor…But Mostly as a Lover
It's a feel-good opus at a time when we need feel good more than ever.
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"We're in a very powerful time in history," said Leah Dawson. "I've felt for a long time that the women’s story has been a bit misguided by the men that have run the surf industry. I feel like for myself, I have a duty to nurture our culture because I love it so much."
The Surfing Swami Gets Carjacked in Mexico: Just How Dangerous Is It for Surfers?
"A guy jumps out with an AR-15. He doesn’t have his shirt on and he's pointing the gun at us. I didn't look at anything else. I was just transfixed on that gun."
Did a Surfer’s Death from a Brain-Eating Amoeba Reveal a Serious Loophole in Regulating Wave Parks?
Man-made surfing has experienced a revolution, and there was no reason to think it would slow down. Until, perhaps, the death of Fabrizio Stabile.
San Onofre’s 3,600,000-Pound Nuclear Waste Dilemma Is a National Emergency
Nearly everyone agrees that the 3.6 million pounds of nuclear waste sitting at San Onofre is bad. But no one agrees on what to do about it.
Here’s How Josh Kerr Made Parenthood and Life on the World Tour Look So Good
Along with his wife Nikki, Josh has raised two kids on tour.
Ride and Seek: A Sierra Strike Mission With Ian Walsh, Danny Davis, Nick Russell and Jeremy Jones
Big wave surfer Ian Walsh joins some of snowboarding's most iconic figures for a mission in the Sierra Nevada backcountry.
This Is the Dystopian Future of Surf
In a future where the coast is too toxic for humans to survive, wave pools rule the surfing world. But there are rumors of roving bands of surfers who risk it all for the perfect wave...
We Rode Chest-Deep Powder with Gerry Lopez and Learned the Key to Living a Better Life
And he didn't try to school us.
How the ‘Little Blonde Girl’ Who Swims with Sharks Became Their Greatest Protector
There's a great white. There's a little blonde girl, just like in the movies. But very different.
Longboarding Icon Belinda Baggs Might Be the Perfect Surf Mom
Belinda Baggs balances her son (literally) on her back while juggling a 9-foot longboard and a fulfilling career. WINNING.
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