"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." THE SURFER IS typically depicted as a solitary figure. One person flowing with the force of nature, ...

Bianca Valenti shares her journey as a professional big wave surfer in San Francisco, conquering icy waters, Mavericks, and ...

Cody Purcell is more like you and me than his fellow finalists in the Thriller at Killers, a big-wave invitational held at Todos Santos last weekend. He just wants to spend as much time in the water ...

For most surfers, a glimpse at an early 20th-century black-and-white photograph of Waimea Bay is bound to cause a little head-scratching. Most noticeably, the famous jump rock — normally surrounded by ...

Big waves are making waves on the big stage. The HBO hit series “100 Foot Wave” earned two Creative Arts Emmy awards this week – nabbing the nod for Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series award ...

View post: James Beard Awards Name Best New Bar and Restaurant in America There’s little money to be made surfing big waves. It’s not the most rational career choice, yet a dedicated few devote their ...

After surfer Greg Long caught the biggest wave of his life, an undocumented 70-to 80-foot monster that formed at Cortes Bank in 2008, he shook, vomited, and cried. Enjoy coverage of racing, history, ...

For decades, big-wave surfers have searched the globe for the next behemoth. But what if the biggest wave on Earth hasn't been discovered yet? That's the intriguing question posed by big-wave surfer ...

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For most of the world's population, the hardest part of surfing is getting to an ocean and scoring good conditions. But that's changing. Over the last decade, artificial wave pools have started ...