Laguna Beach surfer Avalon Gall entered the US Open of Surfing longboard contest as a wildcard, never imagining she would make the podium with her first-ever big win. “It’s very surreal, I’m just ...

Hawaii has deep-ranging ties to surfing. Referred to many times as the birthplace of modern surfing, these islands are steeped in history and culture associated with wave riding. From ancient ...

California quickly morphed into the center of longboarding culture. Surfboard shapers like Hobie Alter, Greg Noll and Dale ...

Ask any of the big-wave surfers who put their lives at risk in the 2024-25 Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational, and they’d tell you it was honor just to compete in the 40 to 50-foot waves that crashed ...

The Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational was held for just the eleventh time since its founding in 1984. Landon McNamara, a local of Oahu’s North Shore, won this year’s event. By Talya Minsberg When the ...

GOES-18 satellite image showing a strong Pacific storm system 1,300 miles north of Hawaii on Dec. 21, 2024. (CIRA / RAAM-B) The National Weather Service said satellite data is estimating seas as high ...

Surfers caught waves as tall as 50 feet high Sunday in Hawaii, producing epic rides and wipeouts during the Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational. More than 20,000 spectators showed up at Waimea Bay for ...

For centuries, Hawaii has been the spiritual home of surfing. On these volcanic islands, surfing isn't just a sport—it's embedded in the culture. That's likely because some of the greatest waves in ...

Poised on a surfboard and dwarfed by a tower of water some 10 times her size, fear is one of the first emotions that big wave surfer Laura Crane feels before she hurtles down a 60-foot behemoth. “From ...