The World Surf League's championship tour is well underway, bringing the best professional surfers to places like Australia, Brazil, southern California, and beyond to paddle and battle it out on some ...

River surfing is more difficult than any other type of surfing. You've got to surf in place, on a "stationary" wave, trying to keep your balance as water churns beneath you.

As the age-old proverb goes: you can surf a beginner wave expertly, but you can’t surf an expert wave, um, beginner-ly. Okay, maybe it’s not an ancient surf saying. But it’s true. You can hang ten and ...

Hawaii is a surfer’s paradise that is a magnet to professional surfers attracted to its legendary breaks. But you don’t need ...

You gotta start somewhere, so the saying goes. Even Kelly Slater, the reigning GOAT of professional surfing, didn’t come hurtling out of the womb and straight onto the podium. And unfortunately, ...

Professional surfers flock to Hawaii in the winter for the big swells, but the islands are a great place for learning how to surf all year round. Photo Credit: HTA/Daeja Fallas It is a quintessential ...

A surfing adventure in Florida is a much-needed escape from reality. Goodbye to crowds of people, shopping malls, beach resorts and franchise restaurants. Hello to Florida’s rustic coastline, clear ...

I won’t sugarcoat it: most surfers don’t want you to pick up their sport. Surfers can be territorial, aggressive jerks—especially to newbies. Though I’m not excusing that behavior, the instinct is ...