Pipeline is the most (in)famous surf spot on earth. Hands down. No question. And that’s for a couple reasons: 1) it produces some of the most dramatic waves, particularly tubes, possible in nature; 2) ...

This wasn’t a fun little surf - this was a reef break session where the wave is perfect and the consequences are real. The ...

Tokyo hosted the first-ever Olympic surfing competition, and it did not disappoint. American Carissa Moore came away with the women's gold and Brazil's Ítalo Ferreira topped the podium in the men's ...

HALF MOON BAY, Calif. -- One of the world's best surfers was swallowed up by a massive El Nino-boosted wave off the coast of Northern California. He called it one of the "craziest" wipeouts of his ...

Caroline Marks is the last hope for the U.S. after Carissa Moore was unable to advance to the semifinals. All the important ...

In order to get good at surfing, you have to be bad at surfing. You have to fall a lot. You have to get held down. You have to hit the reef, bounce off the sand, and have at least a few experiences ...

Mikey Wright was definitely one of the standout visiting surfers to Teahupo’o for the big swell. He picked some really dramatic waves and made nearly all of them except for this wave that destroyed ...

Tahiti's Teahupo'o wave has a slew of riders for the Paris 2024 Olympics. NPR finds out why it's called one of the most dangerous waves. One of the events in the Summer Olympics is taking place nearly ...

Russ Bierke is as rare a talent as the surfing world has ever seen. The son of a renowned big wave surfer and shaper in Kirk Bierke, Russ has been putting full grown men to shame in waves of ...

One of the events in the Summer Olympics is taking place nearly 10,000 miles from Paris. Surfing kicks off Saturday in Tahiti. And unlike other events, the start time is flexible because it depends on ...