Surfer

12/31/2024

In terms of breathtaking and backbreaking surf venues, the North Shore has an embarrassment of riches. It’s a fact as old as Oahu itself. If you’re reading this, chances are you already know that. And yet season after season it delivers. Want big boards and big drops? Try Waimea Bay or Sunset ...

Nathan Florence and a heavy crowd cop floggings, huge tubes and swim laps over the reef.

12/31/2024

Devastation unfolds in South America as unusually large surf wreaks havoc.

Devastation unfolds in South America as unusually large surf wreaks havoc.

12/31/2024

Facebook CEO surfs behind a boat on Lake Tahoe, and discusses his secret underground lair on his sprawling Kauai compound.

Facebook CEO surfs behind a boat on Lake Tahoe, and discusses his secret underground lair on his sprawling Kauai compound.

12/30/2024

If you’ve ever wanted to watch a surf edit in which a man chugs a pint while a rhinoceros beetle that had just fallen into the glass of its own accord swims on the Bintang’s surface, gently brushing the drinker's lips, then you’ll love what’s coming.

Part 2 of “Postcards from Motel Hell” includes whitewater takeoffs, wedging tubes and very entertaining surfing.

12/30/2024

Multihyphenate Maui waterman rides massive, innovative wave at Jaws.

Multihyphenate Maui waterman rides massive, innovative wave at Jaws.

12/30/2024

💙10 Waves Saved 💙🙏 Sandy Hook, New Jersey. When a re-fill project was proposed for The Cove in Sandy Hook in 2001, many local surfers and activists became concerned that one of the state’s premier surf spots would be severely altered or even destroyed. Tap the link in bio to learn all about how the Foundation studied and worked diligently to save one of the Garden State’s best waves. 📷: 1-4 / Surfers: ; 📷: 5 / Surfer:

12/30/2024

Alessandro “Alo” Slebir has possibly broken the Guinness World Record for largest wave ever surfed with a 108-footer.

Alessandro “Alo” Slebir has possibly broken the Guinness World Record for largest wave ever surfed with a 108-footer.

12/30/2024

An interview with the Hawaiian charger after winning surfing’s most prestigious event.

An interview with the Hawaiian charger after winning surfing’s most prestigious event.

12/29/2024

💙10 Waves Saved 💙🙏Tres Palmas may not be on your big-wave radar, but all Puerto Rican surfers know it as one of the island’s biggest and best venues. In 2004, helped form a marine reserve to protect the area’s biodiversity, the wave and the endangered coral species it breaks on. Tap the link in bio for the full story on how a groundbreaking marine reserve is preserving waves at this incredible reef break. 📷:

12/28/2024

💙 10 Waves Saved 💙🙏 Next up is Montauk, New York. This semi-secret, somewhat hidden gem, far east end of Long Island hosts a classic and core surf community with a good, if rare, collection of waves. And one of the area’s key advocates is activist and attorney Joe Giannini, who for two years fought to keep waves open for surfers at Camp Hero State Park. Tap the link in bio to read the full story on how he and Eastern Long Island Chapter’s co-chair, Tom Naro eventually succeeded. 📷:

12/27/2024

How do you protect your skin on a daily basis?🌞For 11X World Champ , it’s actually quite simple. We’d like to introduce you to 😎 “Unlike mainstream [sunscreen] brands, which often rely on chemical filters such as oxybenzone and octinoxate, Freaks of Nature exclusively uses 100% non-nano mineral filters like zinc oxide,” .elsajungman , one of the dermatologists on the FoN team, tells SURFER. “These mineral-based sunscreens are gentler on the skin, particularly for athletes who endure exposure to harsh environmental elements.” Tap the link in bio for everything you need to know about protecting yourself in (and out) of the water from the GOAT and the crew at FoN. 📷: Courtesy of ✍️:

12/27/2024

💙10 Waves Saved 💙🙏 Next on our list is Ma’alaea, Hawaii. This extremely fickle righthand reef break does not show itself often... But when it does, it’s one of the best and fastest waves on the planet. Tap the link in bio for the full story on how the Foundation lobbied for more than two decades to protect “Freight Trains” from an expanded harbor. 📷: / Surfer 1:

12/27/2024

Mason Ho and Ian Crane lock into aquatic dance-off deep in the California desert.

Mason Ho and Ian Crane lock into aquatic dance-off deep in the California desert.

12/27/2024

From the Pipe Masters to an Indo barrel fest, South Carolina’s star is only shining brighter by the year.

From the Pipe Masters to an Indo barrel fest, South Carolina’s star is only shining brighter by the year.

12/27/2024

Heavy swell hits the Golden State over the holidays; watch a video recap of the chaos.

Heavy swell hits the Golden State over the holidays; watch a video recap of the chaos.

12/26/2024

“I talked to a couple of the old timers already, and they were saying that day potentially was the biggest swell ever seen,” Santa Cruz surfer Alo Slebir said in Half Moon Bay on Christmas Eve.

Alo and Luca Padua reflect on one of the heaviest days ever recorded at Maverick's. Video and images below.

12/26/2024

Korea is cracking down on drunk surfers.

New Korean law will ban surfing with a blood alcohol content of 0.03 or higher in June of 2025.

12/26/2024

What a day at The Bay 🔥 We look back at the monumental 2024 Rip Curl Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational and the unbelievable performances by all the athletes on the invitee list. Check out a few of the highlights here, but tap the link in bio for the full photo gallery from legendary lensman at Surfer.com❤️ ❤️ 📷All Photos:
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