As a beginner surfer, understanding how to navigate the line-up is crucial for a safe and enjoyable experience in the water. The line-up refers to the area where surfers wait for waves and take turns ...

The tombolo at Frank Island in Tofino, British Columbia. The sandbar at Cowell’s Beach in Santa Cruz. Miles and miles of easy, rolling waves in Central Florida and Virginia Beach. The warm, sandy surf ...

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, ...

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 ...

As American surfing legend Phil Edwards once put it: “The best surfer is the one having the most fun.” In other words, you don’t have to be an expert to enjoy the waves. Mastering the sport can be ...

Oahu is revered as Hawaii's surfing mecca. It's home to legendary surf breaks like Pipeline, Sunset, Makaha, V-Land, Rocky Point, and a bunch more fit for pros and surfers who rip. But more people ...

Alexander Fleming was eager to go on vacation. So antsy, in fact, that he didn’t clean his workspace – a pile of dirty petri dishes, festering. And when he returned, he found a curious mold, which ...

THIS COULD BE IT: the summer you put down the iPad and that fruity drink with the paper-umbrella garnish, relinquish your beach chair and hit the surf. We get it—if you've never ventured past the ...

If you want to discover the best places to pick up a surfboard in Ireland, ask a man who knows a thing or two... When the rest of the world was put on hold in 2020, pro surfer Conor Maguire did ...