What are the parts of a wave? Surfing wouldn’t be a sport without waves. Without waves, surfers wouldn’t be able to walk on water. Let’s take a look at the different components that make a wave… a wave. There are several things we know about waves. We understand – probably since we were children – that […]
David Eggers has passed away at the age of 45, in Salton Sea, California. The goofy-footer was one of the stars of surfing in the 1980s. Eggers was born in Mountain View, California, in 1970. He caught his first wave at the age of seven. By 1984, David had already won two United States Amateur […]
Welcome to the North Shore of Oahu, in Hawaii. Here, you’ll find the most concentrated and celebrated stretch of world-class surf breaks on the planet. The region is home to the famous Seven Mile Miracle. Hawaii is the spiritual home of surfing. It’s where it all began – the ritual, the boards, the ride. Hawaii […]
The list of invitees for the 31st Annual Quiksilver in Memory of Eddie Aikau has been unveiled. The one-day big wave riding competition will only get underway when waves meet or exceed the Hawaiian 20-foot minimum (40 feet for the rest of the world). The waiting period runs from December 1st, 2015, through February 29th, […]
The organizers of La Vaca Gigante Invitational 2015/2016 have announced the list of 32 riders that will challenge on the liquid beasts of Santander, in the north of Spain. Andrew Cotton, Aritz Aranburu, Axi Muniain, Eric Rebiere, Grant “Twiggy” Baker, Natxo González, Pablo Gutiérrez, and Tom Lowe are some of the invitees for this year’s […]
The government of New Zealand will invest up to 1.2 million dollars in the Ultimate Waterman over three years. The event puts a group of wave riders competing in eight different surfing disciplines over ten days. The 2016 edition will run between March 12th-20th, in Auckland and throughout New Zealand. The organization added two new categories: […]
When Tom Morey speaks, we should all listen. The inventor of bodyboarding (or boogieboarding, as he prefers to say) notes that he is “neither Moses nor Neptune’s spokesman,” but he accepted SurferToday’s challenge to write down the ten commandments of surfing, with three extra bullets. Take it away, Mr. Morey. Surfer, think royally. Surfing is […]
Andrea Diaz, a pioneer female surfer in South America, will lead a surfing program exclusively designed for women. Dias is one of the most successful female surfers in Latin America. She started as a competitive swimmer, but it was in surfing that Andrea showed all her talent. The surfer from San Jose, in Costa Rica, […]
The Miss Reef 2016 is here. The most famous surf calendar in the world returns with new adventures in exotic sceneries. The girls visited Costalegre, in Mexico. The photographer behind Miss Reef 2016 is Kate Bellm. She was born in London in 1987, and she has been building a career in the fashion industry, with […]
A blind surfer has ridden the artificial rollers of the Wavegarden, in Zarautz, Spain. Aitor “Gallo” Francesena suffers from a serious genetic disease that has weakened his vision through time. Three years ago, he completely lost his eyesight in a wipeout. However, the experienced rider from the Basque Country never quit surfing. And at the […]