And Koa Smith, a perennial charger at the famed Hawaiian wave, opted not to paddle out. Instead, he watched and documented, ...

SYDNEY, May 3 (Reuters) - Hawaii's Pipeline Masters will return as a high-stakes finale for surfing's world tour in 2026, part of a shake-up unveiled on Saturday that includes the resumption of a ...

Three finalists, one winner. Watch Makana Pang take home $5K for knifing Wave of the Winter's best ride of December.

At just eight years old, Uriah McDonald has already paddled out at Pipeline and Teahupo'o. He's got the stoke. And when you ...

The Da Hui Backdoor Shootout, which wrapped up last week in picture-perfect Pipeline conditions on Oahu’s North Shore, is a one-of-a-kind surf contest. Unlike other events, the Shootout features a ...

For centuries, Hawaii has been the spiritual home of surfing. On these volcanic islands, surfing isn't just a sport—it's embedded in the culture. That's likely because some of the greatest waves in ...

Hawaii’s Pipeline returns as competitive surfing’s big finale location in 2026. The mid-year cut is gone. And the one-day, winner-takes-all, WSL Final 5 championship is no longer. The World Surf ...

The 1960s would have been an interesting era to be a surfer. The crowds weren’t quite as bad. Surfing wasn’t as mainstream as it is today. It was more feral, looser, and frowned upon as a waste of ...