1029 waves an hour - 'The Cove' is Coming to a City Near You
Pumping out a wave every 3 seconds, this commercial wave pool is set to be installed within the year in downtown Melbourne, Sydney and Perth!
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Pumping out a wave every 3 seconds, this commercial wave pool is set to be installed within the year in downtown Melbourne, Sydney and Perth!
When hundreds of thousands of people line the streets of California to watch a parade. They want to be entertained by surfing dogs in a wave pool. Right?
It was the middle of winter, and the mother of all storms hit the East Coast. Like someone snapped their fingers the skies clear and the swell PUMPED. It was June on the Sunshine Coast.
20ft monsters with 10ft foamies aren't the most appealing conditions in the world, but when there's a WSL event on, the best just get it done. Jamie Mitchell is one of those surfers, making the most of the conditions and taking home what could be the las
Instead of kicking out, throwing your hands up in despair and whinging about drop-ins as you paddle back out, watch these two and enjoy your next drop-in!
One rainy day. Two giant inflatable things. Three mates. What could go wrong?
This is not your average surfboard aerial fest. Nor is it a style fest on a longboard. It's just 'a' style. His own style.
You seriously won't find a cleaner wave than in this video from the Kelly Slater Wave Company... It's absolute perfection on all counts!
It's been years, hundreds; if not thousands of of wipeouts and hundreds of thousands of degrees turned in the air. Finally, Albee Layer has pulled off his 'little' project...
What happens when you cross a surf movie, with a cartoon and an artist - plus an acid tab? Something like this!
It was big. It was choppy. It was classic Peahi conditions for the 2016 Peahi Challenge.
Everyone has thought about surfing their broken appliances.... But this guy actually did it!
It was meant to happen at Pipe!!!! Instead, John John has won his first world title in Portugal.
Here's three reasons you're going to totally stoked on your first ride at a wave pool, from two guys who's surfed two of the best!
Would you wear a wetsuit that was made with hundreds of thousands of little fur fibers sticking out of it? What about if it kept you totally dry, and toasty warm?
Surfing into a closeout to avoid the modern day dinosaur, Tyler Gunter sparked a search of the lineup in this weeks QS3000 Essential Costa Rica Open.
These two guys will surfing anything that floats, but so will everyone else in the lineup these days. Surfing as a sport isn't about the performance thruster anymore, it's about the lifestyle and having fun. Just how it should be...
When the shorebreak was threatening to break shortboards, this bunch went to Costco and grabbed a cheap foamie each!
In March, one of surfing's most beautiful surfers came to Australia. Victoria Vergara. On her trip she surfed the legendary point breaks and stole the attention of every surfer in the lineup those days, and now you get to watch.
While out training at Lower Trestles, California this week, Medina felt a little bump during a top turn. Oh well, just a local!
A new tax on tourist surfers aims to provide some income for the local communities in the Mentawai Islands. But should you pay for the privilege of enjoying what nature provides?
You might have seen some strange looking surfboards in your time, but have you seen all five of these ones?
Cure the winter blues with a magical highlight reel from a trip to the Maldives, with the girls from Kaloea Bikinis.
Kelly isn't so sure about Olympic Surfing... But then again, he's got 11 good reasons to prefer the World Tour...
Since the 1920's, the golden era of classic 'Woodys' being used as surf cars, the roofs of said cars have been made from the same material as they are today: steel. It's so simple. So effective, yet it's taken the better part of 100 years to work this out
Twelve: Episode 2 features some of the best aerial surfing you will ever see, and the only way we know how to explain it, is by the force of attraction...
Four years from now - Surfers will be walking around a stadium in Tokyo, dressed in green and gold blazers, following a big sign that says 'Australia'.
Movie magic or not, watching a few guys surf invisible surfboards is super cool! But how did they do it?
Did you know the ideal weight for surfers is between 50 and 70kg? If you don't happen to be in that weight bracket, don't stress! Try these tips to improve your pop-up technique.
"What makes me most excited, is when you see somebody riding something a little off the bat, but they're RIPPING. That's where it's at, and that's where we haven't been before."
Everyone who's tried hydrofoiling knows how difficult it is, but even the great Kelly Slater couldn't ride Kai's foiling surfboard!
What would you do, if you were sitting out the back at Teahupoo, on a short, fat stubby board - and an 8ft set rolled in? You'd paddle into if you were Rob Machado, but how would the story end?
Sandy bottom. Lefts and rights. How hard can it be? Aussie surfer Jamie Mitchell takes on a MASSIVE Puerto Escondido Challenge with a perfect 10.
Solid overhead. A couple of guys out. Not a cloud in the sky. Blue Water. Lefts and Rights. Beachie bliss.
Sure the world tour is high octane action, but where's the soul? This surf comp had it, held by Deus in Bali, they say that the Canggu Rivermouth was the best it has EVER been, for a 4 day festival for single fins.
A place known to locals as 'ours', has become the worlds most known break this week, which is funny considering that 360 days of the year, it doesn't break at all!
From the waves to the brightly coloured bikini bottoms, this video is gorgeous. And bye-golly those girls can surf...
The World Surfing League have just purchased a majority stake in Kelly Slater Wave Company, but have said that their focus is still on real world surfing conditions, and it will continue to be for the foreseeable future!
Believe it or not, Samsung have designed a surfboard that houses a smartphone, and can read you messages while you're surfing.
Think these scenarios through, and decide what you would do it if was your board sitting on the garage floor in two pieces....
Surfing is one of those sports where two things are assured. Wiping out, and having a camera to film it. Watch 6 minutes of those combined right here.
Kelly Slater has invited a select group of his closest friends to test his wave pool. THE wave pool, the one that broke every surfers heart in the space of a 2 minute video. Once day you might be able to surf a wave that perfect!
Ear plugs are a whole lot less dorky looking than a surgeon with a chisel inside your ear canal! Here's some facts about Surfers Ear as we come into the season you're most at risk.
Nothing beats the feeling of surfing a board you shaped yourself, especially when it actually surfs great.
The kid from Yallingup who showed the world how to get their fins loose, has called it quits this week at the Margaret River Pro, ending an 18-year professional surfing career.
Paddling out with a mate is always better, but to paddle out on the same board is a little weird. Unless you're into tandem surfing, in which case it's totally awesome!
After the last few swells that rolled into Snapper Rocks spreading around the world, crowding at the spot known as the 'Superbank' is at an all time high. Crowds are the words on everyone's lips right now, but what can we do about it?
At this weeks Quiksilver Pro on the Gold Coast, mother nature took it upon herself to show the world that she, and she alone has the power to make or break a surf contest. But the WSL says it's up to them.
The worlds best are shacked up on the Gold Coast right now, at a Snapper Rocks which is far from the picture perfect it was last week. But that's not stopping them from breaking out the big moves, and some new boards.
Four surfers you may have heard of from the Gold Coast, are starting their own brewery in Currumbin, planning on having beers in hands by Christmas.
Eddy Aikau is looking down on Waimea Bay this week, and smiling to himself. What an incredible competition, and it was held in his name.
Once a year the crew clear out boards at bargain prices
A popular surfing mag once called Mitch Parkinson a 'Tube Pig', and that was BEFORE he scored this once in a lifetime wave at the Superbank.
So it wasn't just a case of the worlds media going into a frenzy, 2015 did actually have the most shark attacks ever recorded!
Before the instability sent storms sweeping up and down the east coast this week, the Gold Coast enjoyed a few days of pure perfection. Exhibit A: This clip from the superbank starring Mick Fanning and a 24 second barrel.
Technically BASE stands for Building, Antennae, Span, Earth, and one could argue that the lip of a monster sized wave at Jaws is in fact 'Earth'. So yes, this wipeout/base jump from Tom Dosland is certifiable (but is he!?)
The Range of Surftech Surfboards for 2016
Kai Kai Alcala lives in the Phillipines, and with surfing in his blood; he's set to make some serious waves in competitive surfing before he's hit high school.
When a video of an unknown surfer popped up from an epic day at Pipeline on Oahu, the worlds surfing community didn't take long to work out who it was.Luckily, because it might just win Surfline's 'Wave of the winter'!
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