Poised on a surfboard and dwarfed by a tower of water some 10 times her size, fear is one of the first emotions that big wave surfer Laura Crane feels before she hurtles down a 60-foot behemoth. “From ...

These types of waves form where a river meets the ocean. Waves break down the sand bars by the mouth of the river or next to ...

This piece is excerpted from the feature "Unridden Realm Redux" with Justine Dupont in the new print issue of SURFER. Order your copy here. As the number of women riding big waves in- creases, the ...

For Big Wave rider Garrett McNamara and his wife and manager, Nicole, the HBO adventure series, 100 Foot Wave, began as a way to introduce big wave surfing to the world. What followed was just that ...

Maya Gabeira has faced enormous challenges in her life – like shooting down gigantic walls of water, risking life and limb. The Brazilian big-wave surfer is the focus of the Oscar-contending ...

Russell Bierke is a slab connoisseur, charging the type of heavy water you’d file somewhere between the “nightmare” and “only in dreams” chamber of the mind. The Australian burst onto the scene in ...

Brazilian charger and world record holder for the largest wave ever surfed by a woman Maya Gaberia took to Instagram on Tuesday to announce her retirement from professional big-wave surfing. "It’s ...

Makua Rothman is powerful presence in professional surfing. Hailing from Hawaii, and coming from famed Rothman lineage, Makua is one of the best big wave surfers to have ever lived, winning the World ...