A couple months ago, when the WSL announced it was not going to hold the Mavericks Challenge, it seemed all-but-certain that there’d be no big-wave contest in Half Moon Bay this year. Which wasn’t ...

Flea, Skindog, Twiggy and the rest are on standby. So are the fans, the cops and the environmentalists. A VIP party is planned, licensed apparel is available and a television deal is in the works.

This past Friday, Maverick’s had one of those dreamy, buttery days so often referenced and so seldom seen. It got crowded quickly, and understandably so. Smooth 20-footers stood up and capped over the ...

California’s coastline is dotted with world-class surf breaks — from the iconic Malibu that helped fuel the culture and popularity of the sport to the monster waves at Mavericks in Northern California ...

Hopes are high, amongst the surfing world, for a speculated “super” El Niño season incoming for the end of 2026 and into 2027. Fingers – and toes – crossed. And so, with anticipation raging for what’s ...

Do you remember the pictures that emerged out of the '82-'83 season, or '97-'98 – when El Niño really delivered for surf ...

Maverick’s, Jaws, Nazaré…these are some faces on big wave surfing’s Mount Rushmore, the perennial spots, which every year, serve up some of the most unfathomably massive surf. But there’s a quiet ...