Nusa Tenggara Timor, Indonesia’s easternmost island group, is regarded as one of its poorest and most primitive. It’s evident ...

Under the new format, the 2026 women’s field will include the top 14 surfers from the CT, the top seven qualifiers from the Challenger Series, two WSL seasonal wildcards, and one event wildcard.

Somewhere along the way we’ve all gazed in wonder at a surf photo. It might have been a shot that added up to the sum total of your surfing dreams, or a monster wave that inspired awe and immediate ...

“What’d they expect would happen when they protected Great Whites and whales?” It was old Freddy, the fisherman, coming up behind me on the rocks where I was looking at the remains of the dolphin that ...

As Winter begins to kick in across Europe, many big wave surfers across the world will be keeping their eyes on the swell charts and the activity in the Atlantic in the hope that an XL swell will wake ...

You see some crazy things on the road in Indo. Yesterday, midway through this two day journey across three islands, I watched a motorcyclist swaying with a full sized refrigerator strapped to the back ...

Surfers from Burleigh Heads Boardriders, North Shelly Boardriders, Le-Ba Boardriders and North Shore Boardriders all compete in challenges throughout the series in order to win prizes for their ...

I met with Michael Watkins a few months ago to discuss his innovative new Core Duo blank design, which combines traditional Polyurethane (PU) with Expanded Polystyrene Foam (EPS) and an innovative ...

At the start of last month a video of demolition work taking place on the picturesque cliffs of Uluwatu went viral on social media. The Uluwatu escarpment, which is synonymous with surfing in Bali, ...

2024 has been the year of the invitational contest. We’ve seen some of the best heavyweight lineups of surfers that come from all corners of our industry face off against each other in the most unique ...

There are many ways to prepare for a wave pool session. Studying online clips of the wave pool in question. Sussing out a more freshwater-friendly epoxy board. Surfing more. Funnily enough, tipping ...

Hundreds of groms, aged 14 and under, from all corners of the surfing world will battle it out against each other this month in the BL Blast Off Video Challenge with a chance at winning a number of ...