As a beginner surfer, understanding how to navigate the line-up is crucial for a safe and enjoyable experience in the water. The line-up refers to the area where surfers wait for waves and take turns ...

Alexander Fleming was eager to go on vacation. So antsy, in fact, that he didn’t clean his workspace – a pile of dirty petri dishes, festering. And when he returned, he found a curious mold, which ...

You gotta start somewhere, so the saying goes. Even Kelly Slater, the reigning GOAT of professional surfing, didn’t come hurtling out of the womb and straight onto the podium. And unfortunately, ...

Sunset is a bit of a big wave proving ground, but it can be notoriously unpredictable with multiple peaks, take-off zones and ...

Surfers are pseudo spiritual quacks. At least some of ‘em are. It’s not a sport, it’s a way of life. Riding waves is a mystical communion with mother nature. Yadda yadda, you know the stereotypes.

Surfing is hard enough without adding in the stress of feeling like a nuisance just for being a beginner in the water among seasoned vets in the art of hanging ten. There’s so much to remember, like ...

THIS COULD BE IT: the summer you put down the iPad and that fruity drink with the paper-umbrella garnish, relinquish your beach chair and hit the surf. We get it—if you've never ventured past the ...

If you're looking to get on a board this summer, now's the time. There are over 80 spots among New Jersey's nearly four dozen beach communities where surfers can spend their summer catching waves, but ...

While the Philippines might not be a top bucket list surf destination, one on the level of, say, the Mentawais, the southeast Asia archipelago is home to some world-class waves. Perhaps the most ...