Watch 40-Foot North Atlantic Walls Smash Into Queen Mary 2 (Video) (opens Surfer in a new tab)
The 1,132-foot Queen Mary 2 ocean liner was engineered for the roughest transatlantic conditions on Earth.
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Watch: EAST Starring Harry Bryant, The Grand Finale (opens Stab in a new tab)
Five (or six) shapers, four (or five) boards, and a very unusual end to the series.
Portugal River Wave Explodes into the Ocean and Sucks Surfer Out to Sea (Video) (opens Surfer in a new tab)
A Portuguese lagoon unleashed a staggering volume of floodwater—and surfers decided to paddle straight into it.
Great White Rocketed In And Stole This Angler’s Catch on Camera (Video) (opens Surfer in a new tab)
Researchers say the remarkable footage offers a rare look at shark depredation from underwater.
Kelly Slater Scores Surprise Scotland Surf Before Dunhill Golf Showdown (Video) (opens Surfer in a new tab)
The 11-time world champion squeezed in a surprise session at St Andrews before competing in the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship.
Hurricane Rachel’s 25-Foot Waves Slam Cabo’s Most Famous Surf Spots (Video) (opens Surfer in a new tab)
The storm remains offshore, but powerful surf has already forced beach and port closures across Los Cabos.
National Champs / The Wave (opens Carve in a new tab)
Surfers Set to be Crowned National Champions at The Wave, Bristol.
Nearly 100 Quakes Slam Kīlauea in 24 Hours as Lava Erupts From Summit (Video) (opens Surfer in a new tab)
Kīlauea is experiencing heightened unrest as magma moves beneath the summit and lava continues erupting from Halemaʻumaʻu.
SURFER, SwellCo Launch 2026 Photo Contest (opens Surfer in a new tab)
Calling all surf photographers, the Surfer Photo Contest powered by SwellCo is now live, and we want to see your shots.
World of Red Bull Big Wave Surfing Now On Apple Vision Pro (opens Surfer in a new tab)
Red Bull and Apple Vision Pro may have innovated a way to keep people out of the water.
Watch: Liam Turner – Living, Working & Surfing in the Ments (opens Tracks in a new tab)
An Englishman with the best work, life and tube balance a surfer could ask for.
Surfing’s 2026 Q3 Report: Dead Cat Bounce, Live Cocaine Bump (opens Stab in a new tab)
Legacy stocks and IPOs on the rise.
This 15-Year Old Surfs Like A Man (opens Stab in a new tab)
Merrik Mochkatel is now on (y)our radar.
Famed 90-Foot Hōlei Sea Arch Implodes Into the Pacific After 500 Years (Video) (opens Surfer in a new tab)
The iconic Hōlei Sea Arch is gone after centuries of relentless erosion and pounding surf.
In Hawai'i, One Relief Group Keeps Showing Up, Storm After Storm (opens Surfer in a new tab)
Inside Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies' partnership with Direct Relief.
Watch: Sperm Whale Slams 52-Foot Yacht in Terrifying South Pacific Attack (Video) (opens Surfer in a new tab)
The sailors spent roughly 18 hours awaiting rescue after their vessel began sinking in the South Pacific.
Wave Pool War Explodes as American Wave Machines Drags Endless Surf Into Multimillion-Dollar Patent Fight (opens Surfer in a new tab)
American Wave Machines, maker of PerfectSwell, claims WhiteWater’s Endless Surf system infringes patented wave-generation technology as a major Florida surf park takes shape.
Giant Rockslide Rips Away Laguna Beach Cliff Amid Super El Niño Surf (Video) (opens Surfer in a new tab)
A massive section of bluff gave way at Agate Street as Southern California’s coastline continues taking a beating.
Liam Turner is SORTED (opens Carve in a new tab)
Bude’s Liam Turner, cover star of Issue 233, just dropped a sick new edit.
Two Storms, 70 Trillion of Gallons of Water (opens Surfer in a new tab)
El Niño is showing it's strength as Hurricane Polo and Rachel combine for historic flood threat.
Interview: Hannah Bennett on Hanua, Fijian Surfing Heritage, and ‘Passages of Na Kurukuru’ (opens Surfer in a new tab)
Inside Hanua, the movement putting local youth and ancestral wisdom back at the heart of Fijian surfing.
Return of the Waves (opens Carve in a new tab)
After a summer with no surf, September swell finally arrived. The Carve crew hit some early sessions.
Terrifying 40-Foot Rogue Wave Slams Headfirst Into Giant Cruise Ship (Video) (opens Surfer in a new tab)
A massive rogue wave slams a ship in the middle of the ocean, as passengers get swept across the deck.
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