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The WSL confirmed its purchase of NLand Surf Park in Austin Texas. Photo: Acaster/The Inertia

WSL Buys NLand Surf Park; Surf Ranch Technology Likely Coming to Austin

2 min read Jan 7, 2019

Ocean Cleanup, plastic pollution, San Francisco

After 2,000-Foot Array Breaks, the Ocean Cleanup Is Being Towed Back to Port

3 min read Jan 3, 2019

After a highly watchable conclusion to the 2018 Championship Tour, the WSL announced the Tour will conclude at Pipe for at least the next three years. Photo: Sloane/WSL

The CT Will End at Pipe the Next 3 Years, Or How Local Government Saved Pro Surfing

3 min read Dec 31, 2018

Minke whales are pulled onto a Japanese whaling vessel.

Japan Just Announced They Will Start Commercial Whaling Again

2 min read Dec 28, 2018

Dr. Javier Leon of the University of the Sunshine Coast in Queensland, Australia conducting research. Photo: KJ Lockett

An Australian University Is Offering a Course in Surfing

3 min read Dec 27, 2018

Indonesia tsunami Sunda Strait damaged buidling

Tsunami Slams Into Indonesia, Killing Hundreds

2 min read Dec 23, 2018

A surfer died on Thursday night surfing with his brother in Topanga. Photo: CBS

Surfer Found Dead While Night Surfing With Brother in Malibu

1 min read Dec 21, 2018

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WSL Sets 2019 Roster; Caio Ibelli Calls Out Kelly Slater After Being Denied Injury Wildcard

4 min read Dec 18, 2018

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The Arctic Is Warming Twice As Fast As the Rest of the World According to NOAA Report

2 min read Dec 13, 2018

Ocean Beach San Francisco

Officials Identify Surfer Who Drowned at Ocean Beach; Co Workers Launch Fundraiser

2 min read Dec 12, 2018

A surf fan has created a GoFundMe campaign to pay Tanner Hendrickson's $5,000 fine for fighting. The WSL has yet to officially fine either Hendrickson or Michael Rodrigues. Photo: WSL/Poullenot

Someone Set Up a GoFundMe to Pay Tanner Hendrickson’s $5,000 Fine for Fighting

2 min read Dec 12, 2018

Jamie O'Brien and a laundry list of Pipe aficionados will compete for two coveted wildcard slots in the Pipe Masters. Photo: Poullenot

Could This Be the Year the Pipe Trials Finalists Spoil the World Title Race?

2 min read Dec 12, 2018

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Surfers Tanner Hendrickson and Michael Rodrigues Involved in Fight on the North Shore

2 min read Dec 11, 2018

Maverick’s Could Run as Early as Monday

2 min read Dec 11, 2018

UK’s Olympic Hopeful Surfers Are Getting £192K in Government Funding

2 min read Dec 7, 2018