Surf

Surfers and Supporters Paddle Out to Save Kirra January 19th

2 min read Jan 9, 2014

Niijima, World’s Newest Island and Potential Surf Spot, Appears off Japan after Volcanic Eruption

2 min read Jan 9, 2014

Adriano De Souza, Miguel Pupo and Alejo Muniz and Perfect Little Pit Stops in the Mentawais

1 min read Jan 9, 2014

South Carolina: The Bible Belt’s Surf Haven

1 min read Jan 9, 2014

Robert Siliato Wins The Inertia’s 2013 Portfolio Challenge

4 min read Jan 9, 2014

Northern Minnesota is not a tropical place. Home to bone-chillingly cold winters, the Great Lakes lay claim to some of the coldest conditions surfers can face. On this day at the end of 2013, in particular, temperatures dropped to -30F with the windchill – luckily, it was an offshore wind.

Great Lakes Deep Freeze: How Cold is Too Cold?

1 min read Jan 8, 2014

Winter storm Hercules wasn't all enormous, unridable (for most of us) waves. In Lagos, Algarve, Portugal, in fact, it was just long, long, LONG right handers.

The 100 Second Wave: Portugal’s Longest Ride

1 min read Jan 8, 2014

After Winter Storm Hercules unleashed the Black Swell onto the old continent, a host of the world's best big wave surfers, including Shane Dorian, Benjamin Sanchis, Jamie Mitchell, and Grant "Twiggy" Baker, tackled some extraordinarily big waves at Belharra, France.

Belharra Meets Hercules

1 min read Jan 8, 2014

California Adventures: From Point Arena to San Diego

2 min read Jan 8, 2014

They are calling it the Hercules swell, a God related to the finisterre of Sagres. It was one of the most violent storms I have ever witnessed.

Hercules Hammers Portugal

1 min read Jan 7, 2014

Big Wave Surfers Take on Hercules at Mullaghmore, Ireland

1 min read Jan 7, 2014

Myles McGuinness Wins 2013 Portfolio Challenge Editors’ Pick

6 min read Jan 7, 2014

I call the a small town on the east coast of North Carolina home. Wrightsville Beach has become the the main canvas for my work. I'm a self-taught photographer who enjoys outdoor life and the essence of natural light – I use it to capture my own little moments of serenity.

So Much Beauty in the OBX

1 min read Jan 7, 2014

Great Ocean Quarterly: Art, Ideas, and the Sea Inside Us

7 min read Jan 7, 2014

Early morning mayhem. Photo: André Botelho/Billabong XXL

Winter Storm Hercules Begins to Hammer Europe

2 min read Jan 6, 2014