Sunset Beach — Sunset Beach pumped out flawless 6-foot surf today for the opening rounds of the $85,000 HIC PRO, presented by Vans. Velvet smooth conditions and consistent swell lines signaled the official start of the 2011 Hawaiian winter surf season.
The HIC PRO is a 4-Star ASP men’s event that features a mix of Hawaii’s best local talent with international  … More
The professional surfing tour is coming to San Francisco, harboring excitement and dread in equal measures.
If conditions are favorable, the event will be a roaring success – and if the place really comes alive, even the superstars will feel fortunate to catch a wave.
Such is the nature of Ocean Beach, where  … More
ONE HUNDRED MILES west of San Diego, a lost Channel Island rises 6,000 feet from the sea floor to just 12 feet short of the surface. On the exceedingly rare conditions of calm wind and giant swell, this sunken mesa is capable of spawning the biggest surfable wave on the planet. The break is known as the Cortes Bank.
Until the new millennium, the Bank’s existence and its ability to produce waves at  … More
LA hellman and Body Glove team rider, Alex Gray, tells us about his epic summer of chasing two of the best swells of the year (if not the decade!) to massive Tahiti and big perfect Cloudbreak