A closer look at the surf world’s newest waves
Is there anything more exciting in surfing than the discovery of a new wave? Locking eyeballs on a never-been-seen-before break gives surfers a deep, visceral thrill. Sure, we may never get to travel to deepest, dark Africa and surf The Snake or rock up to an isolated Indian Ocean archipelago and name a wave ourselves, but a discovery proves that the surfing universe is still expanding. There are still world-class waves breaking right now that haven’t been touched by human hands. The following waves were in that category up until recently. Some were well-kept secrets, some out and out discoveries and a couple were hiding in plain sight. They all, however, only entered the wider surfing consciousness in the 21st century … More