This trip was hosted. All opinions expressed are entirely my own. Surfing is more than a sport: it’s a spiritual experience. Those of us who’ve felt the rush of paddling into a wave know that it calms ...

For Big Wave rider Garrett McNamara and his wife and manager, Nicole, the HBO adventure series, 100 Foot Wave, began as a way to introduce big wave surfing to the world. What followed was just that ...

Poised on a surfboard and dwarfed by a tower of water some 10 times her size, fear is one of the first emotions that big wave surfer Laura Crane feels before she hurtles down a 60-foot behemoth. “From ...

These ‘first swell’ things. It’s the first thing they teach you in surf writing 101. The basics. Connect to the collective consciousness. Everybody knows what it’s like to sit through the offseason.

The waves may be long gone but the gifts from Hurricane Erin keep coming in the form of epic edits and stunning photos. As if it wasn't enough to bless the entire Atlantic Seaboard with proper surf, ...