Back in 2018, a sandy-haired grom from Durban won the Boys U14 division at the WSL Junior Series event in Ballito, South Africa. Seven years later, Luke Thompson again found himself atop the podium by ...

San Clemente’s Bella Kenworthy earned a big win at the Ballito Pro in South Africa, a stop on the World Surf League’s Challenger Series. It’s a victory that puts her in contention for next year’s ...

South Arica has one of the most varied and unique coastlines on the planet. In fact, in just the stretch between Cape Town and J-Bay (8ish hours driving), there are more waves than you could surf in a ...

The Challenger Series moves to South Africa for its third event of the season. At one of the country’s premier breaks, Ballito is a battle between young surfers fighting ...

Opening Shot: “I love surfing,” Eweleiula Wong, 19, says over action shots of her on a wave. “It’s my life, and it’s my favorite thing in the world.” The Gist: Surfing became an Olympic event for the ...

With a comforting nod and smile, Paul Sampson handed an ice-cold acai bowl to a man on a bus bench in Huntington Beach, who was strumming a guitar for whatever change people could spare. Sampson knows ...