Waves are an unstoppable force – at least until they break – but can they be classified into groups? Experts in fluid dynamics have the answer, and the interaction between the ocean floor and the beach is definitively decisive. Oceanography has all the answers for the classic surfing questions and enigmas. Science teaches surfers how […]
Modom Surf and Sharkbanz have teamed up to produce a shark deterrent leash. The Modom Shark Leash uses the well-known Sharkbanz technology. The magnetic field emitted by the new leash disrupts shark’s senses and keeps tiger sharks, reef sharks, hammerhead sharks, and bull sharks at a safe distance. The team behind the new shark deterrent […]
It was one of the most dangerous surf contests in the history of the sport. In the end, Russell Bierke won the 2016 Red Bull Cape Fear at Cape Solander, in Sydney, Australia. On the first day of competition, 12-to-15-foot bombs were detonating in the shallow waters of Sydney’s infamous surf break. For many, it […]
The Executive Board of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has supported the proposal to add surfing – and four new individual and team sports – to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. The sport of surfing will be included in the Games of the XXXII Olympiad. For the first time in its history, surfers will battle […]
Johanne Defay has claimed the Fiji Women’s Pro 2016, at Cloudbreak. The French surfer secured the second Championship Tour (CT) event win of her career after defeating Carissa Moore in a pumping six-to-eight foot final. “I’ve never beat Carissa (Moore) before. She is such an amazing surfer, and she took 9-point rides in every heat. It […]
Pope Francis is officially a surfer. Two surf activists have offered a surfboard to the leader of the Roman Catholic Church, in an event held in the Vatican Synod Hall. Sean Brody and Daniel Hopkins, global surf travelers and founders of the Kwepunha Surf Retreat, were invited to speak at the end of the World […]
Evan Geiselman has taken the 2016 Ichinomiya Chiba Open, at Shida Point, in Japan. The Floridian surfer, who barely escaped death at Pipeline last December, celebrated the most important trophy of his career so far in the largest event held in the Land of the Rising Sun in eight years. Geiselman defeated the Italian star Leonardo […]
World Surf League’s “Strike Mission” at Cloudbreak will stay in the memory of many surfers for a long time. There were exciting and tense episodes, and an unstoppable express train of 20-foot barrels breaking on a sharp, sheltered reef. Aaron Gold will never forget the 23rd of May 2016. After wiping out in Cloudbreak bomb, […]
Everyone should learn how to stay safe in the surf, sand, and sun. The beach and the ocean hide many hazards. Discover the visual signs that can be spotted on your favorite beaches. It’s not just the big waves. There are dangerous currents, lightning, harmful algae, sharks, jelly-fish, and man-o-war stings out there. For example, rip […]
In the past, Nikko was one of the best right-hand point breaks in Bali, Indonesia. Now, Project Clean Uluwatu, a Balinese non-profit organization that creates sustainable environmental solutions for waste management, says that the Kempinski Hotel “has illegally built a wall onto the reef, suffocating the living coral, and destroying the wave.” The Southern Balinese […]