PUERTO ESCONDIDO BIGGEST SWELL IN 10
YEARS!
Nathan Florence Look closely at the frame grab on the front
page…notice how the long line of white water is unloading off the bottom and
shooting straight up. Meaning: shallow and bone breaking. SNN About the 5-minute
mark….NUTZ
10min
Norway’s Endless Day: Surfing Under
the Midnight Sun
During spring and into summer, the sun never sets in the
northern fringes of Norway. Having 24 hours of light comes with its perk – when
a bright, summery swell rolls through, you can surf, any time. Under a midnight
sun, surfing can feel a bit strange, especially as your body is slowing down
for the evening. "It feels like the longest golden hour imaginable,"
said photographer Fredrikke Jerring.
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Adventure
- Outdoor News, Science, Politics - Outside Online
I Grew Up in Alaska. Trust Me, I Know
Mosquitoes. These Hacks Actually Work.
Summer means longer days, epic adventures, and more time
outside. It also means mosquito season. I grew up in Alaska—I know mosquitoes.
But even if you live in the Lower 48, if it feels like mosquitoes are getting
worse, you’re not imagining it. Some experts say warmer temperatures , more
rainfall, and shifting weather patterns are helping mosquito populations thrive
in many parts of the country.
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I Grew Up in Alaska. Trust Me, I Know
Mosquitoes. These Hacks Actually Work.
Summer means longer days, epic adventures, and more time
outside. It also means mosquito season. I grew up in Alaska—I know mosquitoes.
But even if you live in the Lower 48, if it feels like mosquitoes are getting
worse, you’re not imagining it. Some experts say warmer temperatures , more
rainfall, and shifting weather patterns are helping mosquito populations thrive
in many parts of the country.
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MapMyRun’s Million Mile Summer
Challenge Is Back. But This Time, We’re Running 5 Million Miles.
If you haven’t noticed already, it’s hot. Like devil’s
armpit hot. While I love summer, running in the heat is not particularly my
favorite. I do it anyway because running is, to me, sanity . I’m always happy
when I finish, and I know that science says adapting to the heat will make me
stronger come fall, when I can actually enjoy all my miles again. Happily, I
have more motivation than just my s
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Argentinian man attempts to make
Olympic surf qualification at 41!
Picture a crummy beach on the Argentine coast in the guts of
winter, snow on the sand, the kind of cold that makes a brother bang the dang
snooze button or, at the least, dive into an hour of death scrolling while the
earth warms a little. But there! Look! An ol’ man sprinting toward the water
with the joy of a kid loosed in a buck-a-dance strip bar. The man is Leandro
Usuna, wrapped in a bank of
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639-Foot Cargo Ship Ignites Barreling
River Waves in Vietnam (Video)
In the wild world of novelty waves, surfers have ridden
waves created by passing ferries, tidal bores, cruise ships, and even the wakes
of tugboats. But a recent video from Vietnam may have uncovered one of the most
unexpected weird wave setups on the planet. The footage shows massive cargo
ships navigating the Lòng Tàu River, a busy shipping channel that serves as one
of the primary maritime gat
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Wavescast – Ep 1: John John Florence
TV WAVES
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How Drag Me Outside Is Rebranding
Queer Nature Walks in Portland
By all accounts, the bushtit is a small, gray-and-tan bird
with a long tail and a short, stubby stature. Its plumage is rather boring in
color, giving the gold ball-sized bird a plain appearance. It’s not the type of
bird you’d expect a flamboyantly dressed drag queen to rave over—but then
again, Efemmera Gendera is not your average drag performer. Efemmera Gendera is
the drag name of Fiona Skye,
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How Drag Me Outside Is Rebranding
Queer Nature Walks in Portland
By all accounts, the bushtit is a small, gray-and-tan bird
with a long tail and a short, stubby stature. Its plumage is rather boring in
color, giving the gold ball-sized bird a plain appearance. It’s not the type of
bird you’d expect a flamboyantly dressed drag queen to rave over—but then
again, Efemmera Gendera is not your average drag performer. Efemmera Gendera is
the drag name of Fiona Skye,
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Live chat, Day 2, Vivo Rio Pro, “Is
tasting life cheating?”
The post appeared first on BeachGrit .
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International Surfing Day Hits Today
And Demands You Actually Care
Doesn't International Surfing Day just feel like a made up
holiday? The world's already filled with days – like, bubble wrap appreciation
day, national do nothing day, no rhyming day. Everything gets a day, these
days. Each year, International Surfing Day takes place on the third Saturday in
June. Get ready for the swathe of wave emojis from brands across the planet,
capitalizing on the moment. B
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The agonizing joy of watching Morocco
win and lose and win all in one day
This Moroccan adventure is fast coming to a close and what
an adventure it has been. Winding (greater) Middle Eastern roads traveled,
stomach-wrenching sickness vanquished, Hollywood film enjoyed abroad and waves,
ocean waves, ridden. I shall get to the last bit, later, but I am in no state,
currently, as my heart, my poor ticker, went for a ride, yesterday, that I once
imagined impossible. The h
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Q&A: Bettylou Sakura Johnson on
Her Breakout WSL Season, Marathon Sessions, and Tour Confidence
Bettylou Sakura Johnson grew up surfing in Haleʻiwa,
the same North Shore town that's raised generations of world-class Hawaiian
surfers and she's been quickly joining their ranks. The 20-year-old has been on
the WSL Championship Tour since 2023, but 2025 was when it all came together: a
first career CT win at the Gold Coast Pro, another at Trestles, and a Top-5
finish on the season. She's contin
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Watch Mikey February Thread
Sand-Bottom Tubes on a Twin Fin
Mikey February is the ultimate marketing tool. He rides
boards that the average Joe can relate to and makes them look like magic. In a
new video released by Channel Islands, February rode the Twin Pin model at an
undisclosed right-hand point break. In the Instagram comments, Selema Masekela
described the surfing simply as “art.” February created the shape with Britt
Merrick to suit his surfing, a
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Watch: Apocalyptic Waves Hammer Hawaii Beachfront
Condos (Video)
The South Pacific has been on a heater lately. While the
official start to summer is still a few days away, a series of powerful storms
has sent long-period swell radiating across the ocean, lighting up famous surf
zones from Tahiti to Hawaii to California. And while surfers have celebrated
the run of waves, the swell has also delivered a reminder of the ocean's
destructive power. A recent video
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Watch Mikey February Thread
Sand-Bottom Tubes on a Twin Fin
Mikey February is the ultimate marketing tool. He rides
boards that the average Joe can relate to and makes them look like magic. In a
new video released by Channel Islands, February rode the Twin Pin model at an
undisclosed right-hand point break. In the Instagram comments, Selema Masekela
described the surfing simply as “art.” February created the shape with Britt
Merrick to suit his surfing, a
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A few months ago, Michael Stewart, co-founder of Seatrees,
told me he was working on a new project alongside Dave Winslow, founder of The
Momentum , to curate and produce a space for ocean culture that could be of
interest to SURFER . "Hey listen, we've got something big in the pipeline
that's coming to Encinitas. We've been building a new type of community
gathering, education, and activation sp
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La Jolla Locals and a Solid South
Swell at Windansea
Even after the swell has faded, the memories remain. When a
powerful south swell rolled across the world last week, it was one for the
history books. Nowhere was that more true than Southern California, where the
energy came to a rest, detonating along the Golden State’s coast . Although the
fun is pretty much over, for now, that doesn’t mean we aren’t still getting
aftershocks from the action. A
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‘A Thousand Lives’ Is a Deeply
Personal Surf Film About Tom Lowe’s Resurrection
Tom Lowe has been through the wringer. The Cornish big wave
surfer has nearly died more than once chasing his passion, but he continues
chasing, consequences be damned. In A Thousand Lives , a new film made by
Kanndir, an award-winning collective of creators specializing in audio, visual,
and storytelling, Lowe’s tale is told through voice notes. “A Thousand Lives is
an intimate, experimental por
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USA Surfing Selects a Newly Approved
Wave Pool in Utah as Its Training Facility
As the LA 2028 Olympics approach, USA Surfing announced a
partnership with a new wave pool being developed in Utah, saying it will play a
key role in its high-performance training. The facility in Draper, Utah — part
of the Salt Lake City metropolitan area — was approved by the city council last
week. While news reports didn’t indicate which wave pool technology would be
selected, USA Surfing’s m
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La Jolla Locals and a Solid South
Swell at Windansea
Even after the swell has faded, the memories remain. When a
powerful south swell rolled across the world last week, it was one for the
history books. Nowhere was that more true than Southern California, where the
energy came to a rest, detonating along the Golden State’s coast . Although the
fun is pretty much over, for now, that doesn’t mean we aren’t still getting
aftershocks from the action. A
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‘A Thousand Lives’ Is a Deeply
Personal Surf Film About Tom Lowe’s Resurrection
Tom Lowe has been through the wringer. The Cornish big wave
surfer has nearly died more than once chasing his passion, but he continues
chasing, consequences be damned. In A Thousand Lives , a new film made by
Kanndir, an award-winning collective of creators specializing in audio, visual,
and storytelling, Lowe’s tale is told through voice notes. “A Thousand Lives is
an intimate, experimental por
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USA Surfing Selects a Newly Approved
Wave Pool in Utah as Its Training Facility
As the LA 2028 Olympics approach, USA Surfing announced a
partnership with a new wave pool being developed in Utah, saying it will play a
key role in its high-performance training. The facility in Draper, Utah — part
of the Salt Lake City metropolitan area — was approved by the city council last
week. While news reports didn’t indicate which wave pool technology would be
selected, USA Surfing’s m
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Benny Milam: The Future of
Snowboarding Is Creativity
Getting Out of Your Own Way Spend enough time talking with
Benny Milam and one theme keeps resurfacing: the best riding happens when your
brain gets out of the way. Not because preparation doesn’t matter, but because
there comes a point where overthinking becomes the biggest obstacle. Style,
creativity, progression, even confidence all seem to stem from the same place:
reaching a level of comfort
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Clay Marzo and Victor Bernardo Star
in ‘Echoes Of,’ a New Album Surf Film
Clay Marzo and Victor Bernardo are not your average surfers.
They are not your average pro surfers, either. Both march to the beats of their
own drums, and they surf to those individual beats, too. In surfing, personal
style is everything, but as competitive pro surfing gains more and more
traction, surfers are surfing more and more like one another. That’s just
something that happens when scores
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Gabriel Medina Rio Pro Homecoming
Spoiled by Wildcard Matt McGillivray
Matt McGillivray sent Gabriel Medina packing early,
defeating the three-time world champ in round two on the opening day of the Rio
Pro . The South African wildcard filling in for injured Jordy Smith used a
combination of barrels, turns, and airs to take down Medina on his home soil.
Needing a 6.74 in the dying minutes of the heat, Medina loaded for an air
reverse and completed it. He looked opti
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Mother and Daughter in Critical
Condition After San Francisco Beach Rescue
Mother
child critical after sneaker wave
Rough seas and high swells bring the promise of surf. But
they also increase the danger factor. California has seen a series of incidents
where beachgoers have been swept into rough surf, despite a series of beach
hazard warnings along the coast. This week, a mother and child were
hospitalized after being swept into the ocean by a sneaker wave at a San
Francisco beach. The incident occurred at Ba
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Clay Marzo and Victor Bernardo Star
in ‘Echoes Of,’ a New Album Surf Film
Clay Marzo and Victor Bernardo are not your average surfers.
They are not your average pro surfers, either. Both march to the beats of their
own drums, and they surf to those individual beats, too. In surfing, personal
style is everything, but as competitive pro surfing gains more and more
traction, surfers are surfing more and more like one another. That’s just
something that happens when scores
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Gabriel Medina Rio Pro Homecoming
Spoiled by Wildcard Matt McGillivray
Matt McGillivray sent Gabriel Medina packing early,
defeating the three-time world champ in round two on the opening day of the Rio
Pro . The South African wildcard filling in for injured Jordy Smith used a
combination of barrels, turns, and airs to take down Medina on his home soil.
Needing a 6.74 in the dying minutes of the heat, Medina loaded for an air
reverse and completed it. He looked opti
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Mother and Daughter in Critical
Condition After San Francisco Beach Rescue
Mother
child critical after sneaker wave
Rough seas and high swells bring the promise of surf. But
they also increase the danger factor. California has seen a series of incidents
where beachgoers have been swept into rough surf, despite a series of beach
hazard warnings along the coast. This week, a mother and child were hospitalized
after being swept into the ocean by a sneaker wave at a San Francisco beach.
The incident occurred at Ba
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Brown Bear Attacks Mountain Biker in
Alaska
Biker
attacked by brown bear
A mountain biker was attacked by a bear last weekend while
riding the popular Dome Trail in Anchorage, according to the Alaska Department
of Fish and Game. It’s the second “aggressive encounter” on that same trail in
less than a year. The other incident occurred in July of 2025, in which a brown
bear mauled and injured a hiker. “He was able to stop before he got right to
the bear, and he yelled a
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Win a Party Shirt, Jersey, and Sun
Hoodie from Party Shirt International!
You won’t want to miss out on this Party Shirt International
Giveaway — enter by next Friday for your chance to stay — and look — cool. The
post appeared first on BLISTER .
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Inside Team USA’s Utah Wave Pool Weapon for the LA28
Olympics (Video)
Team USA has a secret weapon for the Los Angeles 2028
Olympics, and like a lot of America’s other, more literal weapons, it’s hiding
in the Utah desert. But this isn’t an underground nuke or military base –
instead, a wave pool training facility. USA Surfing has announced a partnership
with San Clemente-based Kamaka Responsible Development (“Kamaka”), naming them
the title sponsor of the 2026 USA
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10 Minutes of Proof That Huntington
Beach Always Delivers on a South Swell
A new swell arrived in Southern California, and this was day
one of the run. For this episode of my Swell Diaries , I headed to Huntington
Beach, California to see how the new swell was shaping up. The waves had plenty
of size, plenty of energy, and a lot of surfers eager to get the first crack at
it. From clean rides to a few wipeouts, this was a fun way to kick off what
looks like a very promis
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10 Minutes of Proof That Huntington
Beach Always Delivers on a South Swell
A new swell arrived in Southern California, and this was day
one of the run. For this episode of my Swell Diaries , I headed to Huntington
Beach, California to see how the new swell was shaping up. The waves had plenty
of size, plenty of energy, and a lot of surfers eager to get the first crack at
it. From clean rides to a few wipeouts, this was a fun way to kick off what
looks like a very promis
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Great White Shark Stalks NorCal
Surfer and Sends the Internet Wild (Video)
Drone
captures shark circling surfer
I can’t tell you how many videos I’ve watched of sharks –
specifically great whites, and specifically in California – circling or
stalking or sniffing surfers. Too many. I’ve become numb. Likely, it’s due to
the advent and proliferation of drones, turning any average individual into an
aerial documentarian, but also, providing a new perspective on the ocean, and
how many shark “encounters” go unn
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SurferToday.com
| The Ultimate Surfing News Website
18 fascinating facts about
Waikiki's surf culture
One of the first images that comes to mind when we hear the
word Waikiki is clear waters, white-sand strips, hotels, and tall buildings.
However, the Waikiki of today is rather different from Oahu's South Shore
location of the 18th and 19th centuries. Development and tourism conquered
Waikiki, but Honolulu's iconic neighborhood still holds some of the charisma of
the early 1900s. It's one of the
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Surfing
| News, Headlines and Top Stories
The school prize that bought my first
surfboard
The odds that I would ever have had the opportunity to try
surfing (and fall in love with it forever) were stacked against me. I am the
eldest son of a university professor and a high school teacher. As far back as
I can remember, I have lived surrounded by books. Hundreds of them, scattered
throughout the house, from the dining room to the study, from the bedrooms to
the entrance hall. To make m
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Adventure
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Yes, You Should Put Bug Spray on Your
Dog—But the Wrong Kind Can Be Deadly
Summer is prime for dog-friendly outdoor adventures, from
hiking scenic trails to spending evenings along the river. But warmer weather
also brings with it a less adorable companion: mosquitoes. Just like humans
need bug spray before heading out into skeeter country, our furry friends can
also benefit from using insect repellent. Itchy bites aside , these pesky
insects also pose a threat to dogs
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Yes, You Should Put Bug Spray on Your
Dog—But the Wrong Kind Can Be Deadly
Summer is prime for dog-friendly outdoor adventures, from
hiking scenic trails to spending evenings along the river. But warmer weather
also brings with it a less adorable companion: mosquitoes. Just like humans
need bug spray before heading out into skeeter country, our furry friends can
also benefit from using insect repellent. Itchy bites aside , these pesky
insects also pose a threat to dogs
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Live Chat, Opening Day, Vivo Rio Pro!
The post appeared first on BeachGrit .
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Overland OGs Share Their Secrets to
Thriving Off-Road
Overland Expo West has two important resources: gear and
people. It’s a showcase for new and innovative products , but also a gathering
of folks who have lots of experience on the road. This year we went looking for
veteran overlanders, people we’re calling “Overland OGs,” to get their best
gear and travel tips. It wasn’t hard to find overlanders who’ve spent five, 10,
or even 40 years out advent
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No Jet Ski, No Problem. What It’s
Like to Paddle into a 70-Foot Wave.
Tahitian big wave surfer Tikanui Smith believes it’s his
destiny to break surfing’s gnarliest record: paddling into the biggest wave
ever surfed. Currently, that record sits at 63 feet, set by American surfer
Aaron Gold in 2016 at the famed Hawaiian break Jaws. Paddling into a big wave
is far more challenging than being towed in behind a jetski. A surfer must have
impeccable strength, timing, and
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Adventure
- Outdoor News, Science, Politics - Outside Online
No Jet Ski, No Problem. What It’s
Like to Paddle into a 70-Foot Wave.
Tahitian big wave surfer Tikanui Smith believes it’s his
destiny to break surfing’s gnarliest record: paddling into the biggest wave
ever surfed. Currently, that record sits at 63 feet, set by American surfer
Aaron Gold in 2016 at the famed Hawaiian break Jaws. Paddling into a big wave
is far more challenging than being towed in behind a jetski. A surfer must have
impeccable strength, timing, and
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Blister Mountain Bike Buyer’s Guide:
Light-Assist eMTBs
We've updated the Light-Assist eMTB section of our Mountain
Bike Buyer's Guide with a bunch of new bikes across the travel spectrum. The
post appeared first on BLISTER .
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The Best Budget, Mid-Priced, and
Splurgy Backpacking Tents
Along with your backpack and sleeping bag, your tent is the
next big-ticket item in your backpacking kit. As papery thin as its walls may
be, your tent shields you from all kinds of weather—and offers a sense of
security from whatever might be lurking in the dark of night (hopefully just a
raccoon). Tested by seasoned backpackers, these three backpacking tents span
budget, mid-range, and splurge
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My Preacher Daddy Gave Me the Gift of
Surfing
My dad wasn’t a surfer. He spent his formative years in
South Florida, and his older brother surfed (at least according to my beloved
uncle’s bygone tales at family gatherings), but as far as I know my dad never
paddled out until long after I was born. He was a water guy, though, way down
deep in his bones. Of course, he was a Baptist preacher, too, but in my mind
that was well down the ladder of
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The Aleutian Islands—one of the most remote and unexplored
places on earth. And so it goes without saying that vast sections of the chain
have never been explored by surfers. Five brothers hitch a ride on a
first-of-its-kind voyage into a mysterious region of Alaska in pursuit of a
dream. A film by Fielder Films, a small studio run by Ben Weiland and Brian
Davis. The post appeared first on Carve
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Jun 19, 2026 The new issue is out. You can get it delivered
to door for by hitting this link here. ← Hot In The City The Search For
Volcano Island → I was thinking recently about what keeps us connected to
surfing. It’s not always the waves. It’s the people, the stories, the places
and the friendships that grow around this strange obsession we all share. The
latest Carve magazine celebrates the
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Championship Tour Stop 6 Returns to
Saquarema for the 2026 VIVO Rio Pro Presented by Corona Cero
World Title Contenders Arrive in Brazil with Momentum
Brazilian Stars Look to Capitalize on Home-Crowd Advantage Event Wildcards
Ready to Cause Major Disruption 6 hours ahead of Hawaii. They’ll make the call
at 1am HI time for a poss. 130am start. Pictured: The 2026 VIVO Rio Pro
Presented by Corona Cero Official Press Conference (L to R): Ivan Martinho,
Luana Silva (BRA), Tatiana Weston-Webb (BRA
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It Takes a Village to Raise a Child —
We’ve Built a Community: Tweni2’s 2026
With a massive turnout of 18 teams fighting it out for 40
grand through five rounds of competition in one day, a special mention needs to
be paid to the infamous Umtentweni beach paddle out… Having had both the
fortune and misfortune of growing up on ‘Tweni beach and its almost sadistic
paddle out, we all knew with the forecast we had of 2 or so metres at 11
seconds it was going to take both tale
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Was good to catch up with the bro Joe, not that stoked on
him trying to spike my coffee though
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New Study Says Mountain Lions Are
Running From You, You Just Haven’t Noticed
Redwood
City mountain lion captured
Growing up in the Santa Cruz Mountains in California, I
learned an adage along the lines of, “If you see a mountain lion, it’s not
hunting you.” Pumas are stealth experts and, even though I had never seen one,
the chances are that one had seen me. New research published in Current Biology
supports that notion: mountain lions are aware of human activity and generally
avoid it. Researchers compared
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US
warns Bahamas jet skis
For surfers and ocean enthusiasts – despite the obvious
scarcity of waves – the crystal-clear Caribbean waters of the Bahamas represent
an idyllic tropical escape. And what better way to experience that island paradise
than via jet ski? However, the U.S. Embassy in Nassau has issued a stark
warning that should cause every coastal traveler to think twice before
participating in certain beachside a
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The Poem That Awed the Outside Summit
On May 29, writer, performer, and cultural worker Bobby
LeFebre took the stage at the Outside Summit in Denver to deliver “The
Cathedral,” an original poem written for the gathering, which marked the second
day of the Outside Days Industry Conference , which preceded the weekend
Outside Days festival . LeFebre, who was the Poet Laureate of Colorado from
2019 to 2023, evoked the wild as a place of
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Vaihitimahana Inso and Jackson Bunch
Win 2026 Local Motion Surf Into Summer Presented by HTA
ALA MOANA BOWLS, Oʻahu, Hawaiʻi, USA (Tuesday,
June 16, 2026) – Jackson Bunch (HAW) and Vaihtimahana Inso (HAW) claimed wins
at the 2026 Local Motion Surf Into Summer Presented by HTA, a World Surf League
(WSL) men’s and women’s Qualifying Series (QS) 2,000-level event, in solid
long-period, six-to-eight-foot wave faces that tested competitors’ patience and
ability to strike when opportunities ar
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The Simple Joy of Hollywood Abroad
A brief interlude, here, to extoll the pure joy of watching
whatever English-language film happens to be on random television channels
whilst traveling far afield and especially in the greater Middle East. At home,
be it America, Australia, Europe, entertainment is basically infinite. Netflix,
HBO, Amazon, Apple. YouTube, Hulu, ChatGPT, etc. et. al. Ah, but do you
remember when we were young and
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Torrey Meister and Pumping G-Land Are
a Match Made in Heaven
We don’t see enough of Torrey Meister these days. A few
years ago, I was in Portugal with a handful of surfers, Torrey (and his awesome
dad) included . He mostly did his own thing, but his own thing in the water is
pretty incredible to watch. He’s one of the most casual people I’ve seen in
person when it comes to surfing big barrels, and when it comes to looking for
big barrels, G-Land is a good
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Torrey Meister and Pumping G-Land Are
a Match Made in Heaven
We don’t see enough of Torrey Meister these days. A few
years ago, I was in Portugal with a handful of surfers, Torrey (and his awesome
dad) included . He mostly did his own thing, but his own thing in the water is
pretty incredible to watch. He’s one of the most casual people I’ve seen in
person when it comes to surfing big barrels, and when it comes to looking for
big barrels, G-Land is a good
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Laguna Beach Lifeguards Saved
Swimmers Pulled Out to Sea by a Powerful Rip Current
Historic
swell prompts rescues
The recent run of south swell pounding the California coast
has kept lifeguards busy . Sadly, large waves killed several beachgoers in the
past few weeks, claiming the lives of a young girl in Laguna Beach and two
college students in Santa Cruz . Thanks to quick action by Laguna Beach
lifeguards, further tragedy was avoided during a recent rescue at Crescent Bay
Beach. In a video recorded by an o
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Celebrate the Rest of Pride Month
with One of These Races
Greenwich Village, June 1969: Law enforcement raids a gay
bar called the Stonewall Inn . What happened next was a riot—police batons,
broken glass, violence—that led, eventually, to a revolution. The LGBTQIA+
community reclaimed June as a celebration, known as Pride Month. Now, June is
synonymous with rainbows, joy, parades, and yes, running. Thirteen years after
Stonewall, the first Pride Run wa
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Laguna Beach Lifeguards Saved
Swimmers Pulled Out to Sea by a Powerful Rip Current
Historic
swell prompts rescues
The recent run of south swell pounding the California coast
has kept lifeguards busy . Sadly, large waves killed several beachgoers in the
past few weeks, claiming the lives of a young girl in Laguna Beach and two
college students in Santa Cruz . Thanks to quick action by Laguna Beach
lifeguards, further tragedy was avoided during a recent rescue at Crescent Bay
Beach. In a video recorded by an o
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San Diego Builds $2.5 Million
Temporary Lifeguard Tower
San Diego added a strange new addition to its beachfront
last month. In Mission Beach, a temporary lifeguard tower drew ire from
citizens for its awkward-looking design and alleged high cost of installation.
Crews finished construction on the structure at the end of May. The two-story
metal lifeguard station is an eye-catching structure, to say the least,
resembling a standard lifeguard tower ato
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4 Things You Didn’t Know About Al
Cleland, Mexico’s First CT Surfer
In the age of well-funded surfer kids with personal coaches,
$2,000 ebikes, and video breakdowns on tablets, Al Cleland is a Gen Z
throwback. He was molded by a childhood as a half-Mexican, half-American kid
playing in the sand of one of the world’s most powerful beachbreaks —
Pascuales. The dream of becoming a pro surfer in a small village without any
Championship Tour (CT) surfers to emulate fo
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4 Things You Didn’t Know About Al
Cleland, Mexico’s First CT Surfer
In the age of well-funded surfer kids with personal coaches,
$2,000 ebikes, and video breakdowns on tablets, Al Cleland is a Gen Z throwback.
He was molded by a childhood as a half-Mexican, half-American kid playing in
the sand of one of the world’s most powerful beachbreaks — Pascuales. The dream
of becoming a pro surfer in a small village without any Championship Tour (CT)
surfers to emulate fo
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Mason Ho Added to List of Competitors
for Maldives Surfing Champions Trophy
Mason Ho will be joining Kai Lenny as a competitor at the
Four Seasons Maldives Surfing Champions Trophy , organizers of the event
announced in a press release Wednesday. The news makes Ho just the second
surfer revealed so far to compete in the annual event, which will feature a
total of six athletes for a week in September. Each surfer will compete in
three different divisions through the conte
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Tim Bonython Makes a Homecoming in ‘Yorkes’
Tim Bonython is headed home. In his latest short , the
Sydney lensman eschews his typical slabs and big waves in favor of more
sentimental fare. Yorkes catalogues a return to the home break of his youth.
“Every swell chase has a beginning. For me, it started in the early 1980s,” he
explains in the caption. “Growing up in Adelaide, South Australia, I discovered
the Yorke Peninsula at the age of 18
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Koa Rothman Calls Malibu ‘the World’s
Most Dangerous Wave’
If you follow surfing, even in the slightest way, it’s
likely that you’re aware of what happened in California recently. A giant south
swell lit up some of the coastline’s famous waves , and of all the famous waves
on that famous coastline, Malibu is, perhaps, the most famous. Famous because
it’s a great wave with a starring role in surfing’s history. But also famous
for its crowds. Koa Rothman s
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Mason Ho Added to List of Competitors
for Maldives Surfing Champions Trophy
Mason Ho will be joining Kai Lenny as a competitor at the
Four Seasons Maldives Surfing Champions Trophy , organizers of the event
announced in a press release Wednesday. The news makes Ho just the second
surfer revealed so far to compete in the annual event, which will feature a
total of six athletes for a week in September. Each surfer will compete in
three different divisions through the conte
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Tim Bonython Makes a Homecoming in ‘Yorkes’
Tim Bonython is headed home. In his latest short , the
Sydney lensman eschews his typical slabs and big waves in favor of more
sentimental fare. Yorkes catalogues a return to the home break of his youth.
“Every swell chase has a beginning. For me, it started in the early 1980s,” he
explains in the caption. “Growing up in Adelaide, South Australia, I discovered
the Yorke Peninsula at the age of 18
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Archivist Tracks Down Original
Prototype of a Burton Snowboard
You’d probably never guess that a TV weatherman living in
Salt Lake City, Utah owns one of the most comprehensive collections of historic
snowboarding memorabilia. His name is Kevin Eubank, and he’s been the chief
meteorologist for Salt Lake’s local KSL , an NBC affiliate, since 2006. But as
I mentioned, Eubank is also a historian. His home is filled with more Burton
gear made between 1977 and 19
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Koa Rothman Calls Malibu ‘the World’s
Most Dangerous Wave’
If you follow surfing, even in the slightest way, it’s
likely that you’re aware of what happened in California recently. A giant south
swell lit up some of the coastline’s famous waves , and of all the famous waves
on that famous coastline, Malibu is, perhaps, the most famous. Famous because
it’s a great wave with a starring role in surfing’s history. But also famous
for its crowds. Koa Rothman s
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'Pipeline Is Safer Than Malibu': Koa
Rothman Survives California Super Swell Chaos (Video)
“Pipeline is safer than Malibu.” – Koa Rothman . Heavy
claim. But let’s add a bit of context, shall we? This comes, mostly in jest,
from the recent run of waves – the “swell of the decade,” per some – which
slammed the California coast, and after a session at the ‘Bu featuring pretty
much every single Angeleno surfer in the water simultaneously, searching for
their own piece of the super swell pi
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Highlights From an Early-Season
Tubefest at Teahupo’o
Teahupo’o gets all the love when it goes full XXL. There’s
no other stop on the Championship Tour that gets surf fans excited for lay days
when the swell is too big for competition, bringing out the skis and tow ropes
and leaving CT athletes safe in the channel. Those code red swells are the stuff
of legend, and they tend to be the highlight of an entire summer season when
they occur. Then there’
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Newport’s Famous Wave Isn’t the Only
Mutant Slab: Here Are 7 Other Gnarly ‘Wedges’
“Massive surf, insane bodyboarding,” Wedge expert Brent
Weldon told The Inertia last week. “And some of the biggest action we’ve seen
in years at the Wedge in Newport Beach, California.” The Wedge holds an iconic
place in surfing. Now in 1936, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers didn’t know
they were creating a wave-reflecting mirror when it extended the rock jetty at
the end of the Balboa Peninsula
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Hey Dibi: Is the Olympics Good for
Surfing?
Editor’s Note: Have a question for Dibi Fletcher? She’s
definitely got answers. Or at least a perspective. Don’t hold back, shoot her a
DM on Instagram and ask away. Here’s this week’s dispatch from the Matriarch of
Radical… Hey Dibi: My son just landed his first sponsorship and now he feels a
lot of pressure to perform. How does he keep his enthusiasm for surfing without
letting the stress kill
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After a String of Tragedies, Rescuers
Issue a Stark Warning to Anyone Visiting California Beaches
Historic
swell prompts rescues
Amid a historically large June swell along the California
coast, at least three people have drowned, and another 100 have been rescued .
Now, officials are urging beachgoers to use more caution. With National Weather
Service (NWS) beach hazard advisories in effect for parts of California through
the weekend, Outside spoke with a long-time water rescue expert for more on how
beachgoers can stay sa
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Jackson Hole Unveils the Corbet’s
Couloir Via Ferrata
For decades, everyone’s attention has been fixed on what
goes down in Corbet’s Couloir. It is the definitive winter proving ground for
freeride legends. However, this summer, Jackson Hole Mountain Resort is forcing
everyone to look straight up. Opening July 18, the highly anticipated Corbet’s
Couloir Via Ferrata is set to completely transform how you view the valley’s
vertical playground. Corbet’
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After a String of Tragedies, Rescuers
Issue a Stark Warning to Anyone Visiting California Beaches
Historic
swell prompts rescues
Amid a historically large June swell along the California
coast, at least three people have drowned, and another 100 have been rescued .
Now, officials are urging beachgoers to use more caution. With National Weather
Service (NWS) beach hazard advisories in effect for parts of California through
the weekend, Outside spoke with a long-time water rescue expert for more on how
beachgoers can stay sa
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