Day One: 2025 J-Bay Open
Just a quartet of heats in a sputtering Supertubes lineup.
Mike Stewart Wins 2025 Shark Island Challenge
“Stewart, is he goin’ for the title..?”
Photos: Winter North Of The Border
Tense times down south, hollow indulgences up north.
Online Pirates And Internet Ghosts
A deep investigation on a slow news week.
Finals Wrap: Rio Pro 2025
Three days of competition couldn't shift the status quo.
Watch: Kipp Caddy // Firing Cape Solander
"That one paddle wave is worth a thousand tow waves."
The View From Yesterday: Rivals
MR and Cheyne, AI and Kelly, Andy Meridian and Rossco. Honourable adversaries, nearly all of them.
Back To Black With Amos From Lucid Glassing
As carbon fibre makes a return, shapers are beating a path to Lucid Glassing.
The 'Almost Coast': Northern Brazil’s Forgotten Pointbreak Potential
So much sand, so many pointbreaks, so little swell.
Watch: J-Bay Warm Up Sessions
The surfers have arrived in J-Bay and the swell has too.
Early Forecast: 2025 Corona Cero Open J-Bay
J-Bay returns and the forecast is lekker.
The Flyer: A Hot Mess Of Weather Forecasting
“I hate to call it a worst case scenario,” wrote the internet meteorologist.
Watch: Filipe Toledo // Raíz y Sal
The two-time champ gets back to the roots and salt.
Brazilian Surfers Set The Pace At Rio Pro
"The wave here is very difficult," said Yago Dora, "even the good waves."
Wildcards Power Through As Shearer Pulls Out Of Rio Pro
"They'll have to recap without me," says tired journo from twelve time zones away.
Watch: Dylan Graves // The Absurdity Of Scoring Good Waves
A love letter to the strange pursuit of good waves.
Watch: Albee Layer // Less Than Easy
"We worked really hard to look at waves with fresh eyes."
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Day One: 2025 J-Bay Open
Just a quartet of heats in a sputtering Supertubes lineup.
Mike Stewart Wins 2025 Shark Island Challenge
“Stewart, is he goin’ for the title..?”
Photos: Winter North Of The Border
Tense times down south, hollow indulgences up north.
Online Pirates And Internet Ghosts
A deep investigation on a slow news week.
Finals Wrap: Rio Pro 2025
Three days of competition couldn't shift the status quo.
Watch: Kipp Caddy // Firing Cape Solander
"That one paddle wave is worth a thousand tow waves."
The View From Yesterday: Rivals
MR and Cheyne, AI and Kelly, Andy Meridian and Rossco. Honourable adversaries, nearly all of them.
Back To Black With Amos From Lucid Glassing
As carbon fibre makes a return, shapers are beating a path to Lucid Glassing.
The 'Almost Coast': Northern Brazil’s Forgotten Pointbreak Potential
So much sand, so many pointbreaks, so little swell.
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Watch: J-Bay Warm Up Sessions
The surfers have arrived in J-Bay and the swell has too.
Early Forecast: 2025 Corona Cero Open J-Bay
J-Bay returns and the forecast is lekker.
The Flyer: A Hot Mess Of Weather Forecasting
“I hate to call it a worst case scenario,” wrote the internet meteorologist.
Watch: Filipe Toledo // Raíz y Sal
The two-time champ gets back to the roots and salt.
Brazilian Surfers Set The Pace At Rio Pro
"The wave here is very difficult," said Yago Dora, "even the good waves."
Wildcards Power Through As Shearer Pulls Out Of Rio Pro
"They'll have to recap without me," says tired journo from twelve time zones away.
Watch: Dylan Graves // The Absurdity Of Scoring Good Waves
A love letter to the strange pursuit of good waves.
Watch: Albee Layer // Less Than Easy
"We worked really hard to look at waves with fresh eyes."
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