Surf News
Tokyo 2020 announced that the Olympic surfing competition will take place at Tsurigasaki Beach, in Japan. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board approved the venues for the Olympic debut of five new sports (surfing, skateboarding, sport climbing, karate, and baseball/softball). Surfing’s first Olympic Games appearance will occur at Tsurigasaki Beach, in the Chiba prefecture, […]
The 2016 Billabong Pipeline Masters in Memory of Andy Irons is ready to ignite the North Shore of Oahu, in Hawaii, from December 8th-20. It’s easy to understand why a long surfing season always ends in Pipeline. The last gem of the Triple Crown of Surfing truly is a gift of nature. Although pretty much […]
Donald Trump will no longer build a massive three-kilometer seawall at Doughmore Beach, in Ireland. The businessman and US president-elect dropped the plan to erect a 15-foot tall wall with 200,000 tons of rock in a sensitive sand dune system. The goal was to protect his Trump International Golf Links & Hotel Doonbeg from the […]
The world’s best adaptive surfers will compete for gold, silver, bronze, and copper medals at La Jolla Shores Beach, in California, from December 8th-11th. The second edition of the ISA World Adaptive Surfing Championship will crown world champions across six divisions: AS-1 and AS-2 (stand/kneel)), visually impaired, upright, prone, and assist. The Paralympic-style competition features […]
Guarda do Embaú will become the ninth World Surfing Reserve (WSR). The announcement was made by Save The Waves, the non-governmental organization who launched World Surfing Reserves in 2009. The Brazilian surfing paradise is located in the state of Santa Catarina, only 30 miles south of Florianopolis. The surf spot delivers world-class waves all year […]
South African Jordy Smith has taken out the 2016 Vans World Cup of Surfing, at Sunset Beach, in Hawaii. The Championship Tour surfer won his second event of the season, after defeating Frederico Morais, Torrey Meister, and Tanner Gudauskas, in the final held in eight-to-ten-foot surf. Smith applied his classic rail-to-rail game to build his […]
If you were a big wave surfer and received an invitation to compete in “The Eddie,” how would you feel “Three Hours Before The Buzzer”? The Quiksilver in Memory of Eddie Aikau is one of the most prestigious big wave surfing events in the world. What happens in Waimea Bay, crosses the planet. The multiple […]
It was not a classic day at Sunset Beach, but the 2016 Vans World Cup of Surfing was called on, and Round 1 has been completed. The last Qualifying Series (QS) event of the season means a lot to a large group of athletes. It’s the last chance to qualify for the Dream Tour. It’s […]
“The Eddie” can go. Quiksilver, World Surf League (WSL) and the Aikau family have reached an agreement, and the iconic big wave surfing competition will continue uninterrupted. The contest format remains the same for the 2016/2017 edition. The event will be called on somewhere between December 1st, and February 28th, only if waves reach a minimum […]
Oney Anwar has claimed the 2016 Taiwan Open of Surfing, at Jinzun Harbor, in Taiwan. The penultimate Qualifying Series (QS) event of the year had 1,500 points for the winner, but the finalists had to battle against the elements to find the best waves in the strong side-shore wind conditions. Anwar was only able to […]