Sailors have always told stories about rogue waves. They have been occasionally battered by enormous walls of water and barely survived to tell the story. A rogue wave, also known as a freak wave, is often classified as a wave that is two-to-three times taller than the tallest average waves. So, technically, it can be […]
American Media announced the acquisition of Adventure Sports Network (ASN), the owner of Surfer Magazine. The American publisher founded in 1936 purchased 14 adventure and sports titles from The Enthusiast Network (TEN). The deal also includes the management of the Dew Tour, a skate and snow extreme sports tournament.
It is not the first beach, and it won’t be the last. Australia’s Bondi Beach has banned foils boards. Hydrofoils are taking over surfing, kiteboarding, and windsurfing. There are even bodyboards equipped with the sharp blades. But their days are numbered, at least in the world’s most populated beaches.
Yes, it’s official: there is nothing the Chinese can’t do, make or imitate. China has unveiled its first wave pool. A new video posted this week revealed a giant man-made wave lagoon producing left and right-hand rollers in Anyang, a landlocked city located in the Henan province. With a population of five million people, Anyang is […]
Andy Irons functioned at a different level than everybody else. At the beach, he was all smiles. But as soon as he paddled out for a heat, he switched to killer instinct. Andy Irons was a wild, unorthodox, rock star, power surfer with a fearless, raw talent. He will always be remembered for being a […]
A group of researchers from Flinders University, in Australia, is developing a wetsuit that may save the lives of surfers, divers, and swimmers in case of a shark attack. The material used in the creation of a suit of armor is similar to Kevlar and is designed to prevent the wounds that cause blood loss. […]
Citywave announced the construction of the world’s largest stationary wave. The investment is expected to reach around $5 million. The German artificial wave designers will install a 52.5-foot (16 meters) wide, deep-water stationary wave in Lakeside Surf, a surf park located in Chelan, Washington, USA. According to the Citywave, the new facility will be the […]
Koa Rothman had a very busy 2018. He traveled the world in search of the perfect wave, and got back to his home in Hawaii to tell the whole story. In less than 12 months, Rothman had the chance to chase huge swells and party hard. His adventures were captured on tape by Jack Germain, […]
It was the year of the first soft landing on the Moon. In 1966, “Peanuts” went surfing. And skateboarding. Or at least, they tried to ride a few waves through mind surfing. Everybody knows “Peanuts.” The famous comic strip written and illustrated by Charles M. Schulz is one of the most successful and influential cartoons […]
Surf forecasting is the process or method of predicting the behavior of swells and the breaking of the waves near the coastline. It is often considered a branch of meteorology and oceanography because it uses the same interdisciplinary tools and modus operandi adopted in forecasting weather and the study of all aspects of the ocean. […]