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Chile Just Legally Protected Its Surf Breaks

Chile Just Legally Protected Its Surf Breaks

Last week, the Chilean Senate approved landmark legislation that gives local municipalities the legal right to preserve their surf spots. Essentially, the new law requires authorities to identify, register, and protect areas where surfing and other ocean recreation happen along the country’s long coastline.

Surfing News / SURFER / November 5

Torren Martyn, 'I can confidently say it totally changed surfing.'

It's crazy to think that it's been nearly 10 years since Torren Martyn blew up on the scene in a way no one would have previously thought possible. He wasn't punting huge airs, or towing into 60-foot waves, he kept it simple, pure, and smooth on a midlength surfboard that went on to change how countless people looked at surfing.

Surfing News / WorldSurfLeague.com / November 5
Surfing News / WorldSurfLeague.com / November 5
Surfing News / WorldSurfLeague.com / November 4
Dave Kalama News / SURFER / November 4

Legendary Hawaiian Surfer Ilima Kalama Passes Away

Hawaiian surfing legend, waterman, and 1962 West Coast Surfing Championships winner, Ilima Kalama has died. He was 82 years old. Born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii, Kalama began surfing the storied shores of Waikiki at a young age.

Surfing News / SURFER / November 4

Surfing Feeling Stuck? Try A Seldom-Used Fin Setup on A ‘80s-Inspired Shortboard

The standard high-performance shortboard often gets slapped with the “finely tuned” label, a subtle implication that boards of other traits and shapes are not as meticulously refined with good waves in mind.

Surfing News / WorldSurfLeague.com / November 4
Surfing News / SURFER / November 4
Looking Back To Score in the Future: Why the 'Hindcast' is Key to Surf Forecasting

Looking Back To Score in the Future: Why the 'Hindcast' is Key to Surf Forecasting

“Since when can weathermen predict the weather, let alone the future?” That was Marty McFly in Back To The Future. In the film, he was stuck in 1955, so maybe he had a point.

Surfing News / SURFER / November 4

How to Build a Backyard, DIY Wave Pool (Video)

A little over a month ago, a new wave pool emerged into the blossoming world of synthetic surfing. But this one was different – it wasn’t like the daily barrage of new projects popping up across the globe from the major players in the surf park space.

Surfing News / WorldSurfLeague.com / November 4
Surfing News / SURFER / November 4

Thousands of Undersea UFOs Reported Off U.S. Coasts (Video)

Grab your tinfoil hat: It’s UFO time. According to Enigma – touted as “the #1 destination for UFO sighting alerts and aerial intelligence" – there’s been an uptick in unexplained phenomena on the East and West Coasts of the United States.

Surfing News / WorldSurfLeague.com / November 4
Surfing News / SURFER / November 4

Hero 12-Year-Old Rescues Boaters After Capsize in Oceanside (Video)

As winter looms in the Northern Hemisphere, a shift in swell energy has accompanied the moderate temperature changes in Southern California. Over the weekend, a moderate pulse of combo swell hit the Golden State, with fun waves scattershot across the southern half of the state, much to the delight of surfers.

Surfing News / WorldSurfLeague.com / November 4
Surfing News / WorldSurfLeague.com / November 4
Surfing News / WorldSurfLeague.com / November 4
Surfing News / WorldSurfLeague.com / November 3
Surfing News / WorldSurfLeague.com / November 3
Surfing News / SURFER / November 3
Hawaiian, Alaska Airlines Updates Surfboard Policy

Hawaiian, Alaska Airlines Updates Surfboard Policy

It’s something every surfer experiences at some point in their lives. You’re all packed up, ready to go on a surf trip somewhere warm and exotic, and then you hit the airport.

Surfing News / SURFER / November 3

Two Men Swept Away Trying to Outrun Huge Wave (Video)

Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned, so they say. And when it comes to Mother Nature, she can be brutal mistress. Turn your back on her, and she won’t spare any mercy.

Surfing News / WorldSurfLeague.com / November 3
Surfing News / SURFER / November 3

Surfers Score Empty Snapper Rocks After Sharknado (Video)

Snapper Rocks is undoubtedly one of the most crowded surf spots on earth. On any given day, surfers on all conceivable variety of crafts, swarm the crowded lineup, hoping to score one of the famed Gold Coast, Australia reeling righthand pointbreak waves.

Surfing News / WorldSurfLeague.com / November 3

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