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Shark sightings off Southern California are quite common. Particularly in the summer months, the lower half of the Golden State is a hotbed of juvenile great white activity – thanks to the warm water and buffet of food including stingrays and fish.

Surfing News / SURFER / July 14

'They Couldn't Look Away': Mikey Feb Turning Heads In SoCal

Mikey February didn't invent the fish, that was San Diego shaper Steve Lis. He also didn't re-invent the fish, his model is pretty classic take on the original design.

Surfing News / SURFER / July 13

Gallery: Yago Dora Takes Over World No. 1 at J-Bay

No, it wasn’t a rewind. Just like he did yesterday, Yago Dora landed a second lofty backside full rotation when he needed to. Trailing João Chianca in the first heat of the morning, Yago had to swap boards after he busted a fin on a botched floater.

Surfing News / SURFER / July 13

Seal Surfs “Better Than Some Locals” in New Zealand (Watch)

In terms of ocean animals that surf, like, actually ride waves, dolphins reign supreme. Look at the World Surf League’s Championship Tour – last season,

Surfing News / SURFER / July 13

Rest in Peace: Austin Gibbons, 27, New York Surfer

The New York surfing community, and specifically Long Beach, is mourning the loss of one of their own. Austin Gibbons has died; he was only 27 years old.

Surfing News / SURFER / July 12

Surf Jousting: Mid-Air Collision in Huntington Beach (Video)

In the renaissance and medieval eras, the sport of jousting was a popular spectacle. Two knights on horseback, armed with lances – long, wooden spears – charge towards one another, and attempt to knock the other off their steed, thus winning the match.

Surfing News / SURFER / July 12

Gallery: J-Bay is Back, Jordy Survives, World Champs Advance in South Africa

It wasn’t the wallpaper-worthy Jeffreys Bay that was initially predicted, but if you were on a surf trip and woke up to what the Championship Tour surfed yesterday, you’d be stoked.

Surfing News / SURFER / July 12

Jack Johnson Surfs Hefty, Pumping Waves at Uluwatu (Video)

The Momentum Generation, a crew of teenagers all converging on Hawaii, who would go on to change the face of modern surfing, included a who’s who of the world’s best surfers: Kelly Slater, Shane Dorian, Rob Machado, Taylor Knox…and Jack Johnson.

Surfing News / SURFER / July 11

Watch: Mason Ho Breaks 3 Boards at The Wedge on 4th of July Swell

In a sea of fairly standard beachbreaks around this Southern California zone, The Wedge sticks out like a bloody and broken thumb. Unruly tee-pees refract off the jetty and into a shifting lefthand ramp that looks far more suited for sending it on a bodyboard than it does for popping up on a surfboard. Yet beauty be damned.

Surfing News / SURFER / July 11

Plane Makes Emergency Landing in Remote Atlantic Surf Paradise

What was supposed to be a routine flight, on Sunday, ended in a travel nightmare for nearly 300 passengers. A Delta plane experienced mechanical failure halfway across the Atlantic Ocean, requiring an emergency landing in a remote, yet surf-rich, archipelago.

Surfing News / SURFER / July 11

Newport Beach Wave Pool Faces Backlash from Angry Golfers

Tensions are rising in ritzy Newport Beach, California. The conflict? A proposed wave pool, which would take over a portion of an existing golf course.

Surfing News / SURFER / July 10

Watch: Mark Healey and Ian Walsh’s Double Slam From the Eddie

Between the two of them, Ian Walsh and Mark Healey have nearly 80 years of ocean experience. Both men are in their early 40s, both come from islands exposed to the Pacific Ocean’s power, and most of their lives have been devoted to preparing for and riding the biggest waves they can find.

Surfing News / SURFER / July 10

Shark Chomps Seagull in Florida, Swimmers Unfazed (Video)

Are Floridians numb to sharks? Sure seems like it, as recent footage showing a large shark just a few feet from shore, rampaging in the water, munching a seagull, and swimmers a mere few feet away…just standing there nonchalantly, and watching it all go down.

Surfing News / SURFER / July 10

John John Florence Shares His Secret Jedi Mind Tricks

For being a world famous athlete, John John Florence is a very private person. Sure, he’s a public figure, but that doesn’t mean he loves being the center of attention.

Surfing News / SURFER / July 10

Missing Surfer Found Stranded on Remote Island in Australia

A real-life Cast Away situation unfolded in Australia, on Wednesday, as a teenage surfer was lost at sea, and wound up marooned on an island eight miles off the coast.

Surfing News / SURFER / July 9

Horror Movie Icon Terrorizes Public at Popular CA Beaches (Video)

There’s some videos floating around on social media – videos purportedly showing a man, dressed in an all black fishing rig, floppy rubber hat and all, with a hook in hand, and terrorizing people in Santa Monica, Huntington Beach, and elsewhere on July 4th.

Surfing News / SURFER / July 9

Punta de Lobos Local Sticks 2 Major Drops at Her Home Break

In November, Dominique Charrier took her first trip to Nazaré. The 22-year-old from Chile spent a month, predominantly paddling, into the left at Praia do Norte.

Surfing News / SURFER / July 9

Gallery: Frigid Perfection on Canada’s Western Shores

Every time I see photos by Marcus Paladino, I’m reminded that Canada has serious potential for uncrowded, high-quality surf. Variety and quality lie north of the border.

Surfing News / SURFER / July 9

Surfing 20-foot Tidal Surge Wave in Canada (Video)

In the fringe realm of river wave surfing, the Skookumchuck Narrows are very well-known – and not just for its exceptional and extremely Canadian title; but also, for being one of the best, and most treacherous freshwater, surfable standing waves on earth.

Surfing News / SURFER / July 9

Fantasy: Title Race Heats Up At World's Best Pointbreak

Dial in your Fantasy Surfer team before the Corona Cero Open J-Bay kicks off!!! When we started the year in Hawaii, we all had a pretty good idea who would be at the top of the rankings when we arrived at the homestretch in July. Well, here we are in July, and quite honestly, there have been a few surprises.

Surfing News / SURFER / July 9

Olympic Snowboarder Has “Freak Accident” Surfing Wave Pool (Video)

It’s the off-season, presumably, for those of the winter sports persuasion. And especially those competing in the Olympics, as the next winter Games will take place next year in Milano Cortina (Italy).

Surfing News / SURFER / July 8

What Happened to the Best Surf Photographer of the ‘60s?

If you’d have crossed paths with Ron Stoner along the California coast in the mid-1960s, you might’ve spotted a handsome early-twenty-something crouched behind a Century 1000-millimeter lens, tracking a lone surfer on a glassy righthander.

Surfing News / SURFER / July 8

Deer Rescued in Shark-Infested Florida Waters (Video)

Florida is the freakshow of America. But that’s why we love it. Nowhere else could you imagine seeing a headline like the one above. In no other state would a confused deer ramble its way onto the beach, enter the ocean, swim in shark-infested waters, and prompt lifeguards to rush to its rescue.