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Atmospheric Rivers, Wind Warnings Hammer California During Peak Holiday Travel Season

Atmospheric Rivers, Wind Warnings Hammer California During Peak Holiday Travel Season

If you’re a surfer in California hoping for waves before the holidays, you may have to wait a while. In fact, it might be a pain just to check the surf this week.  A series of atmospheric rivers are set to bring heavy rainfall across the state this week.

Surfing News / SURFER / December 22
What's the Shark Attack Risk For Reunion Island in 2026?

What's the Shark Attack Risk For Reunion Island in 2026?

In November 2024, Réunion Island hosted the Coupe de Surf Francophonie and Ocean Indien Challenge. Surfers from India, South Africa, Mauritius, and French-speaking places like Senegal, Tahiti, and Nouvelle Aquitaine came together to compete on a coastline that was closed not long ago.

Surfing News / SURFER / December 22
Hey Dibi: What Surfboard Should I Get My Kid For Christmas?

Hey Dibi: What Surfboard Should I Get My Kid For Christmas?

Editor’s Note: Have a question for Dibi Fletcher? She’s definitely got answers. Or at least a perspective. Don’t hold back, shoot her a DM on Instagram and ask away.

Surfing News / SURFER / December 22

Slushie Surf and ‘20ft Waves’ Slam the Great Lakes (Video)

On the Great Lakes, in the Midwest of America and seeping across the Canadian border, surfing may seem like an implausible, farfetched pastime. Yet have you seen Dana Brown’s 2003 big-screen film, Step Into Liquid?

Surfing News / SURFER / December 22
Possible Shark Attack, Woman Missing in Northern California

Possible Shark Attack, Woman Missing in Northern California

Search and rescue crews assembled, on Sunday, in pursuit of a missing swimmer at Lovers Point Beach in Pacific Grove, just outside of Monterey, California.

Surfing News / SURFER / December 22

Surfboard Volume 101: What It Is and Why It Matters More Than You Think

It's every surfboard shaper's least favorite question: “What's the volume?” Over recent years, surfboard volume has become the barometer by which people determine whether a surfboard is the right fit for them.

Surfing News / SURFER / December 21

100 Years Ago: Blast from the Past at Waimea Bay (Photos)

Waimea Bay is hallowed ground in the world of surfing. The iconic spot on Oahu’s North Shore, along with Sunset Beach, is where modern-day big wave surfing was born.

Surfing News / SURFER / December 21

Tourists Blasted for Harassing Sea Turtle in Hawaii (Video)

The green sea turtle holds a special place in Hawaiian history and culture – they’re often associated as a symbol of wisdom, good fortune, or spiritual guardians.

Surfing News / SURFER / December 21

Aerial Sorcery and Mom’s Power Turns: Eli Hanneman and Carissa Moore Win Florence Pipe Pro

It was a storybook ending for one world champion, and 1.3 points away for another. By the time Carissa Moore and Eli Hanneman were carried up the beach at the Florence Pipe Pro today, the QS 2,000 had run a whopping 18 (!) heats in a single day, which surely must be some sort of record.

Surfing News / WorldSurfLeague.com / December 21
Surfing News / WorldSurfLeague.com / December 20
Surfing News / WorldSurfLeague.com / December 20
Yago Dora News / SURFER / December 20

Yago Dora, Surfing’s 2025 World Champion, Parts With Longtime Sponsor

Interesting times we’re living in, when surfing’s reigning world champion parts ways with his longtime sponsor less than four months after winning his maiden world title.

Surfing News / SURFER / December 20

No Vest? No Problem For This Charger at Thumping Puerto Escondido

The first time I heard of Kyllian Guerin, a 15-year-old French “super grom,” the country’s next big thing, poised to rise before he could legally rent a car.

Surfing News / SURFER / December 20

Jet Ski Gets Swallowed by Massive Wave at Nazaré (Video)

In big waves, it’s typically the surfers who suffer the worst wipeouts. But there’s a lot more that goes into big wave surfing, besides the brave souls actually riding the waves.

Surfing News / WorldSurfLeague.com / December 20
Surfing News / WorldSurfLeague.com / December 20
Surfing News / SURFER / December 20
Best Budget Surf Trips That Won't Break the Bank (Much)

Best Budget Surf Trips That Won't Break the Bank (Much)

One of the main reasons surfers tend not to travel further afield is down to one thing—cost. Why should you spend your hard-earned coin going halfway round the world when you can find decent surf way closer to home for half the price?

Surfing News / WorldSurfLeague.com / December 19
Surfing News / SURFER / December 19

Now Playing: “Return to the Bering: A Surf Trip to a Remote Island in the Wild Bering Sea”

In 2023, the film Island X documented a cold-water experiment. Could one find and surf waves on a mysterious patch of land in the Bering Sea known for research on seal colonies?

Surfing News / SURFER / December 19

Surfers Brawl in Huntington Beach Over Two-Foot Wave (Video)

Arguments, scuffles, brawls – although rare in the lineup, they do happen. When they do occur, sometimes, it’s a serious offense. A breach of surfing etiquette so extreme, that the wellbeing of the offending surfer, and those around them, are in danger.

Surfing News / SURFER / December 19
Photos: Hundreds Gather at Bondi Beach After Deadly Attack

Photos: Hundreds Gather at Bondi Beach After Deadly Attack

Amidst the mourning, following last weekend’s attack on a Hanukkah celebration at Australia’s Bondi Beach, the community banded together to pay tribute to the fallen.

Molly Picklum News / WorldSurfLeague.com / December 19
Surfing News / WorldSurfLeague.com / December 19
Surfing News / SURFER / December 19

'Almost As Big As It Gets': Insane Swell Pumps Mullaghmore XXL

The recent XL run of swell in the North Atlantic surely has kept all of the big wave seekers on the European side of the ocean quite busy as of late. Big wave events at Nazaré and Punta Galea both went down over the weekend thanks to a huge swell that peaked on Saturday.

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