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Olympic Surfer Miguel Tudela Suspended for Steroid Use

Olympic Surfer Miguel Tudela Suspended for Steroid Use

Doping, or steroid use, isn’t much of a concern when it comes to competitive surfing. It’s not like surfers are shooting up PEDs (performance enhancing drugs), getting juiced in the locker room, then banging out homers like Mark McGwire circa 1996.

Surfing News / WorldSurfLeague.com / January 13
Surfing News / WorldSurfLeague.com / January 13
Surfing News / WorldSurfLeague.com / January 13
Surfing News / WorldSurfLeague.com / January 12
Surfing News / WorldSurfLeague.com / January 12
Surfing News / SURFER / January 12

An 8,000 Kilometer Surf Trip Along Africa’s West Coast Is Only Halfway Done

For most, a single trip to France, Spain, Portugal and the West African countries of Morocco, The Gambia and Senegal would be plenty of adventure. Biking and surfing along the coastline of just one of those countries would count as a memoir-worthy excursion.

Surfing News / SURFER / January 12

Want To Win A Trip To Fiji? Nominations Are Open for the 2026 Aloha Award

Although the mainstream media has long prioritized doom and gloom rather than uplifting and inspirational stories, SURFER Magazine is not the mainstream media.

Surfing News / WorldSurfLeague.com / January 12
Surfing News / SURFER / January 12

Surfers Score Bizarre ‘Square Waves’ in Puerto Rico (Video)

Albert Einstein, allegedly, once said something to the tune of: “There is nothing known as perfect. It’s only those imperfections which we choose not to see.” While that quote may be fine for things in the scientific world, surfers have long lusted after perfection.

Surfing News / SURFER / January 12
Hey Dibi: What's the Biggest Change in Surfing Since You Were a Kid?

Hey Dibi: What's the Biggest Change in Surfing Since You Were a Kid?

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 / January 12

Is Cuba the Most Unlikely Surf Destination on Earth? (Video)

In the latest film from Oxbow, Kepa Acera takes us on a candid surf trip through one of the least explored surf zones on the planet, Cuba. Although it’s not known for world-class waves, the largest island in the Caribbean is home to over 3,500 miles of coastline and a small but proud–and stoked–surf community.

Surfing News / WorldSurfLeague.com / January 12
Surfing News / SURFER / January 12

Watch: Feasting on Scorpions and ‘90s-Style Surfboards in Southeast Asia

Street meat in Thailand hits different. Browse a local market, and you’re liable to find crickets, bamboo worms, water beetles, duck's beak, pig's blood, and even a red ant egg salad.

Surfing News / SURFER / January 12

Smartwatch Saves Life of Maui Paddler After Falling Overboard

Technology can be a magnificent thing when it works, and apart from counting his lucky stars, an outrigger canoe paddler has his smartwatch to thank for his swift rescue on January 6th.

Surfing News / SURFER / January 12

Google Earth Shows Un-Surfed Waves in Remote Location (Video)

Deep in the Southern Ocean, near the earth's underworld, there lies a landmass so remote that few have ever visited. The Heard and McDonald Islands are extremely remote, and access is tough to attain, as the region is protected to prevent invasive species.

Surfing News / SURFER / January 12

Scientists Have Developed a Real-Time Water Testing Kit

It’s been raining, the creeks and rivers are flowing, shaping the banks, and the surf is pumping. You’ve clocked the demarcation line between the blue ocean and the brown smudge of runoff from the land.

Surfing News / WorldSurfLeague.com / January 12
Surfing News / SURFER / January 12

The Biggest Wave Pool in America Is Coming to the California Desert

The California desert continues to assert itself as a critical epicenter of wave basin innovation. Tomorrow, Meriwether Companies will announce their plans for a new landmark wave basin, along with partner Michael Schwab, as an annex amenity for the Coral Mountain Desert Club and Thermal Beach Club in the Coachella Valley.

Surfing News / WorldSurfLeague.com / January 12
Surfing News / WorldSurfLeague.com / January 12
Surfing News / WorldSurfLeague.com / January 12
Surfing News / WorldSurfLeague.com / January 11
Surfing News / WorldSurfLeague.com / January 11

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