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Why Has El Zonte, El Salvador, Been Dubbed Bitcoin Beach?

Why Has El Zonte, El Salvador, Been Dubbed Bitcoin Beach?

“This Hidden Central American Surf Town Is Known as ‘Bitcoin Beach’—Here’s How to Visit,”  reads a fresh Travel + Leisure headline, which might leave a strapped but itinerant surfer with Central American habits or aspirations feeling just a little more squeezed in these increasingly precious times.

Surfing News / WorldSurfLeague.com / January 15
Surfing News / SURFER / January 14

Shark Attacks Reach Record-Breaking High in California

Following a recent spate of shark encounters, attacks, and incidents in California, experts have announced that 2025 was a record-breaking year for shark-related activity.

Surfing News / SURFER / January 14

Gallery: Jaws Flexes Under the Radar

As a slumbering dog woken up for a walk, things go from quiet to frantic in a hurry at Jaws. Seemingly out of nowhere, Peahi pulsed under the radar on January 11, and only a handful of dedicated crew got on it.

Mick Fanning News / SURFER / January 14

Mick Fanning Surfing with His Son Is Pure Joy (Video)

“Children are not a distraction from more important work,” the English author C.S. Lewis is quoted saying. “They are the most important work.” When it comes to work, for Mick Fanning, that includes play and passion.

Surfing News / WorldSurfLeague.com / January 14
Surfing News / WorldSurfLeague.com / January 14
Surfing News / SURFER / January 14

Why Watercolor is One of the Hardest Art Forms and How This Surfer Learned to Master It

In the pantheon of art forms and painting styles, there's one style that few can master due to its deceptive difficulty--watercolor. That's why when I first saw the work of Johny Vieira, at the Gliding Barnacles surf-art-and music festival in Portugal, it shocked me to joy and profound appreciation.

Surfing News / WorldSurfLeague.com / January 14
Surfing News / SURFER / January 14
Puncture Wounds, Broken Board in Suspected Northern California Shark Attack

Puncture Wounds, Broken Board in Suspected Northern California Shark Attack

On Tuesday morning, a surfer in Northern California survived what officials, at this time, are suspecting was a shark attack. Their suspicions appear correct, per the evidence.

Surfing News / WorldSurfLeague.com / January 14
Surfing News / WorldSurfLeague.com / January 14
Surfing News / WorldSurfLeague.com / January 13
Surfing News / WorldSurfLeague.com / January 13
Surfing News / WorldSurfLeague.com / January 13
Surfing News / WorldSurfLeague.com / January 13
Surfing News / WorldSurfLeague.com / January 13
Surfing News / SURFER / January 13

25-Year-Old Wins $5,000 for Surfing Pipeline's Best Wave of December

Makana Pang summed it up well, so he gets the mic to start: “It’s not about the money and clips, it's all about the Feeling and Love for the Ocean,” he shared.

Surfing News / SURFER / January 13
Whistle Blown on Japanese Nuclear Power Plant Safety After Falsified Report

Whistle Blown on Japanese Nuclear Power Plant Safety After Falsified Report

Last year, Japan’s Nuclear Regulation Authority conducted an internal investigation of Chubu Electric Power Company’s nuclear power plant in Hamaoka, a coastal town 125 miles southwest of Tokyo, after a nondisclosed whistleblower tipped them off regarding “years” of “fabricated data that underestimated potential seismic risks,” ABC News reports.

Surfing News / SURFER / January 13
What Type of Surfer Are You? (Poll)

What Type of Surfer Are You? (Poll)

A recent Instagram video by a group of comedic local surfers in North County San Diego breached a very poignant question, what type of surfer are you? The video was a funny take on the dichotomy between those who are prepared and those who are, well, sort of disheveled.

Surfing News / SURFER / January 13

Frozen Waves Crackle Through UK Surf Park (Video)

ASMR (Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response) is, apparently, all the rage. It’s particularly popular amongst the Gen Z demo, with young listeners tuning in to people eating, crunching, sweeping makeup brushes on microphones, whispering, tapping, licking, etc.

Surfing News / SURFER / January 13

Monster Wave Nearly Washes Cars Off Road in Italy (Video)

When compared to the oceans of the world, the Mediterranean Sea is not typically known for producing large surf. Not enough space, or weather, for waves to generate energy.

Kelly Slater News / SURFER / January 13
Kelly Slater Plans to Compete into His 60s: 'I Still Have a Chance'

Kelly Slater Plans to Compete into His 60s: 'I Still Have a Chance'

It’s been almost four years since Robert Kelly Slater, the 11-time world champion and undisputed greatest of all time, won a Championship Tour surfing event.

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