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More than a year ago, two childhood friends faced off in a Championship Tour final at onshore, overcast Bells. Today, Griffin Colapinto and Cole Houshmand

Surfing News / SURFER / June 29

Shark Chases Surfers to Beach After Attacking Teen (Video)

On Sunday afternoon, a 16-year-old boy was attacked by a shark while surfing Cabarita Beach in New South Wales, Australia. The boy was bitten on his right side – leg and arm – and was flown to the hospital in critical condition due to his injuries.

Surfing News / SURFER / June 29

Here's Everything You Need To Know Before Surfing Malibu

One of the most iconic surf breaks in the U.S. and in surfing history. Malibu is a world-renowned Southern California mechanical, and borderline hypnotic, wave.

Tony Hawk Names “Best Air Ever Done” in Surfing (Video)

Let’s be real: surfers suck at naming tricks. Perhaps “suck” isn’t the right word. A little harsh. Maybe it’s more like confused or disorganized, especially when compared to our boardsport brethren in the worlds of skateboarding and snowboarding.

Surfing News / SURFER / June 28

The Best (Worst?) AI-Generated Surf Clips

Enjoy it while it lasts, folks. Humanity, as we know it, is slowly slipping away like a drip of rocky road from a kid’s ice cream cone. Soon, that cone, that sweet syrupy confection will be a synthetic replica, built to stimulate the neural pathways artificially.

Surfing News / SURFER / June 27

Biggest Wave Ever Paddled? Wilem Banks Makes The Case at Jaws

There’s a chance that a sauna builder in Santa Cruz County could have a world record to his name this fall. Wilem Banks is a soft-spoken woodworker from Santa Cruz who, in December, paddled into the biggest wave of his life, and potentially the biggest ever, in his fourth session at Jaws. Is it bigger than Aaron Gold’s 63-footer from Peahi?

Surfing News / SURFER / June 27

Is the Search for the Foldable Surfboard Over?

Back in the 2000s, the Tracks Magazine office in Sydney attracted a weird litany of nutty surf entrepreneurs. Like the world’s lowest rent version of Shark

Surfing News / SURFER / June 27

From Head to Toe, OluKai and melin Have You Covered

For those living the beach life, a trusty pair of slaps and a good lid are summer essentials. And because guys like Eli Olson, Mark Healey and Maddix Alotis aren't exactly known for holding back, the new, limited-edition collab between Island-inspired sandal maker OluKai and tech headwear leader melin, has it all.

Surfing News / SURFER / June 27

$35 Million UK Wave Pool Mysteriously Closes

As the first public wave pool in Europe featuring Wavegarden Cove technology, The Wave in the UK was at the forefront of the modern-day surf park spark.

Surfing News / SURFER / June 27

60-Foot Rogue Wave Captured in Pacific Ocean (Video)

When rogue waves breaking out in the middle of the ocean come to mind, for surfers at least, one spot comes to mind – Cortes Bank, the mythical big wave gauntlet breaking some 100 miles off the California coast.

Surfing News / SURFER / June 27

‘Craziest Airs I’ve Ever Seen’: 2 Freakish Flips Highlight Waco Extravaganza

Toward the end of a gala dinner at Waco Surf that grew more rowdy by the minute, Matt Meola stayed true to his roots. For well over a decade, the high-flying Maui surfer has redefined what’s possible on a surfboard (both in and out of wave pools).

Surfing News / SURFER / June 26

LA28 & Beyond: USA Surfing Lands Major New Investment

In a welcome spray of good news, USA Surfing has landed a major multi-million-dollar investment providing much support to fuel the momentum of their Olympic success heading into LA28.

Surfing News / SURFER / June 26

Curious Great White Shark Mingles with Surfer (Watch)

It’s summertime in Southern California, and with the heat, the kids relishing in their time away from school, and hordes of beachgoers flocking to the sand, there’s something else…sharks.

Surfing News / SURFER / June 26

Top Golf for Surfing? Inside San Francisco’s $50 Million Wave Pool

Lots of surfers love golf. Why? Extremely unclear, since on the surface, the two pastimes couldn’t appear more different. However, look at any pro surfer on the Championship Tour during a lay day of competition, and chances are, many of ‘em are hitting the links.

Surfing News / SURFER / June 25

6-Foot Umbrella Impales Lifeguard in New Jersey (Video)

Sad and (and quite frankly) strange news out of New Jersey, today, as a lifeguard was reportedly impaled by a beach umbrella. The woman – whose name, age, etc.

Surfing News / SURFER / June 25

3,000 Daily Arrests: Is It Safe To Come Surf In America?

Weird times in the ol’ US of A, and anyone who doesn’t think so may have a serious case of cognitive dissonance. To be fair, the vast majority of the country continues to carry on with normal life despite an aggressive crackdown on illegal immigration.

Surfing News / SURFER / June 25

One-Handed Backflip: Best Wave Pool Air Ever?

Before most people could buzz from their morning coffee, 18-year-old Hughie Vaughan was bouncing off the walls. Yesterday, the 18-year-old Australian,

Surfing News / SURFER / June 25

Son of Iconic Surfer Remains in Coma After Freak Car Accident

A little over a week ago, Dakota Briley was struck by a teenage driver on the North Shore of Oahu. The son of legendary Pipeline surfer, Shawn Briley, was unloading surfboards on Kamehameha Highway at Chun’s Reef, when the car hit him on the side of the road.

Surfing News / SURFER / June 25