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Legends We Lost: Surfing Icons Who Kicked Out in 2025

Legends We Lost: Surfing Icons Who Kicked Out in 2025

Lives lived to the full, some cut way too short, but all these individuals made a huge impact on the art, culture and performance of surfing. We look at the life and legacy of those we lost in the last year.

Surfing News / SURFER / December 27

Laguna Beach Aliso Creek River Wave Unveils Surfing Waterslide

When conditions align, a rare novelty wave emerges in Laguna Beach, CA. The Aliso Creek river wave forms when the basin fills with water, making its way towards the beach, then breaches the sandbank and begins flowing into the ocean – oftentimes, with a little assistance from eager wave-riders armed with shovels and digging hands.

Surfing News / SURFER / December 27

Want To Live (Or Earn Money) In The Mentawais?

We look at the best real estate and boat charter deals live right now. From 10% stakes to bungalow business on epic breaks, you could turn a holiday into real life.

Kelly Slater News / SURFER / December 26

Kelly Slater Has His Most High-Tech Board To Date

Kelly Slater has never been one to stick with the status quo of surfboards. From the razor-thin Channel Islands in the 1990s to the Pipeline-winning Wizard Sleeve in the early 2000s to founding his own board label, Slater Designs, and collaborating with skilled shapers across the globe.

Surfing News / SURFER / December 26

Is This One Of Europe's Best Surf Shops?

As you approach the historic center of Ericeira, Portugal, the narrow cobbled streets and alleys weave through a town far older than the surf culture that has come to define it today.

Surfing News / SURFER / December 26

Watch: The 10 Best Surf Videos of 2025

Starring: Jai Glideman Editor: Mikey Mallalieu If Jai Glindeman isn’t on your radar, get your wires uncrossed. The 21-year-old from Lennox Head, New South Wales, surfs with a flow that is already comparable to the great stylists.

Surfing News / WorldSurfLeague.com / December 26
Surfing News / WorldSurfLeague.com / December 26
Surfing News / SURFER / December 26
What's The Right Surf Helmet For You?

What's The Right Surf Helmet For You?

“The surf helmet space has been pretty stagnant for 20 years. It was refreshing as an engineer to dive headfirst into a project that had the pure intention of making something better with no guardrails,” said Oakley Senior Design Engineer Bryan Norvell, when the brand introduced its new WRT Helmet to the market last year.

Surfing News / SURFER / December 26

Surfing’s Most Viral Moments In 2025

From tsunami surfers to skimboarders, bong handlers to bommie wranglers, wipeouts to wavepools, you never know when, why and where a clip is going to catch fire.

Surfing News / WorldSurfLeague.com / December 26
Joel Tudor News / SURFER / December 25

Pipeline Near Collision Maddix Alotis Versus Joel Tudor – Who Is Right

In certain lineups, certain surf spots across the globe, there are unwritten rules. Thou shall not snake; thou shall respect thy elders; thou shall paddle behind the riding surfer, thus getting out of the way; thou shall sit on the shoulder hence the locals may covet the good waves, while thou search for scraps; and so on and so forth.

Surfing News / WorldSurfLeague.com / December 25
Surfing News / SURFER / December 25

Escape the Craziness of Cabo; Explore the East Cape Instead

In my much younger (and dumber) years, I visited Cabo San Lucas nearly on a regular basis for Spring Breaks, bachelor parties, and the like. The trips were filled with excessive partying, sunburns, and very little surfing.

Surfing News / WorldSurfLeague.com / December 25

Chris Hemsworth Suffers Bloody Surf Injury on Vacation in Fiji

Although Chris Hemsworth is most well-known for his roles on the big screen – predominantly as Thor in the Marvel Cinematic Universe – the Australian actor is an avid surfer.

Surfing News / WorldSurfLeague.com / December 24
Surfing News / SURFER / December 24

Selema Masekela on Diversity in Surfing: ‘Hopeful and Optimistic’

For decades, now, Selema Masekela has been the face and voice of action sports – from hosting the X Games, to commentating the Olympics, to various other projects from Red Bull to VICE and others.

Surfing News / WorldSurfLeague.com / December 24
Surfing News / SURFER / December 23

Shark Attack Northern California Surfer Unharmed in Scary Encounter

A surfer had a close call, Monday morning, with a shark in Northern California. The “attack,” as many are calling it, occurred at Dillon Beach in Marin County, just north of San Francisco.

Surfing News / SURFER / December 23

From Near Death To Wave of a Lifetime: Surfers Are in Awe of Tom Lowe’s Ridiculous Irish Slab

Seven months ago, Tom Lowe was a broken man. He was laid up in a Tahitian hospital after miraculously surviving another near-fatal wipeout at Teahupo’o,

Surfing News / SURFER / December 23

World's First! Moroccan Windmill Blades Converted Into Surfboards for Local Youth

We love hearing stories of innovation and environmental solutions from around the world and this one from Morocco is one of our favorites from this year.

Surfing News / SURFER / December 23

Nazaré 95-Foot Wave Rodrigo Koxa’s Latest Record Attempt

A new contender for the coveted, hotly-debated “biggest wave ever surfed” title has emerged. This time, from a familiar face in the race; but the location is no surprise.

Surfing News / SURFER / December 23

Quiksilver’s King of the Groms Returns with $10K on the Line

How big a deal is it to win Quiksilver’s King of the Groms? The list of past winners is full of pedigree: World champion Felipe Toledo, Championship Tour surfers Rio Waida and LeonardoFioravanti.

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