Editor’s note: In honor of International Women’s Day, March 8th, we’re rolling out a collection of stories that celebrate and showcase contributions women have made to the sport, lifestyle and culture ...

Surfer, mom and book author Bethany Hamilton is speaking out against the World Surf League's newly announced policy that would allow for male-bodied individuals known as transgender women to compete ...

Poised on a surfboard and dwarfed by a tower of water some 10 times her size, fear is one of the first emotions that big wave surfer Laura Crane feels before she hurtles down a 60-foot behemoth. “From ...

Shipstern Bluff barrels, Puerto Escondido tubes and paddling Nazaré’s notorious right. These were the moments that earned Laura Enever, Katie McConnell and Bianca Valenti nominations for the 2024 ...

On July 26-27, Folly Beach will transform into a wave-riding wonderland for the 23rd annual Wahine Classic, the ultimate all-female surf celebration. "Wahine" is Hawaiian for surfer girl, and you can ...

Nazaré looks way more intimidating from the water. It’s big enough from the vantage point of the cliff, or even higher from a drone. But looks can be misleading at the world's biggest a-frame wedge.

The gender-identity debate has surfaced in competitive surfing after an Australian surfer made history last week by winning a women’s championship, just a few years after taking the men’s crown in the ...

Ride the waves of women's strength at the 22nd Annual Folly Beach Wahine Classic, splashing down at the iconic Washout surf spot on Folly Beach from Saturday, July 27 to Sunday, July 28. The ...

Throughout ancient Polynesia, men and women rode the waves with equal skill and daring. Indeed, at the sight of a good swell, whole villages, including children and elders, would cease their toil to ...

L ast month, a surf contest was canceled in Scotland, when a group of individuals paddled out during a women’s heat, and allegedly engaged in verbal and physical harassment, including threatening a ...

Shipstern Bluff barrels, Puerto Escondido tubes and paddling Nazaré’s notorious right. These were the moments that earned Laura Enever, Katie McConnell and Bianca Valenti nominations for the 2024 ...