"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." THE SURFER IS typically depicted as a solitary figure. One person flowing with the force of nature, ...

Thinking about paddling into your first real big wave? From boards and breathwork to fear and wipeouts, here’s how to stack the odds in your favor.

Many local surfers say they're excited about the prospect of a super El Nino. On Saturday, the community will be gathering at ...

For Big Wave rider Garrett McNamara and his wife and manager, Nicole, the HBO adventure series, 100 Foot Wave, began as a way to introduce big wave surfing to the world. What followed was just that ...

Big waves are making waves on the big stage. The HBO hit series “100 Foot Wave” earned two Creative Arts Emmy awards this week – nabbing the nod for Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series award ...

(CNN) — 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 ...

Cody Purcell is more like you and me than his fellow finalists in the Thriller at Killers, a big-wave invitational held at Todos Santos last weekend. He just wants to spend as much time in the water ...

The Coachella Valley's second artificial wave park, DSRT SURF in Palm Desert, opens to the public on Saturday, Sept. 26.