"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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

WAIMEA BAY (HawaiiNewsNow) - With the 2024 Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational in full swing, the powerful swell has already led to some injuries. Laura Enever of Australia is now out of the competition ...

The Emmy award-winning surfing docuseries “100 Foot Wave” follows Garrett McNamara and some of the other biggest names in big wave surfing. From wave-riding highs to season-ending injury lows, the ...

Earning a spot on the prestigious list of big-wave surfers invited to compete at “The Eddie” is considered among the greatest honors in surfing. For two decades, San Clemente surfer Greg Long’s name ...

Albee Layer surfing in Maui, Hawaii, October 2023. Fred Pompermayer There’s little money to be made surfing big waves. It’s not the most rational career choice, yet a dedicated few devote their lives ...

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Frenchman Laurent Pujol, riding epic swells across the world on a custom Jet Ski, has one of the most singular jobs in cinematography. By Gary Baum Senior Writer “Big-wave surfing is life-and-death,” ...