Halfmoon Bay & Miramar, California
Monster waves don’t happen often at Peʻahi, only during the biggest winter swells created by distant storms in the north Pacific. But when the big swells arrive at Maui’s world-famous break, also known as Jaws, they lure big wave surfers from around…
Grant Twiggy Baker earns his invite during Round 1 of the 2016 Eddie. Photo: Heff//WSL Editor’s Note: Just after publication, a story ran on the Eddie Aikau Invitational Instagram page stating that the event had been canceled for Wednesday and put on…
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – The Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational has been called off for Wednesday due to poor wind conditions at Waimea Bay, organizers said. While a massive winter swell is projected to roll in overnight, Clyde Aikau announced Tuesday that the…
Brazilian surfing legend Márcio Freire died Thursday after an accident off the central coast of Nazaré, Portugal, according to a Friday report from BBC. He was 47. Freire, who rose to fame through the 2016 documentary “Mad Dogs,” reportedly fell while practicing tow-in surfing,…
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Veteran Brazilian surfer Marcio Freire died on Thursday while practising tow-in surfing on the giant waves in Nazaré on the central coast of Portugal, the local maritime authority said. Support staff on jet-skis managed to get the 47-year-old to the beach, but…
Veteran surfer Marcio Freire dies at Portuguese big-wave break Nazaré Freire fell from his board and rescuers’ attempts to resuscitate him on land failed, authorities said, in first death at the famous surfing spot A surfer at Praia do Norte in Nazaré,…
Editor’s note: Yes, we’ve dogged on Nazaré a lot. And yes, we still acknowledge that most surfers don’t seem to care about the biggest wave ever ridden. Regardless, the below contemplation offers a unique perspective on the topic from a now-integral part…
Apocalypse tomorrow. After seemingly years of mild and/or hot days and nights with no more than a bit of dew licking lawns each morning, California is experiencing a wild weather wave. Many feet of snow in the mountains, deluges of water flooding…
The sport of surfing is regarded widely for its commendable surfing prompts. But, at the same time surfing is infamous for taking its athletes down into the infinity of the ocean. For instance, in 1994, legendary big-wave surfer, Mark Foo fell prey…