Surf Travel Guide: Mavericks, Half Moon Bay
How California's Mavericks big wave forms, its biggest swell season, real hazards, and where to safely watch, stay and eat in Half Moon Bay.
Guides, tips and stories for athletes and the photographers who shoot them
How California's Mavericks big wave forms, its biggest swell season, real hazards, and where to safely watch, stay and eat in Half Moon Bay.
The complete Pipeline surf guide: wave mechanics, winter swell season, hazards, access from Honolulu, and where to stay on Oahu's North Shore.
Catch up on major surf news: a new California wave pool, Jordy Smith’s secret Durban hunt, and Maui windsurfers taking Fiji by storm.
Surf Playa Hermosa near Jaco, Costa Rica: powerful beach break barrels, World Surf League history, real hotel prices, and tips for your surf trip.
Surf Red Frog Beach, Bocas del Toro: a jungle boat trip, a fun beach break, real hotel and food prices, and tips for your Panama surf trip.
Kitesurf Exmouth, Devon: the Duckpond and the Seafront, tidal timing, local schools, real hotel prices, and tips for your Exe Estuary kite trip.
Surf Brighton, England: rare but rideable pier breaks, pebble beach hazards, real hotel prices, and tips for a south coast surf trip from London.
Kitesurf Kailua Beach, Oahu: steady trade winds, flat bay conditions, launch rules, real hotel prices, and tips for your Hawaii kite trip.
Surf Waikiki Beach, Oahu: gentle longboard waves, famous named breaks like Queens and Canoes, real hotel prices, and tips for your Hawaii surf trip.
Bangladesh surfers make waves at the Asian Games, Maui windsurfers dominate Fiji, and a new desert wave pool redefines surfing. Ocean stories that inspire.
Everything you need to surf or kitesurf Watergate Bay: best tides, wind directions, hazards, where to stay, eat and get photos of your session.
Surf K59, El Salvador: a famous CA-2 point break with fast rights, rocky power, and the best season, lodging, and food along the coast.