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The humble charger drowned while surfing near Cape St George Lighthouse at Jervis Bay. Medics attempted to revive him, but ...

There is a popular, Emmy Award-winning HBO documentary television series, “100 Foot Wave,” just beginning its third season of production. It’s about the personal lives of big wave surfers and their ...

HONOLULU (Island News) -- The Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational just issued a red alert for the surf competition. This means the highly-anticipated event will not happen this week, even as a big swell ...

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 ...

You've probably seen the viral video of a large wave inundating a building. A triple-screen view from several cellphone cameras proves even more impressive. The big wave happened on Saturday, Jan. 20, ...

Garrett McNamara has spent decades pursuing an insatiable passion for surfing waves the size of office buildings while trying to avoid getting pulverized when those swells come crashing down around ...

Opening Shot: In footage from 2004, Garrett McNamara, then 37, emerges from the turbulence of a big wave, bleeding profusely from his brow. “I should probably stitch it. So I can surf.” The Gist: It’s ...

Luke Shepardson took a break from his busy work schedule to win one of pro surfing’s most prestigious competitions. No, really. Shepardson, 27, is a lifeguard with the City and County of Honolulu, and ...

Brazilian surfers Lucas Chianca and Maya Gabeira dominated at Nazaré’s Big Wave Challenge on Monday, with the legendary Portuguese coastline boasting waves between 30 and 40 feet. With the waves ...

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,” ...