Wake boats are popular all over the country. In the West you’ll see them running around massive reservoirs with rocky shorelines. But wake surfing is the most controversial in the Midwest, where there ...

The Nazare Big Wave Challenge has been given the green light to run this Monday, January 22. With a solid North Atlantic swell on the way and a cadre of the world’s top big-wave surfers in hot ...

Big Waves Watch: Big Wave Hero Peter Mel Scores Minute-Long Ride At Maverick's Known for his ability to put himself on the biggest waves at Mavericks, Mel just put together a remarkable, one ...

He is also famous for surfing towering waves that no one else would dare ride. Aikau died in 1978 at the age of 31 during an expedition to sail a traditional Polynesian voyaging canoe from ...

Mr. Fox is a professional big wave surfer. SOQUEL, Calif. — Throughout my 20-plus years of surfing big waves, I’ve experienced some amazing moments in and around the ocean.

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.

This is the second Olympics to feature surfing, but it’s the first time competitors are riding waves that are a matter of “life or death,” according to professional big wave surfer Garrett ...

Update: The Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational was held on Jan. 22, when 50 foot waves rolled through Waimea Bay. A local lifeguard beat out the world’s top professional surfers for the title.