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Kauai's Gabriela Bryan kicked off the 2026 surf season with a commanding victory at Australia's iconic Bells Beach, proving her breakout year wasn't a one-time wonder. The 24-year-old's fifth career win puts her in elite company with Hawaii legends like John John Florence and Carissa Moore.
Defending champion Isabella Nichols stayed patient in tough conditions to defeat her childhood hero, five-time world champion Carissa Moore, at the Bells Beach season opener. The thrilling final minutes saw both surfers exchange powerful rides in a display of respect and athletic excellence.
A 16-year-old South Australian surfer stayed calm when a shark bit his foot, shaking it off and catching a wave to safety. Oliver Tokic-Bensley's quick thinking and steady nerves turned a frightening moment into a story of resilience.
At 17, pro surfer Kanoa Igarashi felt overwhelmed and out of place on the world championship tour. Years later, he's transformed his uncertainty into a powerful pursuit of Olympic gold and a world title.
Australian surfer Molly Picklum writes down every fear and feeling before competing, a simple practice that helped her win the world title at 22. Her "admit it list" turned crippling anxiety into her greatest strength.
When traditional sports clubs don't fit, regional Australians are creating their own communities through book clubs, surfing sessions, and craft workshops. Their solution to rural loneliness is helping hundreds find their people.
When a surfer's board washed up empty on a California beach after dark, his friend's quick call to 911 launched a high-tech rescue that brought him home safe. Infrared drones and rescue swimmers found the 26-year-old clinging to a lobster trap buoy a quarter mile offshore.
Thiago Passeri just became Argentina's newest surfing sensation, defeating Brazil's top competitors at 17 to win his first professional title. The underdog victory at the season's most competitive qualifying event sends him one step closer to surfing's big leagues.
Former world number one tennis champion Ash Barty is swapping her racket for golf clubs at New Zealand's premier pro-am tournament. The three-time Grand Slam winner will join surfing icon Kelly Slater and cricket legends in the star-studded event at Millbrook Resort.
A groundbreaking surf lagoon in Saudi Arabia just solved a problem engineers thought impossible: creating ocean-perfect waves using real seawater instead of freshwater. Surfers say it feels just like riding the real ocean.
A 14-year-old surfer jumped into action when a family's boat capsized in California waters, pulling a young boy onto his surfboard. His friend's GoPro camera caught every heroic moment.
A hidden surfing community in Lagos is riding waves toward Olympic glory with broken boards and big dreams. Filmmaker Peter Oke's new documentary reveals how these talented youth could put Nigeria on the international surfing map.
A Western Australian surf program is transforming lives by bringing together NDIS participants and everyday surfers to catch waves and build community. One surfer who was terrified of water now calls herself "an ocean person."
A 21-year-old Australian surfer caught 7,000 waves in one month—averaging 225 per day—to raise nearly $100,000 for people experiencing homelessness. Josh Levey pushed through physical exhaustion and harsh conditions, inspired by the belief that "love is the willingness to be inconvenienced by another."
When COVID robbed Mal Leckie of his surfing balance, he found a new morning ritual creating intricate sand art on Australia's Coolangatta Beach. Each piece takes an hour to complete and disappears with the tide, teaching him the power of letting go.
Dozens of surfers flocked to a usually flat beach in remote Western Australia after a tropical cyclone delivered rare waves to their wave-starved town. It's the first time some residents have caught a decent wave in over a year.
The world's elite surfing competition is heading to New Zealand for the first time ever this May. Raglan's iconic Manu Bay will host 60 of the planet's top surfers in the biggest surfing event the country has ever seen.
A satellite captured stunning underwater plumes created by 7-story waves crashing off Portugal's coast. The same day, local surfer António Laureano rode a record-breaking 101-foot wave.
A mayor nearly ignored a phone call to go surfing, but answering it meant he could get help when his deputy mayor collapsed from two ruptured brain aneurysms. His quick response triggered an emergency rescue that likely saved her life.
A remote Australian coastal town with inconsistent waves has become so beloved that travelers keep abandoning their plans to stay forever. Agnes Water's secret isn't world-class surf but something even better: a welcoming community that turns visitors into lifelong residents.