"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." THE SURFER IS typically depicted as a solitary figure. One person flowing with the force of nature, ...

Long before Laird Hamilton revolutionized big-wave surfing with the Strapped Crew (Buzzy Kerbox and Darrick Doerner included), whipping into previously unthinkably big waves at Jaws, California’s ...

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. “From ...

It’s been a hot minute since big-wave surfing had a global platform of events to elevate the sport and give the hardest charging men and women of world a place to showcase their talents in a live ...

The day before a big-wave contest, French charger and Ride of the Year winner Justine Dupont usually spends her time getting her ducks in a row. She checks her equipment, her jet ski, the forecast.

Big waves are making waves on the big stage. The HBO hit series “100 Foot Wave” earned two Creative Arts Emmy awards this week – nabbing the nod for Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series award ...