Watch The Guinness Confirmed “Largest Wave Ever Surfed”
Garrett McNamara is the new record holder beating the previous set mark by about a foot. Read More ›
Garrett McNamara is the new record holder beating the previous set mark by about a foot. Read More ›
Alpaca, you are not a surfer, you don't even have toes. And yet somehow he is one of the saner entries here.
The person who posted this to Reddit says it was taken yesterday on the beach in La Jolla, Cali., now Romney's main residence. Romney's son, Matt, tweeted about it (below). [Updated.] Read More ›
100,000 people were in Huntington Beach, CA, for the 1986 Ocean Pacific Pro Surfing Championship. Then things started getting out of hand. Let's look back at the world's first — and maybe only — surf riot. Read More ›
Complete with make-up! (via bookfaked.com). Read More ›
A quick scan of the Romney mommy blogs shows the family takes a lot of vacations, from trips to France and Czech Republic to staycations at the candidate's San Diego home. Here, some photos of Leisure Mitt, gleaned from Laurie Romney's blog. Read More ›
Tortoises may not be predisposed to swimming, but boy, can they surf. Also, try not to be jealous of Nemo the tortoise's lifestyle. Some day you'll be able to retire to the Florida seashore too, I'm sure. Read More ›
In August of 2011, the French Navy threatened to arrest anyone attempting to go in the water off the coast of TeahupoÊ»o, Tahiti. Watch the video to see if you would attempt to ride the waves. Read More ›
There's no telling where a wild shoulder surfer will emerge. QUICK HIDE YOUR PIN. Read More ›
The only think wrong with this is that the soundtrack isn't Daft Punk. (via theawesomer.com) Watch Video ›
Hawaiian surfer Garrett McNamara spent late October chasing swell in Europe, and nabbed this huge wave off the coast of Portugal. Reports are that this 90-foot wave may be the largest wave ever ridden. (via grindtv.com) View Media ›
Turns out the Lingulodinium polyedrum phytoplankton responsible for red tide algae blooms off the coast of Southern California are bioluminescent. When agitated, the non-toxic red tide glows neon blue, which makes for some pretty rad night surfing. Read More ›
What could go wrong? I mean, there's water right there and it's only a flare. I smell a new Olympic event! Read More ›
Holy crap. The Teahupoo wave in Tahiti makes the world's best surfers look like amateurs. Click here to read about what makes this wave so terrifying. (via gizmodo.com) Watch Video ›
Lady Gaga hits the waves in Mexico on Tuesday and showed off her surfing skills wearing a normal bikini and nothing else. We are impressed. View List ›
It does not seem to go well. On the plus side, this is probably the closest she's been to a bath in a while. (via celebuzz.com) View List ›
You may have seen Darth Vader on vacation, now this Stormtrooper is taking a break from looking for those droids. He’s out to catch some waves around the world (literally) and take in the sites. See more here. View List ›
I know this is dangerous, but it looks fun! Watch Video ›
I love how blasé they are about it. Silly geese, that is not the ocean. You don't even have a surfboard. Get down from there. Watch Video ›
You don't have to be a surfer to enjoy how Spanish Filmmaker Iker Elorrieta combines surfing and moonlight starry nights in his short film, “Nightsurf.” Below you can see some the breathtaking stills from his video. (Via The BuzzBrewery) View List ›
Professional big wave surfer Jamie Sterling braved freezing cold temperatures to surf the fresh water waves at Beaver Bay in Duluth, Minnesota. Check the icicles on his suit at the end of the clip! View Media ›
A California student didn't know the fate of her family in Japan until a friend directed her to a YouTube video showing her family had survived the earthquake and tsunami. It's heartbreaking to think of all those who still don't know what's happened to their loved ones. Watch Video ›
Zoltan Torkos performed the first ever kickflip on a surfboard at a Volcom-sponsored contest. Gnarly, dude!!! Watch Video ›
This is a big deal if you're a surfer. This and weed.
When the waves are flat in Oahu, savvy surfers break a wall between a nearby river mouth and the ocean, creating a natural stationary wave. Voila! Instant surf! Watch Video ›
When surfing at the beach just isn’t enough to get your adrenaline pumping, now you can surf waves of raw sewage instead! Whatever happened to good clean fun? Watch Video ›
Gerry Lopez, once known as Mr. Pipeline for his exploits on Hawaii's treacherous waves, now lives in the Oregon mountains and has embraced stand-up surfing.
Leave it to the Australians to create strange hobbies… this guy teaches his mice to surf! He's been teaching them for so long now that he's now teaching the grandchildren of his original mice. Now that's commitment! You have to admit although it's a little weird, it's undeniably adorable! View List ›
These dolphins sure know how to ride a 25-foot wave effortlessly. Hanging ten! [Ed Note“Hanging Tail” doesn't really have quite the same ring to it.] View Image ›