The East Coast of the United States is at a distinct disadvantage when it comes to quality, consistent surf compared to the West Coast, regardless of season. We are largely limited to swells from the ...

VIRGINIA BEACH — Pete Smith, who helped launch the East Coast Surfing Championships in Virginia Beach and owned the first surf shop in the coastal city, died Tuesday. He was 86. Smith had been ...

The East Coast doesn't get enough credit. It never really has. The waves may not stack up to Pipe or Rincon on paper, but the people who surf them — the ones logging on 1 foot days and still paddling ...

Eleven men and one woman were honored at the Orange County Convention Center on Thursday, Jan. 8, at the 30th anniversary of the East Coast Surfing Hall of Fame induction ceremony held as part of this ...

Jay Reale has a claim that few wave riders can brag about – he beat Kelly Slater in a heat. Sure, Reale was already a professional bodyboarder at the time, an 18-year-old from Maryland who was making ...

Pete Smith, a pioneer of the Virginia Beach surfing community who helped shape the sport along the East Coast, has died after a battle with cancer and illness. He was 86. Family members and longtime ...

In the third installment of a special, four-part series on surfing & COVID-19, veteran surf journo Matt Pruett examines the impact of the coronavirus on the state of surfing across the East Coast. See ...

WILMINGTON, NC (NEWS RELEASE) – Surf’s up for the University of North Carolina Wilmington Surf Team. The nationally-ranked surf team took home the first place title for the third consecutive year at ...

Pete Smith, sometimes called the “Godfather of Surfing” on the East Coast, has passed away following a battle with prostate cancer. He was 86 years old. A legend of the sport, and pioneer in early ...