The Da Hui Backdoor Shootout is not a traditional surf contest. No person-versus-person heats. There’s eight shortboard teams with five surfers, each of which gets to surf the same amount of time over ...

Da Hui Backdoor Shootout begins this weekend; chances to run next week, too ...

So peace out, closeout! Bad sand only translates to a bad winter session. Contrarily, good sand translates to glowing ...

Fresh on the heels of a historic run to round out 2024, the North Pacific is gearing back up to deliver more good surf to the Golden State through the early days of the New Year. There’s even some ...

“We’ve had some super fun sessions, but not days of all-day-waves like this.” ...

The North Shore’s going XL again, as new NW swell marches in. And this time, the regular nearshore reefs get a better chance ...

“Near the end of the day Alo Slebir arguably caught the largest waves ever surfed at Maverick’s, and possibly a new world ...

You draw a simple line and it works, or it doesn’t. There’s a deep layer of grace and beauty under the wildness, and nowhere ...

Kahu Andronicus holds that thought for a second while he’s getting ready to do exactly the thing he’s discussing. Then he turns to the camera and grins: “I dunno what it’s like, but I know you gotta ...

Photography by Brian Nevins, Cate Brown, Mike Nelson, Ralph Fatello, Corey Favino, and John Bellingeri.

Here’s 10 of the finest from 2024 as captured for you by the Surfline global edit team, plus a little nugget of gold at the ...

PEAK STORM WIND/SEAS First Swell: Satellite measured winds of 40-60 knots producing seas just shy of 45’. Eddie Swell: 65-75 ...