I tried. I tried with all my might to savor and squirrel this away, but alas… gone in one sitting....
EWA BEACH, HI (April 15, 2025) — Surf’s up at Wai Kai! Kicking off a wave of excitement, The LineUp...
PUNTA ROCA, La Libertad, El Salvador (Saturday, April 12, 2025) – Today, Gabriela Bryan (HAW) and Jordy Smith (RSA) won the Surf City El Salvador Pro, Stop No. 4 of the World Surf League (WSL) Championship Tour (CT). Bryan claimed victory over CT veteran Isabella Nichols (AUS), while Smith secured...
By Mike Latronic Photos Brent Bielmann – As a journalist, publisher and surf enthusiast for most of my adult life,...
PRAIA DE SUPERTUBOS, Peniche, Portugal (Sunday, March 23, 2025) – Caroline Marks (USA) and Yago Dora (BRA) won the 2025...
Finn McGill (HAW) emerged victorious at the World Surf League (WSL) Air Tahiti Rangiroa Pro, a men’s Hawaii/Tahiti Nui Qualifying Seres (QS) 1,000, in clean, two-to-four-foot conditions pulsing into Rangiroa’s pristine reef of Avatoru. This marks McGill’s first-ever QS victory in a prominent career for the North Shore of Oʻahu,...
Meet the Legends
Rip Curl Eddie Aikau Invitational Surfers to Connect with Fans
WHAT: EDDIE WENT – Meet & Greet with Big Wave Pro Surfers WHEN: Saturday, March 22, 2025 | 1:00 p.m. –...
Photos Brian Bielmann – The Buffalo Big Board Surfing Classic once again proved why it remains one of the most...
Ridge Lenny
The Quiet Force Behind Maui’s Big Wave Scene
By Mike Latronic – Ridge Lenny, younger brother of surfing prodigy and world champion Kai Lenny, has spent much of his career in the shadows of his sibling’s towering achievements. For years, Kai’s name has been synonymous with hi-octane big-wave surfing, aerial antics, and competitive success— and for good reason:...
Tyler Wright (AUS) and Barron Mamiya (HAW) won the Lexus Pipe Pro Presented by YETI, the the first stop of...
BANZAI PIPELINE, OÊ»ahu, HawaiÊ»i USA (January 25, 2025) – The World Surf League (WSL) Championship Tour (CT) season officially returns...
Hale`iwa International Open, December 26, 2024 – December 31st 2024 Photos Mike Latronic 53rd Annual Hale`iwa International Open Results OPEN MENS SHORTBOARD (All Ages) Luke Tema – 14.33 (Won by 7.26) Raphael Castro – 7.07 (Combined 14.34) Shohei Kato – 5.40 (Needed 8.93) Ned Snow – 1.83 (Combined 14.34) MASTERS...











