Noah Beschen is the son of former pro surfer Shane Beschen, who's known for scoring three perfects 10s at Kirra in 1996, and the nephew of free surfer Gavin Beschen. While his father is originally ...
A tragic, fatal shark attack – inadvertently – changed women’s pro surfing forever. During the 2020 Maui Pro, the finale event to that year’s World Surf League Championship Tour women’s season, a man ...
The World Surf League is changing its Championship Tour format, namely moving its most prestigious event, the Pipe Masters off Oahu's North Shore, from the beginning of the season to the end to ...
It’s been a tumultuous two weeks to start the World Surf League’s 2024 Championship Tour season, and its kickoff event, the Lexus Pipe Pro. Opening day saw solid six-to-eight foot Pipe as the men’s ...
The Pipe contest is running this week, in the time slot it has been for 53 years. Twice it was moved, twice it came back, for reasons most long-time observers credit to a good sense and heritage. Now ...
Pua DeSoto, seen here filming Vans' "Door to Door" series, is one of the most promising young surfing talents today to come out of the Hawaiian islands. As a brand, Vans is known for taking risks and ...
BANZAI BEACH, Hawaii (Island News) -- As the World Surf League (WSL) went into Sunday night, it looked like the women surfers would finally get their chance to go on Monday. When the waves said ...
Photography by Christa Funk, Nick Liotta, Pete Hodgson, and Keoki Saguibo. Sometimes, surf contests have fairytale endings. Which is exactly what happened this week, when Pipeline’s finest — John ...
The Lexus World Surf League Pipe Pro competition is a surfer’s dream. Held at the Banzai Pipeline on the North Shore of Oahu, Hawaii, it features some of the most formidable waves in the Pacific Ocean ...
TUESDAY 12th: New WNW-NW swell builds from 5-8’ faces in the AM, to 8-12′ occ 15′ in the PM. ENE veering NE trades. SWELL/SURF: New/solid WNW-NW swell builds in. The swell period and direction will be ...
No crowds, no chaos just Pipeline at its best. In this raw POV, you’ll see what it’s like to surf Hawaii’s legendary reef break completely alone. Every sound, every wipeout, every rush pure surfing ...