It’s been an incredible start to the season in Southern Hemisphere hotspots from Tahiti to Oaxaca to Costa Rica and plenty of places in between (if only California was so lucky). My Instagram feed has ...

May's an interesting month in the surfing world. The northern hemisphere's starting to fall asleep into summery swell lulls, but still the odd rogue swell around. Meanwhile, the southern hemisphere is ...

PAVONES, Costa Rica — Chandler Brownlee stood atop a cluster of rocks protruding from a secluded stretch of Costa Rican beach, Bible in hand, gazing at one of the world’s most coveted surfing waves.

Most surfers will tell you that they love surfing small waves. They’re fun, the paddle out is easy, and the wipeouts aren’t so bad…. But I’ve seen some crazy small-wave wipeouts. I’ve seen wipeouts ...

Pura Vida Bodysurfing is an award-winning short film that strips surfing back to its essence—riding waves without a surfboard. Filmed across Costa Rica’s legendary coastlines, from the thundering ...

In Pavones, a quiet surfing haven in Golfito, Puntarenas, recent evictions have stirred tension between residents and the local municipality. The conflict centers on properties built within the ...