Publicizing certain surf spots, especially ones off the beaten path, is similar to violating the first rule of Fight Club. Instagram and some new surfers have threatened that reverence. Brazilian ...

As the world gets smaller, and technology races forward, and humankind advances into the fourth dimension, surfers face a problem. Granted, it’s a small problem, in the grand scheme, but still, an ...

We found big waves near Todos Santos in Baja. I paddled out all alone and was able to catch a couple waves, some were the ...

Veteran surfers know that keeping the best beaches and surf spots secret is a vital part of surfing etiquette. More and more, though, Instagram and other social media users are violating that code by ...

Think of surfing and your mind might jump to the beaches of Hawaii, perhaps the Atlantic rollers of Portugal or more classic spots like California or Australia. Probably not Angola. But, it turns out, ...

To a surfer, a secret spot is buried treasure. Something so good, valuable, coveted, that it’s light is best jammed deep under a bushel, lest it get stolen or diffused. In a globally hyper-linked ...