On a big day, the left reef at Teahupo’o in Tahiti is one of the world’s most spectacular waves. This uniquely intense surf zone owes much of its freakish form to an equally unique bottom contour, a ...

This feature is part of a new series called “First Session”, which will examine the inaugural surfs at various iconic waves around the world. Stay tuned for more. Surfing’s history has long maintained ...

The waves at Teahupoo are measured more by thickness than height, a sign of the cyclonic energy building within. They are some of the heaviest waves on the planet. They approach the small Tahitian ...

Over the course of the last decade, I've seen surf contests from just about every corner of the globe. From bobbing in the channel at Teahupoo in Tahiti to elbowing wanna-be gangsters out of the way ...

Miles away from the site of the 2024 Paris Summer Games, Olympic surfers are riding one of the deadliest waves in the world in Teahupo’o, which translates to “the place of skulls.” The Teahupo’o wave ...

A surfer rides a huge wave at the Teahupoo beach in the French Polynesia island of Tahiti on August 13, 2021. (Photo by Tim McKenna / AFP) (Photo by TIM MCKENNA/AFP via Getty Images) AFP via Getty ...

Vaimiti Teiefitu is navigating her own path chasing a career as a professional longboarder while honoring her home and culture in Tahiti. “I like riding big waves,” admits Vaimiti Teiefitu.

As the Olympics get going in earnest this week, not everyone's attention is focused on the host city, Paris. Surf fans are heading to Tahiti, which is half a world away in French Polynesia. Why? Well, ...

On Tuesday, the IOC confirmed that surfers competing in the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics won’t be doing so at some nearby topless beach, but rather in Tahiti. To say that surfing’s entry into the ...

Chaucer’s Bookstore will host author Claudia Lebenthal; former surfing world champion Shaun Tomson; and director Chris Carter for a book talk and signing of “Surfer Stories: 12 Untold Stories by 12 ...

The waves at Teahupoo are measured more by thickness than height, a sign of the cyclonic energy building within. They are some of the heaviest waves on the planet. They approach the small Tahitian ...