Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For centuries, Hawaii has been the spiritual home of surfing. On these volcanic islands, surfing isn't just a sport—it's embedded ...

SYDNEY >> Hawaii’s Pipeline Masters will return as a high-stakes finale for surfing’s world tour in 2026, part of a shake-up unveiled on Saturday that includes the resumption of a Formula One-style ...

With the 2025 World Surf League (WSL) Championship Tour season set to begin next week at the Pipe Pro, reigning world champion John John Florence announced he will take a competitive pause this year, ...

5 best Hawaii surf spots — Surfer Damien Hobgood rides a huge wave during the Billabong Pope Masters at Pipeline, Oahu, in 2012. Located on the island where modern surfing was developed, Pipeline is ...

Hawaii’s Pipeline returns as competitive surfing’s big finale location in 2026. The mid-year cut is gone. And the one-day, winner-takes-all, WSL Final 5 championship is no longer. The World Surf ...

Encinitas’ homegrown professional surfer Jake Marshall is starting his fourth season on the World Surf League’s Championship Tour, riding one the world’s best waves pitted against some of the very ...

Oftentimes in life, it’s the most difficult tasks that, when completed, offer the biggest fulfillment. Those moments or undertakings, where the risk nearly outweighs the reward. Same goes with surfing ...

For centuries, Hawaii has been the spiritual home of surfing. On these volcanic islands, surfing isn't just a sport—it's embedded in the culture. That's likely because some of the greatest waves in ...