Surf News Headlines and Top Stories

Red Bull Magnitude: the new women's big wave video contest
The Red Bull Magnitude is a new women's big wave video competition that will crown the best female performers of the Hawaiian winter season.
A surfer is pouring his passion for the ocean into videos
Michael Claisse is an independent content creator making animated videos about surfing and the oceans.
Switzeland's Alaïa Bay wave pool opens Spring 2021
Alaïa Bay will begin filling its 8,500-square-meter Wavegarden Cove surfing lagoon in January 2021.
Cody Thompson wins 2020 Red Bull Night Riders
Cody comes out on top in Jacksonville's annual nighttime pro surf competition.
A German perspective on surfing the big waves of Nazaré
Nazaré used to be a quiet Portuguese fishing town where residents were taught to stay away from the water due to its dangerous beach break.
Freddy Olander: "I don't like the surfer lifestyle!"
The 2019/2020 winter season was almost over, so photographer-writer Heidi Hansen sat in Nazaré with big wave surfer Freddy Olander, talking about life and surf and listening to stories from his travels.