Surfer on a wave - Andi Perdana / Pixabay The death of a surfer once again raises concerns over extreme tourism in the Maldives. The incident occurred just days after authorities confirmed the discovery of the bodies of five Italian divers who disappeared during a dive in underwater caves more than 50 meters deep in the Vaavu Atoll. The Maldives Islands are going through weeks marked by a series of accidents linked to water activities after a 53-year-old Spanish surfer died w

Ian Walsh surfing Jaws in Maui, Hawaii, 2021 - Fred Pomperpayer / Red Bull Content Pool On the north shore of Maui Island in Hawái, there is a wave that for decades was considered impossible to surf. Its official name is Peʻahi, but the entire world knows it as Jaws. Before the 1990s, many surfers watched this spot from the cliffs without imagining that anyone could ride those massive walls of water. The problem was not only the size. Fast and extremely violent, the wave brok

Kai Lenny surfs giant waves in Nazaré, Portugal, 2020 - Mattias Hammar / Red Bull Content Pool On the coast of Portugal lies Praia do Norte, a place where the ocean seems to defy all logic. Every European winter, surfers from around the world arrive to challenge mountains of water that can exceed 20 meters in height, while hundreds of spectators watch from the town’s famous lighthouse. For years, Nazaré remained relatively unnoticed within the surfing world until 2011, when A

Luana Silva and three-time WSL Champion Gabriel Medina, both from Brazil, after winning the GWM Aussie Treble at the Bonsoy Gold Coast Pro 2026 - Cait Miers / WSL The fourth stop of the WSL Championship Tour is already taking center stage in Raglan, where the Corona Cero New Zealand Pro will take place from May 15 to 25. After the first three events of the circuit, Brazilians Gabriel Medina and Luana Silva arrive as the world ranking leaders, marking a historic moment for Bra

Bailey Turner and Parker Cohn secured a decisive victory at Huntington Beach - WSL / Andrés Nichols At the start of the 2026/2027 North American QS season, rising talents Bailey Turner and Parker Cohn broke through to secure their first QS titles at the Vans Jack’s Surfboards Pro 2026, held at Huntington Beach Pier. Far from perfect conditions, the event unfolded in small, messy surf, forcing competitors to rely more on strategy than spectacle. Even so, the result not only de