The World Surf League returns to the North Shore this week, with competition resuming at iconic Banzai Pipeline for the Lexus ...

“Pipeline has always held a special place in surfing history, and our fans have made it clear they want to see our sport’s most critical moments unfold there,” said Ryan Crosby, the chief executive of ...

Eight Championship Tour surfers, including the reigning world champion, will enter the 2026 Lexus Challenger Series event ...

And Koa Smith, a perennial charger at the famed Hawaiian wave, opted not to paddle out. Instead, he watched and documented, ...

The Lexus World Surf League Pipe Pro competition is a surfer’s dream. Held at the Banzai Pipeline on the North Shore of Oahu, Hawaii, it features some of the most formidable waves in the Pacific Ocean ...

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 ...

The surf world is mourning, as an icon, a pioneer, an innovator in the realm of women’s charging heavy Hawaiian waves, has passed away. Lane Davey has died of cancer; she was 55 years old. In an ...

The Pipe contest is running this week, in the time slot it has been for 53 years. Twice it was moved, twice it came back, for reasons most long-time observers credit to a good sense and heritage. Now ...

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 ...