It’s been a slow couple years for our favorite bright, blue slab at the End of the Road. No Code Red swells, no XXL tow swells, very few heart-racing paddle swells for our dear friend Teahupoo. So ...
After hosting surfing during the Paris 2024 Olympics, the presence of Teahupo’o, Tahiti became a worldwide phenomenon. Folks who had likely never seen any surfing in their entire lives were tuning in ...
The surf at the Tokyo Olympics was unremarkable at best, with conditions that could be described as unpredictable slosh. It was nearly impossible for competitors to show the kind of awe-inspiring ...
On certain waves – usually of the XXL variety – there’s room for more than one surfer. It’s often seen at spots like Jaws or Nazaré, where two surfers will be towed into the same wave, s-turning their ...
Olympic surfing is in Tahiti at a wave called Teahupo’o, one of the best in the world US surfer and defending Olympic gold medalist Carissa Moore describes the "intimidating, intense" waves Olympic ...
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, ...
Vid: Tim Pruvost, Kim Mean, Blaise Booth and Boris Martinet. On Wednesday, May 7th, Teahupo’o saw the first very solid swell of the season. It was very big, right on the line between paddle and tow, ...