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At Least Six Dead From Powerful Surf Battering Australia's East Coast

4 days ago | theinertia.com | Cooper Gegan

Cooper Gegan Writer Staff View this post on InstagramA post shared by Bureau of Meteorology (@bureauofmeteorology)New South Wales beaches have seen a mind-boggling amount of swell recently. For surfers, that has meant eye popping footage of big wave surfing at spots like Cape Solander and Deadman’s.
Dion Agius Lands in Swiss Hospital After Snowboarding Injury

4 days ago | theinertia.com | Cooper Gegan

Cooper Gegan Writer Staff View this post on InstagramA post shared by Dion. (@dionagius)Dion Agius is a renaissance man. Though he first made a name for himself as a surfer, the Australian has since branched out (quite successfully) as an entrepreneur and artist.
Jordy Smith Revisits El Salvador CT Win in New Edit

4 days ago | theinertia.com | Cooper Gegan

Cooper Gegan Writer Staff Photo: Jordy Smith // YouTube Jordy Smith just won his first Championship Tour event in seven years. The moment came at the just-wrapped 2025 Surf City El Salvador Pro, where he and Gabriela Bryan ventured out into the lineup of Punta Roca and came back with gold and glory.
The Story of a Surfer Sucked Out to Sea Under the Golden Gate Bridge

1 week ago | theinertia.com | Nicklas Balboa

See you at the Farallons! Photo: Matt O’Brien. One night over beers, an old friend named John told me about the time that he almost got sucked out to sea towards the Farallon Islands — the fabled feeding grounds for great white sharks — in San Francisco, California. The year was 2015, and San Francisco was overtaken by two things common to the Bay Area: fog and swell.
Adrien Raza Brings His Eye-Popping Style of Urban Skimboarding to Brussels

1 week ago | theinertia.com | Cooper Gegan

Cooper Gegan Writer Staff Photo: Adrien Raza // YouTube Adrien Raza can, and will, skim everything. Though he’s been on hiatus for a minute, now, the Dutch European champion skimboarder is back – and taking on the streets of Brussels in his newest video.
4 Minutes of San Diego Surf With Conditions as Good as It Gets

1 week ago | theinertia.com | Brad Jacobson

Brad Jacobson Photographer / Videographer We all know how good San Diego County surf can get, especially in the winter. From the Mexican border to the Orange County line, there are so many quality waves, everyone has their spots. And I won’t blow any of them up.
Zeke Lau's Surfing Was Made for Honolua Bay

1 week ago | theinertia.com | Cooper Gegan

Winter may be over in Hawaii, but a late-season north swell in April meant there were still waves to be ridden. In his latest YouTube video, Zeke Lau took advantage of that fact, by going on an expedition to Maui to score at Honolua Bay. It was just 12 days ago that Lau called a wrap on the winter, with what he described as the last Pipe swell of the season. However, soon after he spied another swell headed straight for Maui.
Tijuana River Named Second Most Endangered River in America

1 week ago | theinertia.com | Cooper Gegan

The Tijuana river has long been a hotbed of pollution. Wastewater, urban runoff, and sewage spills have plagued the body of water, leading to frequent outcries from scientists and activists. A new report from American Rivers just quantified that further, by naming it the second most endangered river in America (the Mississippi was named most polluted). The Tijuana River is 120 miles long, traveling through Baja California and the Tijuana River Valley in Southern California.
Saint Lucia Named ISA's 117th National Federation Member

1 week ago | theinertia.com | Juan Hernandez |Juan Hernández

The International Surfing Association (ISA) and Saint Lucia Surfing Association announced Monday that the Caribbean island will become. the ISA’s 117th National Federation Member. The announcement clears the way for Saint Lucia to send its very first team to this year’s ISA World Junior Surfing Championships, which currently don’t have a set date or location, according to the ISA’s 2025 competition calendar.
Para-Skier Lands World First Cork 360 to 50-50 at Swatch Nines

1 week ago | theinertia.com | Juan Hernandez |Juan Hernández

The Swatch Nines never fail us. Somebody changes the game forever, without fail, every year when the progression session brings together the most creative, talented, and innovative athletes in skiing and snowboarding. Take just a few examples of “world firsts” that came out of Switzerland recently:– Valentino Guseli set a new world record for the highest air ever on a snowboard in 2024. – Norwegian snowboarder Oyvind Kirkhus stuck -Skier Hiroto Ogiwara landed the first backside 2160 in 2022.