TSUNAMI WARNING ISSUED AFTER MEXICO HIT BY STRONGEST EARTHQUAKE IN A CENTURY Posted 9-8-17 Magicseaweed The strongest earthquake to hit Mexico in 100-years has struck off the southern coast earlier today, killing at least 33 people and, prompting a tsunami warning for the area. The quake, measuring 8.1 in magnitude, was situated about 54-miles south-west […]

WILL HURRICANE IRMA REPEAT GREAT MIAMI HURRICANE OF 1926? Posted 9-8-17 Magicseaweed Could Hurricane Irma repeat the Great Miami Hurricane of 1926? In terms of landfall in Florida we are currently forecasting a Cat 4 hurricane with seas in excess of 47ft @ 14 secs for Miami’s South Beach, which draws unfavourable comparisons with 1926 […]

WATCH: BETHANY HAMILTON AT KELLY SLATER’S WAVE RANCH Posted 9-7-17 Magicseaweed Today I got more backside barrels in one session than I have, like, ever,” says Hamilton, who famously lost her left arm in a shark attack. “It makes me just giggle and giddy.” As Slater’s team points out via their social feed, “The new right […]

PICTURES: HURRICANE IRMA RIPS THROUGH CARIBBEAN Posted 9-7-17 Magicseaweed The most powerful Atlantic storm in recorded history has ripped through a number of northeast Caribbean islands, leaving 8 people dead in its wake. Today, images are emerging from the ravaged isle of Barbuda, one of the first places to be struck by Hurricane Irma. Prime […]

Irma holding with 185 mph sustained winds Updated: Sep 06, 2017 5:09 PM PDT NBC-2 5 p.m. Hurricane Irma update Hurricane Irma’s intensity remains unchanged this evening with max sustained winds holding at 185 mph and wind gusts reaching 225 mph.  This keeps Irma as the strongest hurricane in recorded history to have developed over […]

Heavy Surf Claims the Life of Bajan Pro in Barbados Posted 9-6-17 Surfline We are shocked and saddened to report that Zander Venezia, a budding young pro surfer from Bridgetown, Barbados, died today after surfing a particularly heavy session at a notoriously nasty wave on Barbados’ east coast. While the family waits for an official […]

Caption: Current Jeep Frontrunners Tyler Wright (AUS) and Jordy Smith (ZAF) are ready to defend their event titles at the Swatch Pro and Hurley Pro at Trestles. Credit: © WSL / Morris Location:       Lower Trestles, San Clemente, California Event window:    September 6 – 17, 2017 Today’s call:    Upcoming Conditions:       […]

Hurricane-Force Winds Blast Santa Barbara! 9-5-17 Stab Magazine “So that’s what happens when shit hits the fan”- Ryan Lovelace Is California coming apart in front of our eyes? Bookending the summer: a landslide in Big Sur in June, and now August burns red, fires raging in Humboldt and Plumas National Forest, while thousands of firefighters […]

CATEGORY 5 HURRICANE IRMA THREATENS CARIBBEAN AND FLORIDA Magicseaweed 9-5-17 Hurricane Irma has upgraded to an extremely dangerous Category 5 hurricane, with some additional strengthening still possible. You can keep an eye on the storm here. Drawing a line across the top of the Caribbean, Irma is expected to affect the northeastern Leeward Islands, accompanied […]

Big Wave Awards 2018 / Big things are happening 9-15-17 Posted 9-4-17 WSL STAY TUNED! DON’T YOU JUST LOVE TO GET TEASED! (C) Towsurfer.com 2017