REBEL SESSIONS: THE MOST CHALLENGING DUNGEONS IN MEMORY JUST WENT DOWN Posted 10-25-17 Magicseaweed There is no doubt that South Africa’s Dungeons is one of the most challenging big wave spots in the world. Double up drops into long walls and a close-out, it can be a navigational nightmare. But on Monday, competitors at the […]

WSL GREEN ALERT: PE’AHI CHALLENGE CALLED ON – WORLD’S BEST BIG WAVE SURFERS PREPARE FOR MASSIVE HAWAII SWELL – GREEN ALERT CALLED FOR FRIDAY AND/OR SATURDAY START – MORE AT WORLDSURFLEAGUE.COM Caption: 2016 Pe’ahi Challenge winner Paige Alms (HAW) will battle to defend her event title at the famed Jaws big wave break in Maui, Hawaii. […]

MAVERICK’S OPENING DAY DOES NOT DISAPPOINT Posted 10-24-17 Magicseaweed Meanwhile, over at Mavericks, the season-opening session launched on Friday with a solid 14ft@17 secs WNW swell pulsing into the West Coast. On hand to wrangle with those conditions were some of your favorite protagonists including Jamie Mitchell, Pete Mel, Bianca Valenti, Pat Shaughnessy, Nathan Florence […]

Rebel Sessions 2017 scores clean, heaving Dungeons Posted 10-23-17 Rebel Sessions 2017 surfed today, Monday 23rd October, in heaving clean 20 foot plus Dungeons that many of the surfers called the most difficult they can remember. The committed crew of 20 invited big wave surfers struggled to find waves in huge, long period, shifty Dungeons […]

YOU GET TO CHOOSE WHO’S IN FOR NELSCOTT REEF BIG WAVE PRO-AM EVENT ALTERNATE ONLINE VOTING SELECTION PROCESS UNDERWAY Posted 10-17-17 Magicseaweed It’s been a bad couple of years for voting. These days, it seems like every time the people are presented with a choice, there are no good options. Simon and Garfunkel summed it […]

2017/18 WSL BIG WAVE TOUR NORTHERN HEMISPHERE SEASON OFFICIALLY OPENS   – WORLD’S BEST BIG WAVE SURFERS PREPARE FOR PE’AHI, NAZARÉ AND MAVERICKS OPTIONS FOR BWT WINDOW – MORE AT WORLDSURFLEAGUE.COM   Posted 10-15-17 Caption: Two-time Pe’ahi Challenge winner Billy Kemper (HAW) will look for a third-consecutive victory at Jaws during the 2017/2018 WSL Big […]

EUROPEAN HURRICANE STRIKE     Posted 10-13-17 Magicseaweed This hurricane season has been no joke. Sure, surfers have scored, but there have been direct hits and significant damage. Despite this, you’d probably put Ireland on a list of places that really, really don’t need to expect a Hurricane. Not so today. Ophelia is heading that […]

How Santa Cruz Big Wave Surfer Richard Schmidt Balances Son’s Pro Surfing Ambitions with Life   Posted 10-13-17 The Inertia Spoiler alert: big-wave surf legend Richard Schmidt’s oldest son, Richie, 19, is an excellent surfer. (So is his youngest, Makai, 17.) And while raising kids is a formidable undertaking, raising kids who surf seriously is […]

 WILD CARDS ANNOUNCED FOR NELSCOTT REEF SURFING PRO-AM   Posted 10-12-17 Nelscottsurf.com   LINCOLN CITY, Oregon, October 10th, 2017, Due to overwhelming demand, 10 Barrel Brewing’s Nelscott Reef Pro/Am announces a new selection process for all alternates for the 2017/18 season. Organizers have decided to take a different approach to choosing alternates for this year. […]