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Nicolas Cage ‘Homeless’ After 30-Foot Malibu Sinkhole Annihilates $10.5M Mansion
November 3, 2026A 30-by-60-foot sinkhole tore open along Malibu’s Sea Level Drive, wrecking Nicolas Cage’s $10.5 million oceanfront property and leaving him bouncing between hotels....
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Why the Pipe Masters's Return Means the World to Surfing
November 3, 2026Post Cloud 9, the WSL’s gerrymandering format has achieved its goal: the scenarios are outlined here, but if you win at Pipe, you win a World Title....
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John John Florence Hunts Untouched Waves in the Middle of the Pacific (Video)
November 3, 2026After 12 days at sea, the three-time world champion arrives in the Marquesas Islands, discovering waves in one of the Pacific's most isolated archipelagos....
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The 2026 Women's World Title Race Is Exactly What Surf Fans Want
November 3, 2026Carissa Moore, Molly Picklum, and Caity Simmers are basically knotted on the leaderboard, and it all comes down to Pipeline....
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Controversial Priority Call Stuns Carissa Moore, Propels Caity Simmers at Philippines Pro (Video)
November 3, 2026A split-second priority switch at Cloud 9 flipped Carissa Moore’s semifinal against Caity Simmers and could reshape the 2026 world title race....
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Inside the Evolution of the Surfboard, From Hawaiian Royalty to Thruster Revolutions
November 3, 2026From ancient olo and alaia crafts to twin fins, thrusters and eco-friendly mids, this era‑by‑era guide traces how one board changed surfing forever....
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Gabriel Medina and Caity Simmers Win the Inaugural WSL Cloud 9 Philippines Pro
November 3, 2026The inaugural event in the Philippines proved far more exciting than anything that could have happened in a wave pool. ...
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Endless Barrels and Severe Sickness: The Brutal Reality of Scoring Uncrowded Waves in Africa
November 3, 2026On a trip where there are empty barrels but almost everyone gets sick and there's no running water or electricity...Do you think you could handle it?...
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Record-Breaking Ocean Levels Pummel California’s PCH at El Morro (Video)
November 2, 2026A 360-foot crack in the bluffs at El Morro has California’s PCH on edge as record-high sea levels, king tides and winter swells converge on the coast....
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New Photo Book Aims to Preserve Baja Mexico’s Enduring Surfing Heritage
November 2, 2026Jesús García Salazar has spent years documenting Baja. Now, he's looking to turn those photographs into a book celebrating its people and places....
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New Surfers Against Sewage Report Exposes the Devastating Health Impact of UK Sewage Discharges
November 2, 2026The latest UK water quality report from Surfers Against Sewage details over 500,000 sewage discharges and more than 1,600 illnesses this year alone. ...
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Bodycam Captures Stolen Sailboat Shootout That Kills Suspect in Rhode Island (Video)
November 2, 2026New bodycam footage shows a stolen 40-foot sailboat stop in Newport, Rhode Island, explode into a frantic gun battle that leaves one man dead....
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This DIY Backyard Wave Pool Just Exploded in Size and Power (Video)
November 2, 2026Inside The Wave Source, a blue-collar backyard pool in Arizona that just unlocked bigger, customizable waves without the luxury surf-park price tag....
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November Surf Escapes: 4 Uncrowded Zones You Need To Explore
November 2, 2026From Morocco’s quiet points to Cabo Verde’s reef power, here are four remote surf zones to chase this November before winter crowds descend....
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Rare 'Alien' Fish With See-Through Head Spotted Off California Coast (Video)
November 1, 2026Nearly 2,000 feet down off Central California, MBARI’s cameras lock onto a barreleye fish and its transparent, jelly-like head for a haunting 4K encounter....
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Lennix Smith’s Viral Mentawai Surf Fight Explodes Into Police Showdown (Video)
November 1, 2026Australian pro Lennix Smith says a surfer who threatened to kill him was forced to sign an apology after Indonesian authorities intervened....
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30-Foot ‘Silver Dragon’ Tidal Bore Swallows Fisherman on China’s Qiantang River (Video)
October 31, 2026A viral clip captures the Qiantang River’s infamous ‘Silver Dragon’ tidal bore exploding upstream and engulfing an unsuspecting fisherman on the bank....
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'Sharkman' Charged After Dragging Tagged Great White Onto Cape Cod Beach (Video)
October 31, 2026Christopher Stefanou, known online as the “Sharkman,” has been indicted on animal cruelty and illegal fishing charges in Massachusetts....
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Emergency Seawalls Are Making California’s Beaches Disappear, and El Niño Is Just Getting Started
October 31, 2026If billion-dollar data centers can be approved and built in a few years, why can't we take serious action to save our beaches?...
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Ongi Etorri: Welcome to the Twin Fin Invitational
October 31, 2026Episode 1 of the four-part series brings some of the world's best freesurfers to Zarautz for twin fins, pintxos, and Basque hospitality....
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Is This 13-Year-Old the Future of Women’s Surfing?
October 31, 2026After becoming the youngest ever U-18 ISA World Champion, and with a hard-hitting new edit out, Australia's Leihani Zoric just put the world on notice....
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Holly Beck Exposes Surfing’s Toxic Past of Sexism and Abuse
October 30, 2026Former pro Holly Beck speaks about the troubling culture she encountered during her career, amid a criminal investigation involving Alan Cleland Jr. in Tahiti....
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How To Use Sharks To Forecast Hurricanes (And Swells)
October 30, 2026Our finned friends may offer critical data relating to the intensification speed of hurricanes, new research suggests....
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Photo Gallery: The Craftsmen Shaping Texas Surf Culture
October 30, 2026From backyard shaping bays to boards built for world-class waves, meet the craftsmen carrying Texas surfboard shaping into the next generation....
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'Endless' Cruise Implodes in Cambodia Leaving 200 Passengers Homeless
October 30, 2026The Villa Vie Odyssey promised a lifetime of traveling the world. Instead, its residents were given just hours to abandon ship....
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Eddie Aikau 2026/27 Invite List Drops as John John Florence, Kai Lenny and Landon McNamara Target Historic Waimea Bay Swell
October 30, 2026Rip Curl just unveiled the 32 invitees and 25 alternates for the 2026/27 Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational. Now Waimea Bay’s 40-foot call is all that matters....
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Super Typhoon In-fa Hurls 60-Foot Monster Seas Across the Pacific (Video)
October 29, 2026Satellite views show Super Typhoon In-fa’s eerie, annular eye as it whips up 60-foot open-ocean seas and dangerous coastal surf across the Western Pacific....
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Kelly Slater Crowns ‘Surf’s Up’ Over Baywatch in Candid Hollywood Confession (Video)
October 29, 2026The 11-time world champ looks back on Jimmy Slade, Pamela Anderson, and why voicing a cartoon penguin beat Baywatch by a mile....
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Watch Jet Ski ‘Legend’ Get Rag-Dolled by Flooded Brazilian River Rapids (Video)
October 29, 2026A mystery rider charges into swollen brown-water rapids on Brazil’s Piracicaba River, gets violently pitched off, then somehow claws back on to keep riding....
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Surfing Needs More Women Like Her: Meet Filmmaker Elina Naboka
October 29, 2026As a woman from Ukraine, she didn't exactly have a built-in network to the surf or creative scenes in the US, but thanks to her relentless drive, she's finding ways to break through. ...
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Great White Shark ‘Baptizes’ California Surfer in Terrifyingly Close Drone Encounter (Video)
October 29, 2026A 12-to-15-foot great white brushes terrifyingly close to Joel Hendrix off Oceano, captured in eerie detail by local drone pilot David Steiner....
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Meet Sidy Camara, the Senegalese Champion Chasing an Olympic Dream
October 29, 2026His new film, Sama Yone, follows his Olympic Dreams and search for a mythical wave similar to Pipeline....
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California’s Record-Breaking Sea Levels Swamp Newport Beach Streets (Video)
October 28, 2026Century-high tides, warm water and El Niño-driven surges turn Newport Beach walkways and roads into canals as the Pacific spills deep into the city....
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South Florida Swamped As Sunshine State Sees “Highest King Tide Ever”
October 28, 2026Storms, storms everywhere. With big tides and a low-pressure system, Florida saw waves this week. Miami to Palm Beach also saw its worst tidal floods on record....
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What Surfing Can Learn From Scandinavia’s Women
October 28, 2026At Surf Fest Scandinavia, women are filling longboard divisions and reshaping the lineup. Could surfing learn something from the Nordic approach to equality?...
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2 Boards, 1 Trip to Indo, and No Plans: How Zoe Grospiron Fell in Love With Surfing Again
October 28, 2026After reaching a career high in 2024, the French longboarder stepped away to rediscover her creativity and rekindle the stoke....
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Inside Ahe Atoll: 10 Days Off-Grid in a South Pacific Pearl Paradise (Video)
October 28, 2026Filmmaker Billy Martin journeys to Ahe Atoll, where Tahitian pearls, off-grid living, and a slower pace of life reveal a very different kind of paradise....
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40-Foot Irish Wave Explodes Against Cliffs in Europe’s ‘Parade of Storms’ (Video)
October 28, 2026Footage captures an enormous wall of whitewater erupting against Ireland's coastline as a Storm Austen, Storm Boelo, and more hammer Europe....
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Woman Tries to Pet Great White Shark. It Doesn't Go Well. (Video)
October 27, 2026A calm shark-tagging trip in Georgia turns sketchy when a great white reacts to a passenger reaching out to pet it, sparking fresh shark-safety warnings....
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Would You Pay $1,500 For a Wetsuit?
October 27, 2026New brand Born Slippy is hoping custom-made wetsuits, new tech, and a limited run of just a 1,000 suits mean fewer is better....
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Oil Rig Catastrophe: Horrifying Video Shows Massive Prospector 5 Topple Into the Atlantic With 115 Aboard (Video)
October 27, 2026An enormous jack-up rig off Gabon suddenly loses stability and sinks as rescue craft scramble nearby. Watch the chilling Prospector 5 footage and learn what failed....
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Gavin Newsom Takes Emergency Action as El Niño Threatens California's Pacific Coast Highway
October 27, 2026A massive crack below PCH at El Morro has turned a legendary coastal zone into ground zero for California’s fight to keep its most iconic highway intact....
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El Niño Kelvin Wave Turns Newport Beach Streets Into a Lagoon (Video)
October 27, 2026A powerful combination of king tides and an El Niño-fueled Kelvin wave is sending seawater pouring into Southern California neighborhoods....
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AccesSurf Hawaiʻi Celebrates 20 Years of Getting People With Disabilities in the Ocean
October 27, 2026The adaptive surfing nonprofit is raising money to fund 20 free community programs....
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Pineapple Express, King Tides, and El Niño Surf Slam California in Halloween ‘Triple Threat’
October 27, 2026An atmospheric river, record king tides, and new El Niño swell are set to collide over Southern California just in time for a very soggy Halloween....
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Godzilla El Niño Swell Season Is Just Getting Started. Here’s What It Could Unleash
October 27, 2026A supercharged El Niño is reshaping Pacific storms, sea level and swell. From SoCal to Central America, here’s what this Godzilla season could mean for waves....
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El Niño: Woody Harrelson Absolutely Roasts Exxon in New Video
October 27, 2026The famous actor doesn't hold anything back as he narrates a satirical ad called 'No one loves you more than Exxon'....
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Multi-Million Dollar SoCal Mansions Get Pulverized by Historic King Tides (Video)
October 26, 2026The Pacific Ocean is swallowing beaches, battering luxury homes, and flooding streets as Super El Niño and elevated sea levels wreak havoc across Southern California....
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Alan Cleland Jr. Faces Criminal Sex Assault Probe in Tahiti
October 26, 2026French Polynesian authorities have officially launched an investigation into allegations involving a 16-year-old Australian girl following August's Tahiti Pro....
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Typhoon Champi’s Colossal Swell Nearly Erases 75-Foot Lighthouse in Taiwan (Video)
October 26, 2026Super Typhoon Champi hurls long-period swells into Hualien Harbor as spray towers over a 75-foot lighthouse and workers are swept from the breakwater....
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