Thirteen-year-old Olive Bowers loves everything about surfing—except the totally crappy way women are portrayed in the pages of a popular magazine. » 3/31/14 11:40am 3/31/14 11:40am

It’s probably safe to assume that these dogs are stoned, not because surfers of all breeds adhere to the stoner beach bum stereotype, but because they seem really calm. What gives? Aren’t they afraid that all this erratic doggy paddling and splashing will draw the attention of great white sharks? That happens, you… » 9/14/13 5:00pm 9/14/13 5:00pm

Selling bikinis is by nature a provocative industry. They're selling underwear that you can get wet, for god's sake, so the chances of seeing some cleavage are higher than if you were selling, say, nautical sweaters. But where can advertisers draw the line between "this swimsuit will make you look hot" and "look at these… » 7/08/13 1:20pm 7/08/13 1:20pm

This is Zorro. He's a two month old pig who loves to surf. And we love to watch him surf, because finally something is alright in the world. Also, perhaps it's because I'm a Bleedy Female, but I'm crying. Is this weird? Should I be treated for hysteria? Help? » 3/07/13 10:00pm 3/07/13 10:00pm

Lady surfers are coming up. They're fast, strong, creative, and "challenging the notion that big-wave riding is the exclusive domain of danger-craving men." Cool. » 11/25/12 9:45pm 11/25/12 9:45pm

This dolphin video (yay for dolphins!) comes courtesy a friend of a friend, so everybody be nice and say how much you enjoy the soothing ocean vistas. The paddleboarder's name is Nik and the reason all the dolphins swarm around him and not the rest of us is because he stuffs his boardshorts with dolphin treats. J/k —… » 7/19/12 11:15pm 7/19/12 11:15pm

Australia's Sally Fitzgibbons celebrates after wining the Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) Billabong Rio Pro women's surfing competition at Barra da Tijuca beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday, May 13, 2012. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo) » 5/20/12 5:30pm 5/20/12 5:30pm

MANLY, AUSTRALIA - FEBRUARY 19: Matt Banting of Australia competes in the Men's Semi-final of the 2012 Australian Surfing Open on February 19, 2012 in Manly, Australia. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images) » 2/19/12 5:00pm 2/19/12 5:00pm

Rio de Janiero, May 15: U.S. surfer Carissa Moore competes in the quarterfinal round of the Billabong Rio Pro Women's surfing competition. Moore, who is ranked first in the ASP Women's World Title, advanced to the semifinal round after defeating Courtney Conlogue of the U.S. And there you sit, on your computer, having… » 5/15/11 12:23pm 5/15/11 12:23pm

Yesterday marked the first time — ever — that the Triple Crown surfing championship staged a women's event at the famous Pipeline, on the island of Oahu in Hawaii. » 12/16/10 5:28pm 12/16/10 5:28pm

[Huntington Beach, August 2. Felicity Palmateer of Australia carves into a wave during the women's heats at the U.S. Open of Surfing. Image via AP] » 8/03/10 12:50pm 8/03/10 12:50pm

Click to watch video of the "Radical Rodents," a team of surfing mice. Says "Rodents Coach & Master" Shane Willmott, "I wish I was two inches tall. No one can ride these except for the mice, and that's a damn shame." [Sun] » 7/01/10 9:40am 7/01/10 9:40am

• An 81-year-old grandfather from Switzerland has been put under house arrest by his family after a fall from a plum tree allegedly turned him into a sex addict. But maybe his family is just mad about something else. » 5/21/10 5:30pm 5/21/10 5:30pm

[New Plymouth, New Zealand; April 15. Image via Getty] » 4/15/10 2:10pm 4/15/10 2:10pm

The trailer for Dear and Yonder, a movie about a group of female surfers ("ladies united by the sea"), makes us long for the beach—and wish that this summer wasn't so freakishly rainy. [Fashionista] » 8/05/09 9:20am 8/05/09 9:20am

[Huntington Beach, July 19. Image via Getty] » 7/20/09 3:10pm 7/20/09 3:10pm

[Tel Aviv, July 14. Image via Getty] » 7/14/09 5:10pm 7/14/09 5:10pm

Bethany Hamilton, 18, came in second in the ASP World Junior Women’s Surfing Championships, despite a significant handicap: Bethany has only one arm. » 1/12/09 12:40pm 1/12/09 12:40pm