Take the furthest route west in British Columbia and you’ll eventually come to the end of the road and be rewarded with a stay in Tofino. Tofino is a place to relax, be still and enjoy all the Pacific ...

In the lobby of the Outrigger Waikiki Beach Resort, a wooden koa canoe—more than 100 years old and named Kaukahi—reflects the lights of the room in its highly polished surface. It looks brand new, and ...

I am in Nosara, a small, sleepy village on Costa Rica’s northwest coast, with my wife, Gabrielle, to try something I have only scant experience with and which she has none: surfing. Surf Simply seemed ...

Question: I want to spend a week in Hawaii learning how to surf. Can you recommend any outfits that provide daily or weekly classes on one of the less-developed beaches? Thanks. Adventure Adviser: ...

Contrary to popular belief, SUP surfing is not easy. My first foray into SUP surfing ended with humiliation. I could barely manage to balance on my board–much less actually catch waves–and eventually ...

We all have to start somewhere. It’s the one experience every surfer shares — yet it’s the one that seems oh so easy to forget. We asked surfer/writer Lisette Drew to remind us of how it happens. In ...

With consistent conditions, affordable prices and a friendly vibe, a wave pool in Waco, Texas, proved to be an ideal place for a beginner to find her footing. By Nora Walsh I paddled hard to stay in ...

Surfers of all levels—from first timers learning to push into the waves to seasoned surfers looking for perfect barrels and ...

There is something magical about that very first time you successfully get to your feet and ride a moving surfboard on an ocean wave - even if that “wave” is more of a ripple, less than two feet high.

We all have to start somewhere. It’s the one experience every surfer shares — yet it’s the one that seems oh so easy to forget. We asked surfer/writer Lisette Drew to remind us of how it happens. Here ...

North Myrtle Beach, S.C. Tyler Watkins never thought he’d see surfing become an Olympic sport. But last week, just days before he hosted his inaugural Take A Kid Surfing Day in his hometown, North ...

Perhaps you’ve stood, watching, longing to join. Maybe you’re intimidated to try, or don’t know where to begin. Regardless, you can’t deny that — deep down inside — your inner surfer is itching to hit ...