An estimated 10,500 athletes from across the world descended upon Paris this past week as the city prepared to host the 2024 Olympics, but 48 athletes aren’t there. Instead, they’re on island ...

Vaimiti Teiefitu is a Tahitian longboarder – one of the few who has opted to ride a traditional form of surf craft despite ...

Tahiti's two distinct surfing seasons allow both inexperienced and expert surfers to take advantage of the varying swells. Travelers can head to several surf spots on the island: Papara ...

The Paris Olympics surfing community awoke in Tahiti today with a collective sense of disbelief after unquestionably the greatest day of Olympic surfing competition went down at Teahupo’o on Monday.

Imagine trading 8-foot Teahupo’o barrels with Kelly Slater and Shane Dorian. Sounds like sheer fantasy, but that happened to Jacob Turner. The 17-year-old from Kauai had an extended stint in Tahiti in ...

From a tropical retreat in Sri Lanka to calm, family-friendly waves in North Devon and the home of American surfing, Santa Cruz, here are five of the best surf spots for beginners.

won Olympic gold during a 2024 surfing showdown that unfolded in front of a global audience at a barreling wave off Tahiti last August, a major feat that helped solidify the 22-year-old surfer’s ...

The Vaapiti was built mainly for fishing or surfing – the good Polynesian life. – FLORIAN SANKTJOHANSER/dpa Destination: Tahiti, with its capital Papeete, is the main island of the French ...

An extraordinary photograph showing Brazilian surfer Gabriel Medina appearing to float mid-air has earned top prize at the ...