"There's the shark factor, and Seal Island is something that you can smell offshore. The wave runs ... subject of Mavericks, lest we forget Alo Slebir, the 23-year-old Santa Cruz surfer who ...

1. Outer Bowl: On the biggest of days (20 feet at 20 seconds and beyond on the Half Moon Bay buoy), there's a takeoff spot about 100 yards out beyond Maverick's proper. Few waves have been caught ...

Sharks are pretty harmless. But again, I stepped on it, so I got bit. But when you go in the shark pit, that’s way gnarly.” ...

The photo of a teen surfer who was bitten by a shark isn't dramatic. The story behind it deserves Photo of the Week ...

Surfing, and the culture and lifestyle associated with the sport, is a way of being for many who have become one with the waves. When it comes to capturing the spirit and danger of the sport on ...

Big-wave breaks like Maverick’s can top out at a fearsome ... to the pineapple-sized buds to the relentless 30-foot surf to the sharks as big as RVs to the sheer awe of surfing in the shadow ...

Kiana Fores appears to be standing on a surfboard that's flying through the air almost 3ft (1m) above the waves ... facilities near surfing hotspots around the world While shark attacks around ...

So gnarly': Florida surfer bit by shark uses leash to make tourniquet, drives to hospitalThe 16-year-old was catching waves stirred up by recent storms when he fell off his board and into the water." ...

One of the most exciting waves of the year, which helped earn him the Surfer of the Year nomination, came just after Christmas, a massive day at Mavericks in Northern California. It was a stormy ...

What I took away from (competing in) The Eddie was that my love for big wave surfing had never been stronger." Mavericks is a renowned big wave spot located off the coast of northern California ...

"Gnarly" Charley was riding the waves again at “Shark Park,” still bearing the stitches from the bull shark that sunk its teeth into the well-known surfer in New Smyrna Beach, the Shark Bite ...

Jumping the cliff at Steamer Lane is almost a rite of passage for any young surfer in Santa ... he surfed at Mavericks Beach, which is home to some of the largest waves on the West Coast, and ...