Las costas españolas acogen algunos de los mejores eventos de surfing de todo el mundo, a los que acuden no solo surfistas españoles sino de diversos países extranjeros.

This dude is hanging way more than 10. Brazilian surfer Rodrigo Koxa was awarded the Guinness World Record for "Largest wave surfed" on Saturday for tackling an 80-foot wave off the coast of Praia do Norte in Nazaré, Portugal. He rode the wave in November of last year, but the 38 year old was officially given the honor at an event in California held by the World Surf League.

Ever wanted to get into surfing, but wanted to flatten out the learning curve? These new Blea Shark e-surfboards promise to help.

Big wave surfer Sebastian Steudtner of Germany drops in on a large wave at Praia do Norte in Nazare, Portugal.

The tiny Portuguese beach town of Nazare produces the largest waves in the world. For Garrett McNamara, it is the site of his greatest surfing triumph, and the place where the world's greatest big-wave surfer will try to mount the ultimate comeback.

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The morning of the perfect wave, Mike Hynson says he woke up early on an isolated cape in South Africa and smoked a bowl of marijuana out of a wooden pipe. Hynson and his companions had rolled up to a small village in the middle of the night, five guys crammed in a van with just two seats. The driver was a South African named Terence who captured animals for zoos. Terence liked to toss snakes in the back of the van. He was the only one who thought that was funny.

There's no quick fix for post-traumatic stress disorder, but research has shown that surfing's physicality and flow can give victims some relief and a way forward. The author hit the water with his close friend Brian, a former Navy SEAL whose service in Afghanistan beat up his body, tortured his mind, and pushed him into a zone where violence—against himself or others—seemed inevitable. By Matt Skenazy. (Sep. ’15)

Big wave surfers ignored weather warnings this weekend to take on the monster waves crashing on Hawaiian island of Oahu. The most popular break for the daredevil big wave surfers was Waimea Bay. Huge waves, some believed to be as high as 12 meters, have been spotted off the coast of the North Pacific Ocean islands in recent days. America's National Weather Service issued a high surf warning for the north and west shores of Niihau, Kauai, Oahu, Maui and Molokai.

The Aleutian Islands are a chain of 14 large volcanic islands and 55 smaller ones belonging to both the United States and Russia. Photo by Chris Burkard, and more great shots are at the source included.

John Witzig is the man behind some of the most recognisable images of Australian coastal life and is the subject of a touring exhibition by the National Portrait Gallery celebrating his work and bringing it to a new generation.

An eight-day surfing expedition to North Korea will kick off in September, but what kind of experience will it really be?

Scientists in the Netherlands have built a vast new machine that can create the world's largest artificial wave to put flood defences to the test.

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How a humble fisherman's son became one of the world's best big wave riders... and challenged the status quo

The recent shark attack was enough to convince Australian surfer Mick Fanning that the colour of his surfboard may have been a factor. But what do sharks actually see in the water?

Push for a cull in northern NSW comes after recent spike in shark sightings and attacks which have kept people out of the water and away from the region