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Surf reports, news and gear from a crew of beach rejects who’d rather be in the water. We see it from the California sand, but we love every wave out there, from Pipeline to Nazaré. No fluff. No lectures. Just the ocean, your friends and whatever’s breaking.


Surf Report

What’s breaking out there?

Live wave heights and trends for 39 spots around the world (plus the Surf Ranch wave pool), tagged MOST and FREE, refreshed every 12 hours from open marine forecast models. Hover the tape to pause it.

Live spot ticker

Surfing Fukcs Report
MOSTPipelineOahu8-12 ft▲MOSTBackdoorOahu8-12 ft▲MOSTSunsetOahu8-12 ft▲MOSTWaimeaOahu8-12 ft▲MOSTWaikikiOahu3-5 ft■MOSTTeahupo'oTahiti5-7 ft▼MOSTJawsMaui6-10 ft▲MOSTUluwatuBali4-6 ft■MOSTPadangBali4-6 ft■MOSTCloud 9Siargao3-4 ft■MOSTSnapperGold Coast2-3 ft▼MOSTSuperbankGold Coast2-3 ft▼MOSTBellsVictoria2-3 ft▲MOSTBondiSydney2-3 ft▲MOSTTrestlesCalifornia5-8 ft▼MOSTHuntingtonCalifornia5-8 ft▼MOSTMalibuCalifornia5-8 ft▼MOSTHossegorFrance4-6 ft▼MOSTLacanauFrance4-6 ft▼MOSTMundakaSpain4-5 ft▼MOSTNazarePortugal5-7 ft▼MOSTEriceiraPortugal5-7 ft▼MOSTJ-BaySouth Africa3-5 ft■MOSTPuertoMexico5-7 ft■FREEKeramasBali2-3 ft■FREEMacaronisMentawai3-5 ft▲FREEDesert PointLombok3-5 ft▲FREENiasIndonesia3-5 ft■FREEG-LandJava4-5 ft▲FREECloudbreakFiji6-9 ft▼FREERestaurantsFiji6-9 ft▼FREEShipsternsTasmania5-7 ft■FREEThe BoxWA7-11 ft■FREEOff The WallOahu8-12 ft▲FREERocky PointOahu8-12 ft▲FREEWedgeCalifornia4-6 ft▼FREEMavericksCalifornia5-7 ft■FREESkeleton BayNamibia3-5 ft■FREEChicamaPeru5-7 ft■FREESurf RanchLemooremachine■MOSTPipelineOahu8-12 ft▲MOSTBackdoorOahu8-12 ft▲MOSTSunsetOahu8-12 ft▲MOSTWaimeaOahu8-12 ft▲MOSTWaikikiOahu3-5 ft■MOSTTeahupo'oTahiti5-7 ft▼MOSTJawsMaui6-10 ft▲MOSTUluwatuBali4-6 ft■MOSTPadangBali4-6 ft■MOSTCloud 9Siargao3-4 ft■MOSTSnapperGold Coast2-3 ft▼MOSTSuperbankGold Coast2-3 ft▼MOSTBellsVictoria2-3 ft▲MOSTBondiSydney2-3 ft▲MOSTTrestlesCalifornia5-8 ft▼MOSTHuntingtonCalifornia5-8 ft▼MOSTMalibuCalifornia5-8 ft▼MOSTHossegorFrance4-6 ft▼MOSTLacanauFrance4-6 ft▼MOSTMundakaSpain4-5 ft▼MOSTNazarePortugal5-7 ft▼MOSTEriceiraPortugal5-7 ft▼MOSTJ-BaySouth Africa3-5 ft■MOSTPuertoMexico5-7 ft■FREEKeramasBali2-3 ft■FREEMacaronisMentawai3-5 ft▲FREEDesert PointLombok3-5 ft▲FREENiasIndonesia3-5 ft■FREEG-LandJava4-5 ft▲FREECloudbreakFiji6-9 ft▼FREERestaurantsFiji6-9 ft▼FREEShipsternsTasmania5-7 ft■FREEThe BoxWA7-11 ft■FREEOff The WallOahu8-12 ft▲FREERocky PointOahu8-12 ft▲FREEWedgeCalifornia4-6 ft▼FREEMavericksCalifornia5-7 ft■FREESkeleton BayNamibia3-5 ft■FREEChicamaPeru5-7 ft■FREESurf RanchLemooremachine■

Shore Grub

Poster-style illustration with a cream title band naming the recipe: Lani, the Island Surflines hostess, sits on a red-and-white cooler on the sand and takes a playful bite of grilled street corn coated in crema, cotija and chili, with a tray of more cobs and lime wedges, longboards, a small grill and a curling wave at sunset.

Recipe of the Day · Nov 2

Low Tide Grilled Street Corn

Sweet corn charred on the grill, slathered with lime crema, rolled in cotija and dusted with chili: Mexican-style street corn on a stick, made for eating…

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Surf Report

Wave heights and trends for spots worldwide, from Pipeline to Nazaré.

Sport & culture

Surf News

Contests, freesurfers, gear, fashion and beach life. No lectures.

Gear & goods

Shop

Grab some gear and rep the crew.

Old school

History

Longboards, legends, posters and the roots of the sport.

Showtime

Theatre

Surf flicks, wipeouts and sunset reels. Grab the popcorn.

After sesh

Grubs

Salty hair, empty stomach? Beach eats that hit the spot.

The crew

About

Who we are: beach rejects who would rather be in the water.

Holler at us

Contact

Got a tip, a wave or a gripe? Paddle on over.

Surf News

Fresh off the wire

Rejects of Surf banner with the cyan wave-haired monkey mascot over a moody grayscale breaking wave

Ride with the crew

Follow along for clips, swell alerts and beach nonsense.

Daily Picks

Phounder’s Fotos

A bright rainbow arcing over dark storm clouds above a wide, empty wet road with street lamps, a chain-link fence and a field.

After the Storm

After the storm, a rainbow over the open road. Good things come after the rain.

photo: the Phounder

Past picks

  • Duccio painting: Christ stands on a rocky shore beckoning to two fishermen, Peter and Andrew, in a wooden boat on a green sea, hauling a net full of fish against a gold sky.Oct 28 · Called Off the Boat