I was skeptical as I carried my surfboard down a trail lined with ferns, toward one of the most beautiful but overrun spots in Oregon. Archaic spruce trees towered above the trail. Cedar bridges ...

The hottest-selling shorts for surfer chicks are made by Vortec, a Brazilian surfwear maker. The vibrant, low-cut short shorts—more popular than longer Bermuda-length surfwear—are made of microfiber ...

Ride an all-rounder in 3-4ft+ waves. Slow fading but still fun surf off easing swell, most size in the morning. Winds staying light. Dawn to 10am: Primary mid-period WNW swell eases as secondary SSW ...

Grant Noble admittedly got a semi-late start in surfing, 13, so his chances of going pro in the competitive hotbed of Southern California — where sponsored sonogroms are bred by the busload — were ...