For water sports lover Alex Lind, this lack of swell is what inspired him to launch Lind Canvas, a new electric surfboard.

Apple announced OS X 10.9 Mavericks this week and so we're offering up the official, giant wallpaper. Because one isn't enough, we're sticking with the surfing theme to fill out the rest of the pack.

Artificial waves are already being created in a lake in Wales, U.K. Surf Snowdonia was the world's first artificial surfing lake and can now create a perfectly peeling breaker every 90 seconds.

In order for a surfer to successfully surf a wave at Teahupo'o, they must actually take off under the lip to avoid being launched. That's how heavily it heaves itself towards the live coral below. 01.

The Future of Surfing, Away From the Shore. The idea of a perfect man-made wave that breaks on demand has been around for well over half a century.

Surfing A 7-Story Wave. By Bootie Cosgrove-Mather. July 25, 2003 / 4:45 PM EDT / CBS One hundred miles off the Southern California coast, Mother Nature produces the mother lode of all surf. Sixty ...

Pacific storms, coastal reef create Mavericks' 60-foot surf waves. George Petras. USA TODAY. Mavericks is a challenging — at times, even deadly — surfing location on the California coast.

The new Palm Springs Surf Club is set to open its doors on Jan. 1 to anyone who wants to ride the waves. This new, state-of-the-art wave pool is bringing beach life to the desert.

Kurt Korte does not control the waves for the Games’ debut surfing competition. His job is to predict when the best ones will arrive. By John Branch ICHINOMIYA, Japan — Surfing is the only ...

This is the second Olympics to feature surfing, but it’s the first time competitors are riding waves that are a matter of “life or death,” according to professional big wave surfer Garrett ...