"Nothing will replace running down to the beach with your mates when the waves are pumping. But our hope is to complement ...

Abu Dhabi has many of the things that surfers hunt for in their quest for perfect waves: warm weather, year-round sun and clear water. The only thing it did not have was waves. That changed in October ...

Amsterdam and its famed system of historic canals could soon be home to something never-before-seen in the Netherlands’ capital city: surfing. Per a new proposal, a plan to build a wave pool within ...

Wave pools, Bloomberg says, were once “the antithesis of surf culture.” But that has changed considerably: The publication opens its story about the rise of these inland, human-designed bodies of ...

One great promise of the wild world of wave pools is the increased amount of time actually riding a wave. Unless you’re surfing Chicama, Jeffreys Bay, or any other of the world’s greatest pointbreaks, ...

Once upon a time, the first American wave pool, built specifically for surfing, was located in the unlikely town of Tempe, Arizona. Big Surf, it was called, and it opened in 1969 with a reported price ...

Love surfing but don't live near the ocean? Your backyard could host waves of its own — of course, if you're willing to make ...

Surfers could one day have access to a limitless supply of big waves, each a perfect swell, thanks to a new surfing oasis built not far from the everyday I-95 gridlock in South Florida. In an ...

There’s a first‑of‑its‑kind surf spot taking shape inland near Lisbon, trading tides and guesswork for a more controlled kind of session. Expect dependable sets and a mellow scene that still tastes of ...

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. For most of the world’s population, the hardest part of ...

For all the skateboarders out there, this might ring a bell: After school in the cul-de-sac, a true test of trust and skill, a handful of neighborhood kids lie down on the ground, as someone ollies ...

A decade ago, most surfers would scoff at the thought of a machine making waves. A place away from the beach and Mother Nature, artificial waves instead of swells — it all seemed so … unnatural. Fast ...