Kelly Slater’s Surf Ranch is, by pure optics, the most perfect wave in California. Maybe even the world. Again, it takes that honor, due to its sheer purity, its unblemished barrels unfurling in ...

The Surf Ranch, a feat of engineering in the manmade wave pool space, is the go-to location for celebrities to get their synthetic surfing fix. And the man who guides them on their quest to conquer ...

LEMOORE, Calif. (KFSN) -- People have come from around the world to see a top surfer's take on the "perfect wave" in the South Valley. Now, the technology creating the surf conditions seen at ...

Here’s a not-so-bold, not-in-the-least-bit-farfetched claim: Gerry Lopez is one of, if not the, most barreled surfers on earth. From the North Shore of Oahu (and Pipeline, of which he is the absolute ...

These days, it's easy to lose sight of the beauty of surfing. There's a lot of BS on the periphery of the surf world to fill our heads with. Still pissed about getting snaked this morning? Wondering ...

Wave pools have often been hailed as a democratizing force in surfing. The ability to build a wave inland promised a way to wrest the sport away from the wealthy and entitled residents of beach cities ...

The whole concept of wave of the day is already subjective at best. Because, says who? How long were they watching for? How’s their eyesight? Did they witness absolutely everything? Are they biased?