“Although Tahiti scored a decent size south swell back in February, the last couple of months have been unusually small,” explained longtime Tahiti-based photographer Tim McKenna. “The last week of ...

After hosting surfing during the Paris 2024 Olympics, the presence of Teahupo’o, Tahiti became a worldwide phenomenon. Folks who had likely never seen any surfing in their entire lives were tuning in ...

Imagine a world where winning isn’t everything. Where great athletes are rewarded by their peers not just for their astonishing skills, but for the qualities that make them great. This is the world of ...

For many of the competitors—and the 1,400-odd residents of the wave’s namesake village—this year’s contest is a dress rehearsal for an event with a far larger global profile in a few months’ time.

Tim McKenna isn’t the only person in the surf world whose perspective on Gabriel Medina’s viral Olympic photo (kind of) opposes the mainstream’s infatuation with it. As many have pointed out over the ...

On August 27, 2011, the Billabong Pro Tahiti event on surfing's World Tour was placed on hold due to a massive swell bearing down on the famed big-wave spot, Teahupoo. Paddling into waves was out of ...