Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Beneath every perfect wave is a formula of wind, swell, and seafloor. But for those who chase them, the ideal ride is part science ...

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 ...

LEMOORE, Calif. — The Kelly Slater Surf Ranch, often referred to as the "8th wonder of the surf world," is changing the way we experience surfing. Located just south of Fresno, the world-class surf ...

In 1978 a young writer dropped everything and toured the developing world looking for the perfect wave. Journalist William Finnegan tells us what he found along the way. He's the author of Barbarian ...

PAVONES, Costa Rica — Chandler Brownlee stood atop a cluster of rocks protruding from a secluded stretch of Costa Rican beach, Bible in hand, gazing at one of the world’s most coveted surfing waves.

A group of missionaries who surf have expanded to a remote part of Costa Rica, where people come from afar looking for the “perfect wave.” And maybe a little Jesus? A surfer riding a wave during a ...