South Africa hosts some of the world’s most exhilarating and scenic adventure challenges for first-time competitors and ...

The Senegalese coast, with its small villages and beaches where Atlantic swells create powerful waves that draw surfers from ...

Editor’s Note: We first published this interview in September of last year, but now, AfroSurf is available for purchase. (And a very beautiful book, if we do say so ourselves.) Plus, in honor of ...

Sometimes the only thing that makes sense is surfing. That thing that lifts us up and keeps us grateful when life on land gets complicated. In some places, where opportunities are scarce, it's even ...

Nestled between Ivory Coast, Sierra Leone and Guinea, Liberia is the oldest republic in Africa. But despite its historic legacy, in the minds of many outsiders the West African nation is still more ...

The 1966 cult surfing film The Endless Summer gave West Africa something of a mythical reputation among surfers. Some of the ‘new frontier’ magic has waned but the waves along this stretch of Africa’s ...

The big surf discoveries of the past 10 years have surprisingly been in Africa. Gone are the Hawaiian shirts and SoCal woody wagons. “Here, surfing is about exploration,” says Andy Davis, cofounder of ...

As surf tourism expands around the world, overcrowded spots and increasing pollution have created tensions between locals and tourists eager to catch waves.

Africa, Europe - Europe and Africa: Surfers live differently on each continent and Africa marks a special place - as surfing is in many places at its very beginnings. 'Beyond - An African Surf ...

Editor’s Note: We first published this interview in September of last year, but now, AfroSurf is available for purchase. (And a very beautiful book, if we do say so ourselves.) Plus, in honor of ...