As an instructor from Corky Carroll’s Surf School gave 9-year-old Maya Madden a gentle push into the whitewash at Bolsa Chica State Beach, her mother snapped photos. It was Maya’s first surf lesson.

From the beach or your TV tuned into the Olympics, you’ve no doubt watched surfers riding waves and thought, “Now that would be fun.” But actually doing it—getting to the best surf destinations and up ...

It's my goal in life to travel to as many places as possible. Unfortunately, after almost drowning when I was 12, I've consistently done everything I could to avoid beaches due to my paralyzing fear ...

Good morning, fellow Escapists. Six hours up the coast from Los Angeles churns the premier big wave surf break in the continental United States. Once a secret held by just a few locals, Mavericks is ...

According to everyone who has never been to California, all of us are natural-born surfers. Yet, there I was, a 4th-generation Californian who had never ridden a wave in my life. I’m tempted to blame ...

There's no reason to laze on a Hawaiian beach like a sunning monk seal, watching wild, bronzed athletic types surf up a storm. Wouldn't it be great to come back from Hawaii and brag that you, too, ...