Surfing With Noz on MSN

This wave is sketchy... the moment before the reef got real

This isn’t just another surf session - it’s a first attempt at a dangerous new wave breaking over shallow reef. The takeoff ...
Penn Live

What makes the Olympic surf break at Teahupo’o unique – and so challenging | The Conversation

As the Olympics get going in earnest this week, not everyone’s attention is focused on host city Paris. Surf fans are heading to Tahiti, half a world away in French Polynesia. Why? Well, apart from ...
The New York Times

Olympic Surfers Take on the ‘Wall of Skulls’

The surf at the Tokyo Olympics was unremarkable at best, with conditions that could be described as unpredictable slosh. It was nearly impossible for competitors to show the kind of awe-inspiring ...
Surfing With Noz on MSN

The wave was perfect... but the reef was ready to break him

This isn’t a wave you experiment on. The left hand looks clean, but the reef sits inches below the surface waiting for a mistake. Every turn has to be perfect because falling here doesn’t mean water ...
Inverse

The Physics That Drive The Waves Teahupo'o Are Olympic-Worthy

As the Olympics get going in earnest this week, not everyone's attention is focused on the host city, Paris. Surf fans are heading to Tahiti, which is half a world away in French Polynesia. Why? Well, ...
NPR

Tahiti's waves are a matter of 'life or death' for Olympic surfers

NPR is in Paris for the 2024 Summer Olympics. For more of our coverage from the games head to our latest updates. Portugal's Yolanda Hopkins judges the moment and starts paddling as the aqua behemoth ...
9NEWS

Olympic Games surfing to take place on one of the heaviest waves in the world

This month some of the world’s best surfers will travel to Tahiti, French Polynesia, to compete for Olympic gold on what is known as one of the heaviest waves in the world. Called Teahupo’o, the wave ...