The Pacific Ocean went into hyperdrive last December. Just before Christmas, the Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational ran at Waimea Bay; Jaws, on Maui, was jumbo; and that same swell that hit Hawaii also ...

This past Friday, Maverick’s had one of those dreamy, buttery days so often referenced and so seldom seen. It got crowded quickly, and understandably so. Smooth 20-footers stood up and capped over the ...

Ever since Greg Noll’s fabled ride at Makaha during the historic swell of 1969, measuring big waves has been a tricky business – controversial, in fact. And so, when Alessandro “Alo” Slebir rode a ...

At an awards ceremony Saturday night, 24-year-old Santa Cruz surfer Alessandro “Alo” Slebir will finally find out if he set a new world record while riding the towering wave at Mavericks last winter — ...

As a friend on a jet ski towed Alo Slebir into a towering gray monster of a wave near Half Moon Bay on Dec. 23, the Santa Cruz surfer had no idea he might be riding into the record books. But a ...

Airing Tuesday, August 17 at 9:00 pm Eastern Time (6:00 pm Pacific Time) and telecast three additional times, Shane Desmond and musical guest Local Natives will appear on "The Daily Habit." "Best of ...

Local Santa Cruz surfer Wilem Banks is heading to the 2025 Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational at Waimea Bay on the North Shore of Oahu. The invitational is an extremely prestigious big wave surfing ...

SANTA CRUZ — Santa Cruz had two big-wave surfers win titles at the 25th annual Big Wave Challenge Awards celebration at Lido Theater in Newport Beach on Saturday. Alessandro “Alo” Slebir was named the ...

There to greet it in Half Moon Bay were a handful of big wave surfers and photographers, including Peter Mel (who had been competing in The Eddie) and Fred Pompermayer (who was shooting Jaws). They ...