Pete Smith sparked surf culture in Virginia Beach as we know it today, opening the first surf shop in the city and kicking off the Virginia Beach Surf Carnival with a group of friends.

VIRGINIA BEACH — Pete Smith, who helped launch the East Coast Surfing Championships in Virginia Beach and owned the first surf shop in the coastal city, died Tuesday. He was 86. Smith had been ...

From the longstanding East Coast Surfing Championships to the newly opened, state-of-the-art Atlantic Park Surf and the arrival of the Super Girl Festival, Virginia Beach is carving out its place as a ...

VIRGINIA BEACH — Atlantic Park’s surf lagoon has been drained for more than a month for scheduled maintenance and tweaks to the pool’s sealed joints, according to the operator. It’s scheduled to ...

ASSATEAGUE ISLAND, Va. (WFXR) – Sand, surf, sun, and super-sized fish! Spring along the Virginia coast means black drum. The fish, which can reach weights in excess of 100 pounds, move into the surf ...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — A surf park at the Virginia Beach Oceanfront will have its grand opening on Saturday. Officials announced Atlantic Park Surf will open on Saturday, August 16. Bookings are ...

Ryan Watkins, Surf Abu Dhabi’s general manager, says the facility’s primary aim is simple: to produce the best waves, period. “There’s no natural surf break in the world that runs perfection 365 days ...

Pete Smith, a pioneer of the Virginia Beach surf community, helped bring the ECSC to the Oceanfront and opened the city’s first surf shop, has died at 86 ...

A pioneer of East Coast surfing, and Virginia Beach legend, succumbs to prostate cancer.