Mikey Wright was definitely one of the standout visiting surfers to Teahupo’o for the big swell. He picked some really dramatic waves and made nearly all of them except for this wave that destroyed ...

Tahiti's Teahupo'o is notorious for being one of the world’s heaviest lefthand reef breaks. Nicknamed "Chopes" for short, it's legendary for its huge barrels that appear to break below sea level with ...

Round 3 of Olympic surfing brought the heat, delivering the largest swells and scores of the competition thus far. This round had it all, from brutal wipeouts to highlight rides to thrilling duels.

Niccolo Porcella didn’t get to be known as one of the best big wave surfers in the world by pulling his punches. In order to get good at surfing huge waves like Teahupo’o, one must get good at taking ...

Pick your wipeout poison: ski-eating Nazaré or lurching slabs at Teahupo'o? Cast your vote now for the worst wipeout of 2025.

TEAHUPO’O, Tahiti (AP) — Surfers rode through and wiped out on barrel-shaped waves in their quest for gold during the first day of the Paris Olympics surfing competition in Tahiti on Saturday, with ...

The world’s “heaviest wave” is born near the South Pole, where fierce storms pound the ocean’s surface like angry fists, sending pulses of energy racing north, unimpeded, for thousands of miles. That ...

Carissa Moore remembers the first time she surfed Teahupo’o, the barreling wave located off the island of Tahiti. A recent high school graduate, Moore was short on experience – without the world and ...

An estimated 10,500 athletes from across the world descended upon Paris this past week as the city prepared to host the 2024 Olympics, but 48 athletes aren’t there. Instead, they’re on island time.

Well, watching them from the comfort of a screen, that is. "Dive into the heart-pounding world of extreme surfing with "BIGGEST SURFING WIPEOUTS EVER," a thrilling compilation that captures the most ...

Round 3 of Olympic surfing brought the heat, delivering the largest swells and scores of the competition thus far. This round had it all, from brutal wipeouts to highlight rides ...