HONOLULU -- One of the world's most prestigious and storied surfing contests is expected to be held Sunday in Hawaii for the first time in seven years.

It was the first time in seven years the waves met the required minimum of 40 feet. A Honolulu city lifeguard beat out the reigning champ to win.

As an adventure journalist, I'm often at the behest of weather. After surviving 35-footers in Hawaii, it’s on to Nazare for waves double that size, weather cooperating.

Once a quiet fishing village, Nazaré, Portugal, is home to some of the world's largest rideable waves, reaching up to 100 ...

But the Aikau family decided not to spread the ashes in the waters of Waikiki. His final resting place would be Waimea Bay, a ...

Kai Lenny From kiteboarding and windsurfing to foiling and big wave surfing, Hawaii's Kai Lenny does it all and at an expert level.

Big Surf water park opened in Tempe in 1969, and it quickly became an Arizona icon. Torches and thatched huts surrounded the 2.5-acre wave pool.

Surfing’s roots can be traced back to as early as the 12th century in premodern Hawaii and Polynesia, and big wave surfing has steadily made its way into the mainstream, with competitions at ...

Hawaii has deep-ranging ties to surfing. Referred to many times as the birthplace of modern surfing, these islands are steeped in history and culture associated with wave riding. From ancient ...

FILE – Jamie Mitchell, right, and Ross Clarke-Jones, both of Australia, surf in the Eddie Aikau big-wave surfing contest in Waimea Bay near Haliewa, Hawaii on Feb. 25, 2016. One of the world’s ...