Photos of the free surfing before the ALAS championship in Huanchaco

The band is motivated and the waves are perfect (and the sunset too)


Interview with local favorite Juninho Urcia

That surfing line that only a few surfers have, like Curren or Fabio Gouveia


Thanks Chicama, hello Huanchaco

A brief travel diary of this series of historic events in northern Peru.


Photos from the final day of the 2025 South American Surf Championship

This is how the Peruvian surfing team was crowned champion for the second consecutive year.


Photos from Day 4 of the South American Surf Championship

This is how the champions were defined in the Under 16, Under 18 and Open categories.


Weekly Editorial: Chicamera Reflections

There are lovely places in this world and this is definitely one.


The Peruvian coaching dream team: Aramburu, Zapata, Correa, Swayne, and De Col, in an interview

One of the great novelties of the local team for this South American


Video highlights from the final day of the 2025 Surf City El Salvador ISA World Longboard Championship

This is how the French coronation took place; Delpero's gold and Tilly's gold


Two days of Surf City ISA World Longboard Championship, in photos

A couple dozen snapshots of the best action from the start of the championship


Total and absolute dominance of the regulars in El Sunzal

In the history of longboard events on the wave, a goofy footer has never won.


Five favorites to reach the podium at the World Cup in El Salvador

They have good chances to enter the tournament.


Photos from the Surf City ISA World Longboard Opening Ceremony

144 competitors from 44 countries participated in it


Everything you need to know about the longboard world championship

The guide to the Surf City El Salvador ISA World Longboard Championship, which begins tomorrow its race to determine the world champions and the winning nation.


Tube of the Month: Jordy Lawler on Sydney's Swell of the Year

And the story of the historic day from the sand by filmmaker Juani Gayol


Marco Mignot: “I have the Mexican spirit, and no one can take that away from me.”

"I lived on the streets of Mexico, on the streets of Sayulita, and that's where I grew up, that's where I learned to surf, that's where I went to school, that's where all my friends are from," he says in an interview.


The end of the Surf City El Salvador Pro, in numbers

Review this edition of the event and its history in an extremely summarized way


Weekly Editorial - Alan: Latin soul and pure CT class at the CT

The contrast it creates on the tour and the positive impact it can hopefully generate.


The best photos from day 6 of the Surf City El Salvador Pro

The championship entered its final stretch and this is how the men's round of 16 was defined.


What was Kanoa supposed to do in that situation?

What the Japanese player did wrong that could have saved his series


The best photos from the first stage of the Guatemalan national championship

This is how Aguilar, Prem, Vasquez, Ramirez, Orozco, Rizo, Zaid, Rivera and Guerrero were consecrated.


The numbers from day 5 of the Surf City El Salvador Pro

The shortest day but with heavier consequences?


The Alan and Bryan series in photos

This is how the Mexican and the Salvadoran won their heats


The best photos from Day 2 of the 2025 Surf City El Salvador Pro

About three dozen snapshots of a day of action in Punta Roca


Day 1 of the Surf City El Salvador Pro, in photos

Twenty photos from the start of the 2025 edition of the Spanish-American leg of the CT


Free surfing these days in photos

Twenty of the best in the world in Punta Roca breaking perfectly every day before the start of the championship


Four favorites for the Surf City El Salvador Pro

Four surfers who arrive with good chances of getting on the podium or winning the stage


Five favorites for the Surf City El Salvador Pro

Five who arrive in good shape at Punta Roca and can fight for the podium


The Surf City El Salvador Pro 2025 in numbers

An easy-to-use digest of the only Spanish-American CT; a friendly guide to keeping up with the event.


Mike Castro: “Costa Rican surfing will go down in history books.”

"We're going to achieve it together. I see it as possible, and I hope life allows me to see it," says the executive director of the surfing federation.


Photos and report from the opening session at Pico Alto

By the legendary Gino Bello who has been documenting the wave for several decades


"It's very good for surfing that someone from the federation is the president of the Olympic committee."

Fernando Aguerre in an interview about the election of Kirsty Coventry, the IOC President-elect, who arrives after eight years as Vice President of the ISA.


The best photos of the second round of the Costa Rican national championship

This is how the champions were crowned at El Carmen beach in Santa Teresa.


The best photos of the Corona Cup

This is how Delfina Morosini and Martín Ottado were crowned champions of the stage.


Weekly Editorial: Port as a World Reserve and What We Do to Protect Our Waves

And the exemplary effort that Puerto Ricans are making these days


Analysis: Why is it not a good idea for Roxy to sell dolls?

A review of the history of what was traditionally the largest surfing company on the planet and the steps it has taken.


Six photos of Kirra's amazing performance today

Day 1 of Cyclone Alfred, which is supposed to be the smallest


Editorial: The ridiculous event of the week

Things the WSL does: They had agreed with Vasco Ribeiro that they would let him compete while suspended, ignoring his sanction and the fact that if he competed his sentence would have been extended.


The WSL does what the ISA tells it to do

Something unthinkable a few years ago; but it is the price that the league has to pay if it wants to be part of the Olympic party (which is not a small party and it is worth participating in it)


The best action photos from the final day of the Uruguay Longboard Festival

Twenty moments recorded yesterday in Bikini


The best photos from day 1 of the Uruguay Longboard Festival

The definition of the men's quarter-finalists, in pictures


Remembering the 1st edition of the Uruguay Longboard Festival

Through the lens and story of the event's official photographer, JP Malcon


An amazing night session

According to Sebastian Olarte, Agustin Zanotta, Martin Ottado, Lucas Madrid and Francisco Elias


Pipe of the Month: Kalama Stratton, 12 years old, deep in solid Backdoor

In the history of mankind, very few surfers of his age did what he did yesterday in Mecca.


Editorial: Some pointless discussions about the trial

What Medina says is far from what Kelly says about exactly the same series; what is left then for mere mortals?


Five questions for Nacho Pignataro

In the preview of the Uruguay Longboard Festival that he organizes and competes in; “it is a challenge to take on both facets, but it is something that motivates me a lot”


Nadia: “It was exciting to compete in my first round of my first CT”

“I was able to turn it around in the last five minutes, giving it my all and fighting,” added the surfer from the Basque Country in a statement to DUKE


The free surfing of the best in the world in these two days when there was no championship

Through the lens of Philippe Demarsan, who is in Hawaii (obviously)


Nadia Erostarbe in an interview: “It was incredible news”

The first Basque surfer in history to compete in the Pipe CT, on the great news she received and the challenge she has ahead


This is how Rip Curl Girls Surf Day 2025 went

Video highlights and photos from the event that took place a few days ago at Cruz del Sur beach, Chapadmalal


The best photos from the Full Moon Quiksilver Sessions 2025

The victory of the Luna Llena team and Fernando Aguerre, Walter Villalba, Nico Hermida, Coco, Juan Garcia and Martin Perez


Gabriel Villarán: “I think it’s been a while since I got so many tubes in a single swell”

The Peruvian enjoyed the queen of the Galapagos, La Carola, with the waves sent by Eddie's swell. "La Carola was great (…) I caught thousands of waves"; a video is coming to his channel, here is a preview


The best photos from day 1 of the final stage of the Panamanian national championship

This is how the event began on the perfect waves of Paunch, Bocas del Toro


"This is a project that will be unique in Uruguay, it gives Punta del Este a unique content in the world"

Federico Fischer, partner of El Nido, a neighborhood that will have the first Wavegarden in Latin America outside of Brazil and Fernando Odriozola, commercial manager of the Basque company that makes perfect artificial waves, in an interview


Editorial: The disruption generated by the arrival of a wave pool in my country

I thought it would take longer and my being doesn't know how to handle the information.


Oli Camarena is now the leader of the virtual ranking of the ALAS Pro Tour 2024

Still with a mathematical chance of winning the title: Toto, Óscar, Axel, Alonso, Andrés, Gabriel, Isauro and Thiago, in that order


The revolution of surfing in Guatemala

Authorities and surfers explain the radical change that the sport has had in the country in the last 10 years


The best photos from the final day of ALAS de Guatemala

This is how Urbina, Indurain, Gale, Zariquiey, Vicensini, Barthelmess, Silvagni and Reyes were consecrated


Good for the WSL, but it needs a little more

Eight more places for women, to be very specific.


“I found in the government of El Salvador the necessary agreement for the Masters to return”

Fernando Aguerre, in an interview, on the return of this World Cup after more than 10 years, what he likes about it and his guarantee that it will continue annually


The vibes of the finals with the best in the world, on video

Kaniela Stewart: El Sunzal "is one of the best longboard spots probably anywhere in the world"


Editorial: Celebrating 20 years of an authentic, whole, real and honest place

Happy birthday Sebastian and happy birthday Surfpress


The presentation of the finalists who will compete in the finals in El Salvador

Meet Taylor, John, Rogelio, Kai, Ben, Kaniela, Steven and Chase; just days away from the start of the event that will decide the world champion


The presentation of the competitors of the El Salvador finals

Everything you need to know about Soleil, Rachael, Alice, Natsumi, Zoe, Honolua, Kelis and Sophia ahead of the title finale that will take place next week at El Sunzal


Pan American free surfing in photos

High-level training in Punta Rocas with the teams from Brazil, Panama and Peru in the water, among others


Photos from the final day of the Central American Surfing Championship

This is how Costa Rica won the regional title in El Paredón


Weekly Editorial: The Pharaoh's Journey

And a lot of life lessons worth sharing


The Pharaoh returned to Indonesia

And it can be safely said that he made the most of his return to the archipelago after more than 10 years without going, as he says in an interview and as shown in the photos.


“Patience, tranquility, happiness and enjoying the moment”

Carlos Urbina's keys to completing the Gorkin Flip like today's; “it's the maneuver with which Cody Mavericks beat Tank Evans. So, because of that maneuver I liked doing this one,” he told DUKE


The Abu Dhabi pool tour with Nacho Pignataro

We cracked the system and achieved live communication with the Uruguayan who is preparing to compete in the third stage of the tour


“This winter was significantly better than the previous one”

Winter weather report for Argentina, Uruguay and southern Brazil with Line Up forecasters Hernán Carro, Fabio Cicchini and Guilherme Aguiar


Clemente Rodriguez, the 14-year-old who rides waves in Punta de Lobos

Sponsored by Ramón Navarro, he shows a good future (and a good present) in big wave surfing


The victory of the Spanish SUP and Paddleboard team in twenty photos

This is how the ISA World Championship in Copenhagen ended


Weekly Editorial: A great busy agenda for the weeks ahead

2024 enters its final stretch with a lot of good and hidden news, which are detailed here


Julián Schweizer: “The beauty of being at home is that you recharge your energy”

Fresh from several months in Central America, where he did preseason and was runner-up of the ALAS of Nicaragua, the Uruguayan longboarder is getting back into shape


Photos from the historic day of the Spanish team at the SUP and Paddleboard World Championships

This is how they won two golds, four silvers and one bronze.


All about El Paredón with the local super Carlos Escobar

The headquarters of the Central American decoded by one of its most knowledgeable and best surfers


This is how the local Guatemala team is formed for its Central American

There will be 19 Guatemalans who will defend the colors of the house in El Paredón


Editorial: Once and a thousand times: The importance of international events in the region

The role of the organizer who takes the risk of making the event happen, whether altruistically or as an entrepreneur, should be praised.


Everything indicates that the cutting stage for 2025 will be the Salvadoran one

The pile of information that gives the start date of CS 2025


Nacho from Europe and heading to the Emirates: “My focus is on the Olympic Games in Los Angeles”

“We have four lefts and four rights already marked with a time and date each to get to know the wave and the feeling with the boards,” he says about the new stage in the Abu Dhabi pool.


Sacred Valas: Marco Giorgi's winter in five videos

The YouTube channel of the Uruguayan based in southern Brazil is solid: It shows consistency, quality, reality and good surfing.


Notes on "the youngest surfer in history to win the WSL professional tour"

And, about her being "the first Californian in 40 years"... In short: pertinent clarifications after Simmers' title; Joel Tudor's complaint about Margo Oberg and let no one forget Rachael Tilly


One by one, the best photos of John John and Caity's victory

The day that crowned the new world champions in twenty photos


Weekly Editorial: The best won

And the injustice of the finals was once again avoided; showing that it was all show for show and no sport… Let this nonsense of the finals end once and for all!


Las Golondrinas, the hotel of Lele and Gerónimo Usuna, takes off

“Here you will find the social life and energy of a hostel, combined with the comforts and amenities of a hotel,” they say in an interview and share that they are moving towards international expansion.


Photos from the final day of the Gran Pacifica Cup

More than 70 snapshots of the day that crowned the eight champions


Weekly Editorial: Central America strengthened

A strong and recent change in the global surfing scheme that can have a major impact on the global surfing scene


All about the Big Brother house of the Gran Pacifica Cup

And the respective prizes: Who snores the most, who is the most disorganized and who is the most organized? Among other things. With Mimi Barona, Samanta Alonso, Marcela Machado, Alex Suárez, Josh Marcillo and Tiziana Billy Prem


Free surfing earlier today, in about forty photos

The start of the event is approaching and the level of training is rising


The Gran Pacifica Cup and the hunger for championships in the region

A giant sign indicating the path to growth and an opportunity to be seized


Today's session in Azuchillo decoded in twenty photos

Some of the best on the continent showing what they do best


The preview of the Gran Pacifica Cup in photos

Free surfing this Monday afternoon at Playa Azuchillo


Review and assessment of Paris 2024 and a look ahead to LA 2028 with Fernando Aguerre

“We rode the wave of the Paris Olympics very well,” says the president, who adds: “In Los Angeles, so far it has been nothing, they want it to be on natural waves.”


Mitch Ross “nervous about John John competing at Trestles”

The respected coach gave his view on this and the finals themselves: “A fucking dark cloud that you have to deal with even after having a flawless year.”


Weekly Editorial: The obligatory drama and a nonconformity that must be insisted upon

A tradition and way of crowning champions that began in 1976 and was cut short by a monkey with a machine gun starting in 2021


Understand Tyler Wright's innovative wetsuit

He used it at Teahupoo and put it back in the water at Cloudbreak where he is already in the semis.


The controversial score of the day

Tatiana Weston Webb's 6,17 on a wave that dies inside the tube


The long holidays of surfers like Gabriel, Jordy, Leo, etc.

Five months without competing… Another reason that shows that the world tour is poorly organized


A pleasant chat with the surfer architect, Nahuel Jara

The professional insists that building the dream house is much closer than people think; among other things


John John, the pressure, his enormous talent and the upcoming finals

Will the Hawaiian be able to put his stamp on the great 2024 he has had or will he succumb to the greatness of the situation?


Whoever says it, I prefer the Olympic Games to be in the ocean.

And some clarifications about the operation of the DUKEsurf networks, which is a website and not an Instagram profile.


Editorial: When Kelly speaks, be quiet and listen carefully

The brilliant interview that Barton Lynch did and all the headlines it made


A look back at key industry signals following Waterman's Gala

The president of SIMA's environmental fund, Paul Naudé, called out Quiksilver, Billabong, Volcom and other ABG brands for not donating to the fund for ocean care


Change that seems clear for LA 2028: No more continental qualifications

Or at least, they should be different. If it doesn't happen, it should; it can't be that a New Zealander has to work hard just to be in the top 50 while Americans and Europeans are pulling their teeth out.


It can only be expected that the ISA will demand more from CTs in events leading up to LA 2028

The extra slot was not enough, nor was the requirement to go and win at the World Surfing Games, nor did the Olympic seeding come from there.


The Challenger Series rankings analyzed: The mathematical chances of each one

The good and bad of Alan and Nadia's positions for the last two stages in Ericeira and Saquarema and the possibilities of the rest of the Spanish speakers


Editorial of the week

The healthy, the beautiful and the fun of thinking differently (especially about surfing)


The situation of Alonso Correa and Gabriel Medina analyzed in detail

A second-by-second review of what happened at that moment in the series and the relevant considerations in light of the complaint being prepared by FENTA


Medina and Toledo ridicule themselves with requests such as the one for the pool

They lose and ask for better judging, they lose and ask for pools; that was not the excellence that led them to win five world titles.


Natxo González: “The worst thing was when I stopped feeling like a surfer”

The young Basque big rider's long road to recovery from two concussions; "I felt totally overwhelmed by the lights and the minimal interactions with other people"


The best photos from the final day of Olympic surfing in Paris 2024

This is how Kauli Vaast and Caroline Marks won


The pure breeze

Some thoughts on the first Costa Rican in history to make it to the final day of Olympic surfing


Alonso Correa represents the finest tradition of the good Peruvian surfer

From Felipe Pomar to him, passing through Mulanovich and Villarán, this young man has everything to make the following sound in Tahiti: "We are free, let us be, let us always be"


Brisa's path to the final day of Olympic surfing, in photos

This is how the Costa Rican got into the semis and is one step away from the medal


Alonso's road to the final day of Olympic surfing, in photos

A dozen of the best photos from the Peruvian's three matches that put him in the semi-finals and one step away from a medal


Today's DUKE Olympic News

He announced that Olympic surfing will conclude on Monday, how those conditions will impact the eight semifinalists, ticket changes and more.


The keys to the giant structure that Brazil has set up here in Teahupoo with Bezinho Otero

They came two years earlier to look for places to stay, renting a large complex from Tahuray Henry that has its own gym, physiotherapy area, local cooks who make feijao com arroz, its own boat and jet ski.


Editorial of the week: Tough decisions

An Olympic dilemma, explained


The best photos from the fourth day of Olympic surfing

This is how the semi-finalists who were one step away from the medals were defined


Pedro Scooby: “A judge cannot be with the athletes on the days of the competition”

The Brazilian who made the photo of the judge who was thrown out with Ethan Ewing go viral, in an interview, “You are not judging in a neighborhood championship, you are judging an Olympics and in my opinion that cannot happen in the Olympics,” he said.


DUKE Olympic News Issue 3: The Best Day in Olympic History

Everything you need to know about day 3 in a half hour of information, analysis and also some opinion


Today was the best day in the history of the Olympic Games

From 1896 until today there was no better Olympic day than July 29, 2024; what a joy to have experienced it and what a shame that it ended so quickly.


Gabriel Medina: “The wave was a 10 but I'm happy to get a 9,9”

The three-time Brazilian champion considered surfing to be the most dangerous Olympic sport, he is happy to have won the rematch against Kanoa and said that due to the passing of the years and adverse results, he decided to put more muscle mass on his body.


Alan: “Head up and when the wave comes, head down and give it your all”

“That's what happens in life, it was an honor and the most important thing was that I was able to represent my flag and show them that Mexico has talent, especially for big waves,” he added.


Filipe and the tubes on left reefs, did that relationship change forever?

Yesterday was a good kick-start for me to start that path.


Toledo: “In recent years, I have not cared at all about what others say”

“I have a life, I have two kids, two world titles. Whoever says that is on the couch, so keep saying it and we will keep scoring and winning,” added the champion who used a new board for his historic performance.


Day 1 of Olympic surfing, in photos

This is how the first members of round 3 and those who were relegated to the play-off were defined


John John: “At most I would take a year but I have no plans to retire”

The Hawaiian joked that he could stay competing until he is 52, like Kelly.


Nadia Erostarbe: “It is impossible not to dream of a podium”

With the defeat of Tatiana and Johanne, the Spaniard became the best seeded player to round 3 and therefore will face the lowest seeded player who advances from round 2.


Jordy: “When things are taken out of context, that’s when the pot gets stirred up”

The South African clarified his comments about Brazilians in the Stab series “How surfers get paid” and said that if he wins the Games and the CT this year, then he would consider retirement.


Toledo: “I have no excuse for not having trained more”

“Twice was enough,” said the world champion about his preparation for Paris 2024. He considered that the training he did in Teahupoo gave him more confidence.


Alonso Correa's words: "In the air he told me: 'don't fall, don't fall'"

On beating the world champion, making the best waves of the day and more


The inside of the opening ceremony with Fernando Aguerre

This is how the man who achieved Olympic surfing experienced the start of Paris 2024 in Tahiti


Weekly Editorial: Māuruuru Matahi!

When you go from a computer and accumulated stress to surfing a perfect left in the middle of the Pacific


Short answers to quick questions: The Games, gold, Teahupo'o, favorites, surprises and clothing

With Jack Robinson, Alonso Correa, Nadia Erostarbe, Janire González Etxebarri, Andy Criere, Kanoa Igarashi and Connor O'Leary


Some notes on the first day in Teahupo'o

Impressions, interviews, videos, raw information and more about the arrival in paradise


The best photos from the fourth day of training

Second best day of waves; the sea dropped a bit but we continued to get tubes in good conditions


Photos from yesterday's training: The best Teahupo'o so far in training

The sea at the Olympic venue became fine


Everything you need to know about Olympic surfing today, explained, on video

Surfer logistics on the playing field, location of boats and who will be allowed to be there


Free surfing photos from the second day of Olympic training

Waves improved at Teahupo'o


Chilean Nico Vargas did five air reverses on a single wave

How did his legs work? Did he break a world record? Watch the video


Colombian free surfing with Courtney Conlogue and Jack Van Wagoner

They went to take surfing classes through a program of the United States Embassy and took advantage of the opportunity to enjoy the country's waves.


The first photos from the first Olympic training sessions in Teahupo'o

The best in the world have the line up just for them and they have been getting the most out of it


Alonso Correa: “The love of sport overcomes everything”

A few hours before boarding the plane that will take him to the most important event of his life, the Peruvian Olympian spoke with DUKE


Bryan Pérez: “We are going all out, without fear of anything”

The Salvadoran is excited about the days leading up to his debut at the Olympic Games, in an interview


Mini Mike Prada doing big things at The Bluff

Going down waves and getting piped at 15 years old


The CTs are not going to take all the medals

It happened in Tokyo 2020 and it looks like it will happen in Tahiti too


Editorial of the week: May the Tahitian gods bless us

And bless you all, especially those who are part of the journey to cover the Games (still, brands and friends, you still have time!)


Jamie O'Brien gave a detailed account of what happens when you fart in barrel waves

Accompanied by commentary and laughter from Mason Ho and Lucas Godfrey


The incredible Brazilian level that is neither in the CT, nor in the QS nor in the CS

A comment on what happened this week in Baía Formosa, in the B stage of the national tour of the powerhouse that is Brazil


Tube of the month - Feli Antonena in Puerto: “Without a doubt, the wave of my life”

He waited three to four hours for this bomb, and when it came, he did not hesitate to row it; “I had never felt like this, a mixture of incredible emotions, between joy, relief and pure ecstasy,” he said.


The path of Beyrick

The 10th man on Sunset; after fracturing his femur in five places, he sank into alcohol and drugs, and after rehabilitating himself, he has just announced his return to competition


Filipe's preparation for Paris 2024

An analysis of the same 23 days before the start of the Olympic Games


It hurts to say it: Itaúna yes and Barrinha no

Even though Saquá's right was breaking tubular and perfect, we have to accept and let one of the few "lefts" of the tour be surfed.


Editorial: What it makes me feel knowing that John John would have won the tri today

What happens when you give a machine gun to a monkey, or rather, the WSL to that Erik Logan guy


This is the ranking of boards that will be used in Olympic surfing

Sharp Eye beats a top 5 that includes Mayhem, Channel Island, JS and DHD by a wide margin; click here to watch the full version


“The simple pleasure of going fast and doing something completely unknown”

Jordan Rodin and the art of surfing without fins explained, in an interview


Nacho Pignataro in an interview: “I joined the tour and I want to stay here”

"My goal is to finish the year in the finals in El Salvador. It's super difficult, but I'm going to do everything I can to achieve it," he says.


Editorial of the week: Winter blessings

Things of the time: Perfect waves with very few and very polite people in the water


Ramp 4 Kids: Changing Venezuelan surfing wave by wave

"We are doing the work, making the dream come true," says one of its managers, Luisángela Yañez, in an interview.


Marco Menéndez: The Costa Rican who makes tubes and aerials at nine years old

The new great promise of Latin American surfing


Everything for surfing in Huanchaco and surrounding areas with Urcia Surf School

Classes, tours, boards, lodging, food and lots of tradition


Frankie Usuna surfed a mini Indonesia somewhere in Argentina

He says that there are solid and tubular waves if there are adequate swell and tide conditions, and that these tubes break when the sea is small.


Lowers' ordeal is over, but the ordeal of the finals continues

A worse evil that became a better evil, but it is still bad


Javi Swayne: “The kids are not respecting their elders”

An important message from the legendary Peruvian surfer about proper behavior in the water


Editorial of the week: Adam and Eric's message

Two deaths in one week in the same swell of two surfers with experience in the waves where they spent their lives


John John Florence's Keys to Sleeping Well

For the Hawaiian, it is important to get nine hours of sleep a day and this is what he does to achieve it. “Sleep is one of the most important things,” he says.


John John's key: Focus on the process as the key to success

“The process and the way I approach it is what motivates me the most (...) It's not about winning, it's about improving and it's a pursuit without barriers,” he says.


Pressure: Florence's worst enemy in the finals

An analysis of what has been the Achilles heel of the best surfer today and which could be key to him not obtaining his third world title


To Peru with Agostina and Ornela Pellzzari

Two of the most experienced surfers in Latin America are the guides for two upcoming surfing trips this year: Lima and northern Peru; find out the details here


Five moments that marked the Surf City El Salvador Pro

And they got into the highlights of the 2024 world tour


It was the best Punta Roca but the wave still did not show the CT its full potential

It was presented as a super high performance track, but it only takes more size to change the panorama


Photos from the final day of the Surf City El Salvador Pro

This is how Caroline was crowned champion for the second time in a row and John John for the first time in a perfect Punta Roca


The best photos from day 3 of the Surf City El Salvador Pro

Few series have yielded quality footage from the talented official WSL photographer at the event, Aaron Hughes


Bryan's aerial photos, the celebration and more

Moments that will remain in the history of Latin American surfing


DUKE is going to Paris 2024 and, once again, invites you to be part of it

This is what we propose to make another dream, another madness, come true.


The best photos from day 1 of the Surf City El Salvador Pro

This is how the first rounds went and the women's quarterfinals were defined


Three key facts about El Paraíso, the new film shot in El Salvador

Starring Yago Dora, Liam O'Brien and Matt McGillivray, it premieres tomorrow, Friday; its producer, Gustavo Duccini, reveals that a second part is already in production


A review of Bryan and Leilani's latest performances at the CT in El Salvador

From the 2022 trials to the series in which Perez almost sent Griffin to the elimination round, to the one in which McGonagle had Wright on the ropes


One of the most incredible things I've seen in a surfing championship in my life

If it wasn't the most incredible. With Kelly obviously and in Teahupoo served, obviously


“The left of El Buey has to be one of the best waves in the world”

Miguel Tudela says it and proves it with a video of an epic bomb that knocks him out from start to finish


Matías López was elected president of the Chilean federation

The respected free surfer is now the highest authority on surfing in his country


Teahupoo just for Leo for two hours

"Definitely one of the craziest experiences of my life (...) Probably one of the top five sessions of my life and something I'll probably never experience again," he said.


Editorial of the week: Those who were unconscious were sent into the Tahiti swell

The example of Eimeo and Chumbinho this week in Teahupoo


What friends do

Greetings to Dieguito with a story that paints what he really was like


Four victories and four video reactions

This is how Dylan Donegan, Ziggy Mackenzie, Dane Henry and Vaihiti Inzo won and celebrated


Salvadoran Quiz

How much do the world's best know about one of the planet's new surfing capitals?


Who won the first and historic DUKE La Bocanita 2024 Challenge?

Held yesterday, Friday, May 10th; with the participation of: Joaco Muñoz Larreta, Pancho Cosoleto, Tomás Castillo, Mateo Christodulu, Bastian Pierce, Julissa Catillo and Sofia Ramos


The best photos from the penultimate day of the championship

This is how the 32 surfers who will fight tomorrow for the four world surfing titles in four categories were defined


Some thoughts on what happened with Erica and her apology

My two cents on the subject


The champions (from within each team)

The most organized, the least organized, the joker, the most motivated to always go into the water and the best companion, among other categories.


Everything you can do in one day in El Salvador

From the Ilamatepec volcano to lunch and surfing at El Zonte and then playing golf at Encanto; with Julián, Fiorella and Lele


A dozen photos from today in La Bocana and El Sunzal

The sixth day of the youth world championship is in the water