Kelly Slater’s Surf Ranch is, by pure optics, the most perfect wave in California. Maybe even the world. Again, it takes that honor, due to its sheer purity, its unblemished barrels unfurling in ...

LEMOORE, Calif. — The Kelly Slater Surf Ranch, often referred to as the "8th wonder of the surf world," is changing the way we experience surfing. Located just south of Fresno, the world-class surf ...

Back in June, we got a glimpse at the cost per wave at Kelly Slater’s Surf Ranch. That was when pro scooter rider Corey Funk went for a session at the Surf Ranch, courtesy of Red Bull, and he broke it ...

LEMOORE, Calif. (KFSN) -- People have come from around the world to see a top surfer's take on the "perfect wave" in the South Valley. Now, the technology creating the surf conditions seen at ...

Since 2015, when the first images of the Surf Ranch were released into the wild, a lot has changed. For one, the rise of machines has exploded, kicking of a worldwide wave pool arms race. And because ...

Here’s a not-so-bold, not-in-the-least-bit-farfetched claim: Gerry Lopez is one of, if not the, most barreled surfers on earth. From the North Shore of Oahu (and Pipeline, of which he is the absolute ...

These days, it's easy to lose sight of the beauty of surfing. There's a lot of BS on the periphery of the surf world to fill our heads with. Still pissed about getting snaked this morning? Wondering ...

Wave pools have often been hailed as a democratizing force in surfing. The ability to build a wave inland promised a way to wrest the sport away from the wealthy and entitled residents of beach cities ...

The surfing competition for the Paris 2024 Olympics will not be staged at any of France’s famous mainland surf spots. Not at Biarritz or Anglet or even the thumping sand-bottom beach break at Hossegor ...

The whole concept of wave of the day is already subjective at best. Because, says who? How long were they watching for? How’s their eyesight? Did they witness absolutely everything? Are they biased?