The island nation of Indonesia is home to the world's greatest collection of waves and the seven zones below are the pick of the bunch. From Aceh in the northern hemisphere, past Singapore and ...

Gear Insider is a new Surfline series in which veteran surf writer and equipment aficionado Beau Flemister gives us comprehensive, down-to-earth recommendations and reviews on all the amazing stuff ...

A tiny island chain in Indonesia has achieved mythical status in the surfing community. Here come the resorts. In 1991, an Australian named Lance Knight came upon a perfect wave. Brushed by gentle ...

Photography by Hannah Anderson, Charlie Cullen, Maikel Kersbergen, Maria Skogen, and Eze Zaccardi. They say, “Never drive away from good waves.” But sometimes you are dragged away, kicking and ...

I am a terrible surfer. Let that be stated now. Dropping into my first perfectly forming left-hand roller at Beng Beng’s, a popular surf break in Indonesia’s Mentawai Islands, I was about as terrified ...

“It was an insane experience—people talk about the ‘flow state’ during a ride and I had that, only it just went on forever,” Graves told me. “With tidal bores the whole reason you’re able to surf is ...