Cancelled flights, mercurial kilojoules, nonsensical board charges and a Laird sighting at the airport. The rise and fall of Genevieve. Asher Pacey chases a protean hurricane swell through his beloved Baja, California. SUN MOON LIGHT SUN documents three days of surfing, three boards and one very good run of waves: the Sunstone, the Moonstone and the Light Bender.
Tosh Tudor makes longboarding look less like a discipline and more like a natural state. Smooth lines, precise footwork and plenty of style, with an easy rhythm that lets the wave do most of the talking. North Shore logging, done properly.
If Clay Marzo calls it heavy, you can probably stop the argument there. Less like a surf spot and more like a badly considered meeting with a rocky shelf, with mutant shorebreak detonating over what appears to be about three feet of margin for error. Marzo, naturally, treats it like an invitation. Heavy drops, freakish lines and that trademark Marzo looseness — graceful, committed and slightly unhinged. The kind of session that has the comments section reaching for words like “nuts” and “bloody good leash.”
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More mutants and ridiculous acts of courage with the world’s best going all-in for a pumping Day 3 at the Outerknown Tahiti Pro Presented by I-SEA.
Griffin Colapinto stole the show with the performance of the 2026 CT season, disappearing behind a massive Teahupo’o curtain for the event’s first Perfect 10 before backing it up with a 9.60. Colapinto’s near-perfect 19.60 heat total marked the highest of the 2026 Championship Tour and sent a warning shot to the field heading into Round 3.
But the GOAT wasn’t going to let Colapinto have all the glory. In an all-time rematch of the 2014 Tahiti Pro Final, Kelly Slater and Gabriel Medina renewed their rivalry at one of their favorite proving grounds. Slater went hands-free on a critical drop to post a 9.73 before immediately backing it up with a 9.33 for a staggering 19.06 heat total. Medina fought back with an excellent 8.43, but the 11x World Champion delivered another Teahupo’o masterclass to eliminate the 3x World Champ.
World No. 1 Leonardo Fioravanti wasn’t safe from the Day 3 carnage either. Good friend and 2024 event Semifinalist Ramzi Boukhiam came alive with back-to-back scores, including an excellent 8.17, to post a 15.67 heat total and send the Yellow Leader Jersey packing.
Joao Chianca added a 9.50 of his own, while Jack Robinson and Callum Robson pushed into the excellent range as pumping Teahupo’o continued to reward those willing to put everything on the line.
Round 2 is officially in the books, the Round 3 matchups are set, and after a day of perfection, upsets, and GOAT heroics, the bar has never been higher at The End of the Road.
Next call, Tuesday, August 11.
There isn't one thing that defines Jaleesa Vincent. Surfing is where most people found her, but it's only one part of a much bigger picture. Artist. Musician. Filmmaker. Writer. Designer. Shaper. Her creativity refuses to stay in one lane, moving naturally between the ocean, the studio and everywhere in between.
Alongside her partner, Luka, who documents much of their journey together, they've built a life driven by curiosity rather than convention. Strange, Not A Stranger explores what happens when creativity becomes more than a hobby or a career — it becomes a way of seeing the world.
A portrait of independent expression from one of the most compelling voices in modern surfing.
Directed by Luka RAUBENHEIMER.
Some swells don't hand out waves—they dish out beatings. Justin Spencer's latest edit is a full-throttle look at one of those days, where a savage Australian lineup served up relentless beatings, heavy wipeouts and the odd make that felt more like a miracle than a foregone conclusion. Beautifully filmed and stripped of the usual fluff, the clip lets the chaos do the talking. No overcooked storytelling, no endless slow-mo—just raw surfing in raw conditions, where simply making it back to the beach felt like a win.
