Category: Surfing

A fellow surfer and two teenagers have been praised for their heroic efforts to help save a man mauled by a shark off the coast of Geraldton. Local father Mel Ismail faces a long recovery after losing part of his leg in the attack.

Astro is a second-generation dog surf instructor working on the island of South Padre, Texas.

A surfer named Riss Lasair has had her own Mick Fanning moment, capturing a terrifying shark encounter on camera as the predator came at her from below. The mum-of-two says she had her camera rolling the entire time, turning a heart-stopping ordeal into another viral moment reminiscent of Fanning’s famous 2015 shark scare.

A surfer in Santa Cruz says an aggressive otter bit her foot and stole her board — sparking memories of viral Otter 841’s wave-stealing antics.

A scene from “Return to the Bering”, the sequel to our award winning film “Island X”. Surfers Noah Wegrich, Pete Devries, Mark McInnis and Alaska surf exploration legend Josh Mulcoy set out deeper into the Bering Sea to investigate rumors of perfect waves.

A major surfing competition at Huntington Beach has been delayed after sighting of an aggressive great white shark. KTLA’s Chip Yost reports on April 24, 2026.