Vaimiti Teiefitu is a Tahitian longboarder – one of the few who has opted to ride a traditional form of surf craft despite her local waves being quite different than the kind longboarders usually seek ...

The surfing competition will take place at the world-famous Teahupoo surf break in Tahiti and construction has begun on a $5 million judging tower that will sit on the lagoon’s coral reefs.

Travelers can head to several surf spots on the island: Papara, Papenoo and Taapuna are for the beginner to intermediate crowd, while Teahupoo (on Tahiti's southwestern coast) is for experts only.

Ever wonder what makes Teahupoo tick? Surfline’s Senior Forecast Manager Jonathan Warren takes a deep dive on how storm turns to surf at the End of the Road.

"I think the Olympics are going back to where the surf was born." Surfing was recorded in French Polynesia, now an overseas territory of France, as early as the 12th century but only made its first ...

The wave is undoubtedly one of surfings most challenging and aweinspiring waves As Chris Malloy comments that wave has changed surfing forever The movie features fantastic surfing and commentary ...