Riding the Sardine Run | The wildest surfing adventure on Earth

Riding the Sardine Run tells the story of a group of surfers chasing waves along a remote stretch of South African coastline during the annual sardine run. Also known as The Greatest Shoal on Earth, the sardine run is the largest marine wildlife migration on the planet and sees billions of these tiny fish travelling up the east coast of South Africa as thousands of hungry sharks, dolphins, whales and seabirds give chase.

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The journey starts amongst the kelp forests of Cape Town and takes us past Jeffreys Bay, along the cliff-lined Wild Coast and finally on to the sub-tropical barrels of KwaZulu-Natal.

 

Along the way we learn what drives this incredible natural phenomenon and join the surfers on a wild adventure as they go off the grid hunting for perfect waves – all while trying to avoid the huge predators that follow these fish.

Featuring: Adin Masencamp, Frankie Oberholzer, Micah Margieson, Sophie Bell, Harley Ingleby, Olivia Symcox and others.

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PORTUGAL 2025 | Kauli Vaast

Kauli Vaast "One trip from Portugal earlier this year. Got to surf some fun, yet cold waters with friends. Obrigado for the epic times!"

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How a Strange Region in Russia is Hiding Huge Surf Potential

Surf exploration on a mysterious volcanic peninsula in Russia. A film by Chris Burkard and Ben Weiland. The story follows Keith Malloy, Dane Gudauskas, Cyrus Sutton, Trevor Gordon, and Foster Huntington as they journey into the remote wilderness of the Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia, camping and fishing along the way, in a groundbreaking search for surf and adventure. Released in 2013.

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Montreal's Ice Surfer - Winter River Surfing Short Film

Winner of "Best Short Movie" at the International Surf Film Festival Anglet in 2025, ORION is a glimpse into the life and mind of Montreal's ice surfer. Known for surfing year round in the St Lawrence River, including the frigid winter, Orion braves temperatures colder than -30 Celcius in search of landlocked waves amidst the ice floes. 

ORION is a unique lyrical journey into the "why" behind Orion's lifestyle of going beyond the boundaries of cold and winter. A true iceman, Orion is one of the only Montreal surfers who dares to measure himself against the icy waters in the coldest Canadian months of the year..

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Portugal GOES XXL for start to Winter Season - Supertubos, Baleal & Nazare get epic surf in November

Video by Salty Pete TV.

Portugal GOES XXL for opening day of the Winter Season with Praia de Supertubos, Baleal Grom Contest & Nazare getting epic winter surf in November. Stoked to catch the first big swell of the 2025/2026 big wave season! It's going to be a crazy winter so stay tuned and subscribe!

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SURGE | A short film by Luke Slijpen

Video by Luke Slijpen.

SURGE is a collection of sessions filmed across South Africa over the past year and a half. Between life on the Challenger Series, carving out time for a proper project wasn't easy, but every moment at home added up to this short film. The intention was to create something personal, rooted in the waves and places that shaped me. Proud to drop this one and even more excited for the next project, where I'll have the time to chase trips purely to film.

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LATITUD SUR - Laura Coviella

A long journey down the chilean pacific coast, guided by the ocean current and the pulse of the sea; from massive swells to endless left hand waves.

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Photo Of The Day

Close call.

Photo:@johnnyjungle 

"This image is a very special one for me. Not only was it the first time I landed one of my photos in a magazine spread, but it really shaped the way I approached documenting surfing. On this day, my trusty 400mm lens had broken, leaving me shooting with my 24-105mm. My instinct that early in my career was to always shoot zoomed in, tight action shots. However, on this day, I didn’t have that option and as a result I was forced to capture the whole crazy scene unfolding in front of me from a more removed perspective.

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Something really clicked with me from that point. I became obsessed with pulling back the zoom to capture images that showed not just the world class waves and talent, but the bigger scenes, insanely beautiful locations and exotic atmospheres that were all around me. My aim became to invite the viewer in to hopefully feel like they were almost there with me."