On February 5, 2022, the world’s most recognizable wave––the Banzai Pipeline––was sucking in long, liquid breaths and exhaling 10-foot sapphire cylinders over the shallow reef, and the world’s most ...

Even though Kelly Slater has not officially retired from pro surfing, the 53-year-old 11x world champion, inarguably surfing’s greatest-of-all-time, has embarked on a new chapter in his life. The main ...

Kelly Slater has a new team. Not a surf brand, nor a team from one of his many business side hustles. The greatest surfer of all time has joined the team at William Morris Endeavor, a talent agency ...

Last summer, the greatest surfer of all time, now in his 50s, welcomed a new baby boy into the world with his partner, Kalani Miller. Since then, it’s been fairly quiet on the baby front. The happy ...

Since 2015, when the first images of the Surf Ranch were released into the wild, a lot has changed. For one, the rise of machines has exploded, kicking of a worldwide wave pool arms race. And because ...

Kelly Slater continues to surf competitively, post retirement. It was recently announced that he'll compete in the Da Hui Backdoor Shootout from January 4-16.

The world’s most recognizable surfer slipped through the beach crowd incognito, his hooded sweater draped over his clean-shaved head, hiding his tanned face. A few heads turned as he passed, their ...

Last month, Outerknown, a sustainable clothing brand founded by pro surfer Kelly Slater, moved its headquarters from Culver City to Carlsbad. The privately held brand, which was has been around for a ...

Excerpt adapted from On a Rising Swell by Dan Reiter. Published by University Press of Florida in April 2025. Used by permission On February 5, 2022, the world’s most recognizable wave––the Banzai ...