Calling a single ride, on a single wave, the "best" ride in surfing history is a tall task. But the author did his best to ...

Now Now Media ran a version of this in June 2023 at pumping Skeleton Bay. Between the 10 to 30-second tubes and a sandbar stretching hundreds of kilometers, it's a contest venue unlike any other.

In 2007, American surfer Brian Gable entered Skeleton Bay into SURFING's Google Earth Challenge 2 competition, where readers submitted satellite pictures of potential, undiscovered surf breaks.

All eyes have been on Hawaii since Jaws and the North Shore started pumping in October. But it wasn't long ago that surfers made the pilgrimage to South Africa for Skeleton Bay's mythical wave ...

In fact, considering some of the high-quality waves of the surfing world, it’s somewhat mindboggling that these spots even exist. Better not to question it. That’s a whole different discussion.

South Africa’s Jordan Alexander and Jordy Maree just lived what can only be described as a blistering couple days at Namibia’s Skeleton Bay on Sunday and Monday. The two traded endless sand ...

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