Turns out, Matthieu Etxebarne is not new to the world of big-wave foil surfing. Last year, for a futuristic ride at Jaws, then 22-year-old Etxebarne got some notice during the SURFER Big Wave ...

Hydrofoil surfing, despite a massive bump in frequent flyers in recent years, is still a fringe offshoot of traditional surfing. Maybe it will be the future of surfing, maybe not. TBD on that.

Photograph of Alessandro Slebir surfing on the potentially world record breaking wave taken by the Big Wave Challenge group. Photograph of Alessandro Slebir surfing on the potentially world record ...

This electric foil surfboard ... No wind, waves, paddle, or towing required. Nick Leason founded the Puerto Rico-based company in 2009 with the hopes of combining his love of surfing and foiling.

The massive swell that pummeled California’s coast Monday brought destruction and death, but it also created one of the best surf days in the history of Mavericks, the most famous big-wave surf ...