12 Pictures Capture the Thrill of Riding Waves
Published 31 Oct 2017, 14:02 GMT, Updated 16 Nov 2017, 10:53 GMT
It takes an expert to ride the famous Pipeline, where jagged coral lurks just below the surface. Oahu, Hawaii.
Photograph by Paul Nicklen, National Geographic Creative
Surfers walk towards land on Saunton Sands beach in Barnstaple, England.
Photograph by Nigel Hicks, National Geographic Creative
Surfers head for the beach in San Francisco, California.
Photograph by Krista Rossow, National Geographic Creative
People sunbathe during a surfing contest in Virginia Beach, Virginia. This photo appeared in a 1985 issue of National Geographic.
Photograph by Karen Kasmauski, National Geographic Creative
A surfer paddles in the company of sharks off the coast of Mo’orea, in French Polynesia.
Photograph by Josh Humbert, National Geographic Creative
A man surfs off the north shore of Maui, one of the Hawaiian Islands.
Photograph by Patrick McFeeley, National Geographic Creative
A surfer rides a wave off the coast of Teahupoo, Tahiti Island, in French Polynesia.
Photograph by Andy Barton, National Geographic Creative
Camels cross paths with a surfer in Essaouira, Morocco.
Photograph by Stephen Casimiro, National Geographic Creative
Off the coast of Cape Town, South Africa, surfers get ready to set the world record for most surfers on a single wave: for five seconds, 103 people rode it together.
Photograph by Thomas P Peschak, National Geographic Creative
Surfers pose in front of their boards in Honolulu, Hawaii, in 1937. During the 1930s, surfboards were made of wood, and often weighed more than 100 pounds (45 kilograms).
Photograph by Richard Hewitt Stewart, National Geographic Creative
A man and woman ride a wave on a paddleboard in Nosara, Costa Rica.
Photograph by Pete McBride, National Geographic Creative
A surfer does an aerial in Tahiti, French Polynesia.
Photograph by Josh Humbert, National Geographic Creative
