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‘Bathing is currently not advised’, said East Devon District Council

Matt Formston set a new world record when surfing the famous Nazaré break and is now pushing for para-surfing to be included at Brisbane 2032

After winning the gold medal in surfing at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, Kauli Vaast thrilled fans again by surfing along France's iconic River Seine. The 22-year-old was pulled by a boat, and surfed the small waves it created with the Eiffel Tower in the background.

With vast empty beaches, reliable waves and pine forests, the Gironde, near Bordeaux, is perfect for an exhilarating but relaxing holiday

Plan ahead for a warm holiday after the schools reopen, whether after a European jaunt, a US escape on wheels or a West Country hideaway

The Australian’s path to silver at the Paris Games has not been straightforward after the ‘next big thing in surfing’ found adjusting to competitive life difficult

Kauli Vaast has won gold in the men’s surfing competition in his native Tahiti, on the famed Teahupo’o waves. Along with Johanne Defay’s bronze in the women’s final, the surfers won France’s first ever medals in the discipline that was introduced to the Olympics three years ago in Tokyo.

France's Kauli Vaast won men's surfing Olympic gold Monday on his Tahitian home waves at Teahupo'o, while the United States' Caroline Marks claimed gold in the women's event in a thrilling final that went down to the wire.

Australian surfer Jack Robinson is into the Paris Olympics semi-final in Tahiti, but he will be surfing with a painted-over surfboard design following a complaint from South Korean officials