As you master small-wave riding, you’ll get more comfortable in the water. It bears repeating: Learning how to surf involves nailing down the basics before progressing to challenging waves.

But that’s mainly when it comes to foil surfing in small waves. In big waves, and being towed in on a foil via PWC, it must feel like…a human cannonball? A peregrine falcon (the world’s ...

Average surf for this time of year is 12 to 16 feet. The dangerous waves are often caused by long-period large swells generated by a storm system near Alaska. A small craft advisory is also in ...