We humans are drawn to the shoreline, to live and to play. Some of us
have even found a home in the waves, riding on gentle swells or braving
roaring mountains of seawater. Surfing has been a part of human lives
for centuries and is enjoyed around the world today. The stormy summer
we've had this year provided some spectacular (if dangerous) conditions
for surfers, many of them captured in photos below. Gathered here are
images from the past several months of people (and animals) in the surf,
including professional surfers, amateurs, spectators, and more. [38 photos]
Australian Mick Fanning rides a wave during a round one heat at the
Billabong Pro surfing competition, on Saturday, August 20, 2011 in
Teahupo'o, Tahiti. (AP Photo/Association of Surfing Professionals, Kirstin Scholtz)
Spectators watch as body surfers wait to catch big waves in Newport
Beach, California, on September 1, 2011. Authorities had warned that
dangerously high waves were arriving from a winter storm off New
Zealand.
(AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) # 
Kelly Slater of the U.S. competes in round one of the Billabong Rio Pro
men's surfing competition at the Arpoador Beach in Rio de Janeiro,
Brazil, on May 17, 2011.
(AP Photo/Felipe Dana) #
A surfer flies through the air after jumping off his board while riding
the waves at the Wedge in Newport Beach, California, on September 2,
2011, as a large swell hits the Orange County beaches.
(AP Photo/Orange County Register, Mark Rightmire) #
Bruce Irons of Kauai, Hawaii, rides a massive tow-in surfing day during
a lay day at the Billabong Pro Tahiti, on August 27, 2011. Irons is the
brother of the late three times Association of Surfing Professionals
World Champion Andy Irons.
(AP Photo/ASP, Kirstin Scholtz) #
Air Tahiti Nui wildcard trialist Anthony Wals of Lennox Head,
Australia, rides a massive barrel during a tow-in session at Teahupo'o,
Tahiti, on August 27, 2011.
(AP Photo/ASP, Kirstin Scholtz) #
A large wave crashes behind a surfer at the Wedge in Newport Beach, California, on September 1, 2011.
(AP Photo/Orange County Register, Mark Rightmire) #
Laura Enever of Australia jumps into the water to compete in round
three of the the Billabong Rio Pro Women's surfing competition in Rio de
Janeiro, Brazil, on May 15, 2011. Enever was eliminated in the
quarterfinal round by fellow Australian Stephanie Gilmore.
(AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano) #
Jordy Smith of South Africa competes in the Rip Curl Pro surfing event
at Bells Beach in Victoria, Australia, on April 23, 2011.
(AP Photo/ASP, Kirstin Scholtz) #
Surfers and body boarders look on as a large wave rolls ashore at the
Wedge in Newport Beach, California, on September 1, 2011.
(AP Photo/Orange County Register, Mark Rightmire) #
Surfer Scott Chandler holds his daughter Tyler aloft as their dog Zoey
rides on the front of their board during the Loews Surf Dog Competition
in Imperial Beach, California, on June 4, 2011.
(Reuters/Denis Poroy) #
A boogie boarder rides a wave at the Wedge in Newport Beach, California, on May 19, 2011.
(AP Photo/Chris Carlson) #
Spectators are splashed with water as waves crash onto the beach in Newport Beach, California, on September 1, 2011.
(AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) #
Lifegaurds help pull a woman out of the ocean as high waves measuring
up to 20 feet pounded the beach at the Wedge on September 1, 2011 in
Newport Beach, California. A winter storm off the coast of Australia and
New Zealand brought unusually high surf to the Southern California
beaches.
(Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images) #
Damien Hobgood, of the United States, competes in the Rip Curl Pro
surfing event at Bells Beach in Victoria, Australia, on April 21, 2011.
(AP Photo/ASP, Kirstin Scholtz) #
Owner Jeremy Duenas of Yorba Linda, looks on as Deagen, a 5 year old
French Bull dog, competes in the third annual Purina Incredible Dog
Challenge's surfing competition in San Diego, California, on Friday,
June 10, 2011.
(AP Photo/Purina, Gus Ruelas) #
A body surfer rides a high wave at the Wedge on September 1, 2011 in
Newport Beach, California. Waves measuring up to 20 feet pounded the
beach.
(Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images) #
Owen Wright of Australia surfs his way to victory in the championship
round of the Quiksilver Pro New York surfing tournament on September 9,
2011 in Long Beach, New York.
(Bruce Bennett/Getty Images) #
Taylor Jensen of USA surfs a wave during an international surfing event
at Sri Lanka's eastern coastal resort of Arugam bay on September 4,
2011. With surfers from the UK, USA, Hawaii, Netherlands, South Africa,
France, Japan and Brazil the competition aims to promote the country's
east, which was once plagued by the Tamil rebellion, as a major tourist
attraction.
(Ishara S. Kodikara/AFP/Getty Images) #
Surfers walk along the shore as the sun sets on Ipanema beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on August 25, 2011.
(AP Photo/Felipe Dana) #
A competitor rides a wave at the third annual Surf Liberia Contest at
Robertsport on the coast of the West African nation September 4, 2011.
Scarred by two civil wars between 1989 and 2003, Liberia is still
recovering from years of brutal conflict, but a fledgling tourism
industry has emerged, along with a nascent surfing scene. Among surfers,
the country is celebrated for its faultless point breaks and some
world-class tubes.
(Reuters/Simon Akam) #
Spectators are swept by huge waves while watching tides of Qiantang
River at a dike on August 31, 2011 in Haining, Zhejiang Province, China.
More than 20 spectators were injured by strong tides as the typhoon
Nanmadol approached on Wednesday.
(ChinaFotoPress/Getty Images) #
Policemen and residents run as waves from a tidal bore surge past a
barrier on the banks of Qiantang River in Haining, China, on August 31,
2011. As Typhoon Nanmadol approaches eastern China, the tides and waves
in Qiantang River recorded its highest level in 10 years, local media
reported.
(Reuters/China Daily) #
A surfer rides a high wave at The Wedge on September 1, 2011 in Newport Beach, California.
(Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images) #
A surfer on his back clasps his hands together while riding a wave near
the rocks at Fort Point in San Francisco, on September 10, 2011 .
(Frederic J. Brown/AFP/Getty Images) #
A surfer watches a pair of dolphins jump the waves at Daytona Beach Shores, Florida, on September 5, 2011.
(AP Photo/The Daytona Beach News-Journal, Nigel Cook) #
Travis Logie, of Durban, South Africa, free falls down a solid
three-meter wave during round three of the Billabong Pro Tahiti at
Teahupo'o in Tahiti, on August 28, 2011.
(AP Photo/ASP, Kirstin Scholtz) #
Kelly Slater of the USA rides the waves in the semifinal round at the
Quiksilver Pro New York tournament on September 9, 2011 in Long Beach,
New York.
(Bruce Bennett/Getty Images) #
Sally Fitzgibbons, of Australia, celebrates as she is carried after
winning the Rip Curl Pro surfing event at Bells Beach in Victoria,
Australia, on April 23, 2011.
(AP Photo/ASP, Kirstin Scholtz) #
Pauline Ado, of France, competes in the Subaru Pro surfing competition in Taranaki, New Zealand, on April 28, 2011.
(AP Photo/ASP, Kirstin Scholtz) #
Owen Wright, of Australia, rides a wave to become runner-up to champion
Kelly Slater, of Florida, during the Billabong Pro Tahiti surfing
competition, on August 29, 2011.
(AP Photo/ASP, Kirstin Scholtz) #
Volunteer surf instructors cheer as 9-year-old Morgan Farrier, who is
diagnosed with cystic fibrosis, stands up on a surfboard during the
Mauli Ola Foundation's Cystic Fibrosis Surf Experience Day in Redondo
Beach, California, on June 18, 2011.
(AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) #
Surfing guru Laird Hamilton is pulled on his standup paddleboard in
Newport, Rhode Island, on June 28, 2011. Hamilton is working with the
PUMA Ocean Racing team's entry in this year's around-the-world race on
everything from design to nutrition. In exchange, they'll be searching
for the world's biggest waves so he can fly out on a moment's notice.
(AP Photo/Elise Amendola) #
High waves measuring up to 20 feet pound the beach at The Wedge on September 1, 2011 in Newport Beach, California.
(Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images) #
Sally Fitzgibbons of Australia surfs in the women's finals of the Nike
US Open Surfing championship competition, on August 7, 2011, in
Huntington Beach, California, Fitzgibbons won the event.
(AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) #
Simao Romao, of Brazil, after qualifying for the men's Billabong Rio
Pro surfing championship in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on May 12, 2011.
(AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano) #
Julian Wilson, of Australia, drops in on a wave during a round one heat
at the Billabong Pro surfing competition on August 20, 2011 in
Teahupo'o, Tahiti.
(AP Photo/ASP, Steve Robertson) #
A man wades into the waves of a storm surge created by the passing of
Hurricane Irene at Lawrencetown Beach, Nova Scotia, on August 29, 2011.
(Reuters/Paul Darrow) #
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