Summer officially ended, in the northern hemisphere, on September 23rd. And just a couple days later, like a blaring alarm clock, famed big-wave surf spot in northern California, Mavericks, stirred ...

It’s a sight to behold a master at work. But it’s not just Peter Mel’s historic performances at Cortes Bank and Mavericks that have attended to his gravitas. It’s the consistency and longevity he’s ...

“Every time I come to these ocean safety summits, I learn something every time” explained Peter Mel, who has logged more ...

At 54 years old, Peter Mel continues to prove that there is no age limit when it comes to how big of a wave one can ride. With a giant west swell hammering the California coast on December 28, ...

Santa Cruz big wave surfer Peter Mel, 52, was inducted into the Surfers’ Hall of Fame in Huntington Beach on Friday. Surrounded by family at Huntington Surf and Sport, Mel was part of a 2022 induction ...