A new surf park planned in Jacksonville’s eTown development is one step closer to becoming a reality after the City Council gave its final approval on Tuesday.

Jacksonville’s surfing community gathered on Tuesday to commemorate the life of Joe Roland, a 73-year-old surfing legend who grew up in Atlantic Beach, pulled off an incredible upset win at the 1968 East Coast Surfing Championships at just 17 years old, and was elected to the East Coast Surf Legends Hall of Fame in 1998.

The Super Girl Surf Pro competition returned to the beach as surfers hit the waves on Friday.

A new surf park development could be coming to Jacksonville.

The Super Girl Surf Pro competition at Jacksonville Beach went strong Saturday, despite some wondering if Hurricane Nicole would affect the contest schedule.

Conditions that build high waves are usually a surfer’s delight, but nor’easter conditions Friday got a bit too rough to safely run the Red Bull Night Riders surfing competition in Jacksonville Beach.

One of the world’s biggest women’s surf competitions is drawing crowds to Jacksonville Beach this weekend for the three-day Super Girl Surf Pro competition and festival.

Longtime pro surfer Jason Motes became the first surfing coach on the east coast to be named as the National Scholastic Surfing coach of the year.