Travelers can head to several surf spots on the island: Papara, Papenoo and Taapuna are for the beginner to intermediate crowd, while Teahupoo (on Tahiti's southwestern coast) is for experts only.

"Hosting the Olympics at Teahupo'o is the best spot they could ever pick just because it's such a good wave at that time of the year," said local Vahine Fierro, who won the Tahiti Pro in pumping waves ...

Tahiti — where the Paris Olympics surfing competition is being held — crashed in the distance, another, smaller surf session was underway just off the shore. “Go, go, go!” one lanky ...

is the only photographer in the water during the surfing competition, which takes place from July 27-30 in Teahupo'o, Tahiti. Aside from one broadcast videographer, all other members of the press ...

The fourth day of Olympic surfing in Tahiti started with controversy. On Thursday, The International Surfing Association ...