Two years ago, Vai created Wavehine, a meet-up for female surfers in Tahiti to support and grow women’s surfing on the island. More and more young women and girls are now longboarding in Tahiti ...

Ever wonder what makes Teahupoo tick? Surfline’s Senior Forecast Manager Jonathan Warren takes a deep dive on how storm turns to surf at the End of the Road.

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.

The surfing competition will take place at the world-famous Teahupoo surf break in Tahiti and construction has begun on a $5 million judging tower that will sit on the lagoon’s coral reefs.