PAVONES, Costa Rica — Chandler Brownlee stood atop a cluster of rocks protruding from a secluded stretch of Costa Rican beach, Bible in hand, gazing at one of the world’s most coveted surfing waves.

There’s a new wave on the coast of Western Australia, and it breaks over an artificial surf reef. The wave, which is described as a “perfect left-hand wave,” breaks off Middleton Beach, and it has ...

As he stands at a lookout overlooking the rugged beauty of King George Sound, on the south coast of Western Australia, Peter Bolt's eyes are drawn to something in the water. It's a perfect left-hand ...