Surfing

The best eSIM providers for international travel in 2026

Preparing your phone for an international trip matters as much as checking your passport. A travel eSIM lets you arrange mobile data before leaving, avoiding costly roaming and Wi-Fi hassles.

|ByIN COOPERATION WITH YESIM ESIM
A travel eSIM can turn staying connected abroad from a last-minute hassle into one less thing to worry about.
Sally jumps off her board while competing in the World Dog Surfing Championships on August 01, 2026 in Pacifica, California.

Surf’s pup: Some 20 dogs make a splash at annual World Dog Surfing Championships in California

This year’s overall winner was five-year-old Labrador retriever Rippin Rosie, followed closely by Iza, a French bulldog from Pleasanton, and Bradley “Shortboard” Cooper from Long Beach.

|BySHIR PERETS
"Incorporate the power of the sea for people living with trauma." Dr. Ariel Ezra during HaGal Sheli activity.

New bachelor's degree to train students in trauma treatment through surf therapy

This represents an effort to institutionalize knowledge accumulated not in laboratories but through thousands of encounters between therapists, waves and people searching for steadier ground. 

|ByRONNIE ROSENMAN
A lifeguard and a NSW Police boat patrol Coogee Beach following a shark attack in Sydney, Australia, June 13, 2026.

Sydney reopens Coogee Beach under heavy patrols after woman critically injured in shark attack

Saturday's attack was the latest in a series of shark encounters off Australian beaches. The week before, a man died after being attacked by a shark while fishing off ​the coast of Western Australia.

|ByREUTERS

Jewish surfer Makua Rothman may have ridden largest wave in history -watch

The final estimate of the wave’s height will be announced at the annual XXL surfing awards, which Rothman told a local news channel should occur in May.

JANUARY 23, 2021ByGABE FRIEDMAN/JTA
Makua Rothman

Four surfers rescued by Marine Police off coast of Herzliya - watch

Disaster was narrowly averted when police noticed another three surfers in the ocean after evacuating the first.

DECEMBER 15, 2020ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Beach in Herzliya Pituach near the embassy auction

Body of missing 14-year-old Yehuda Bilog found in Ashdod

"I was hoping for a miracle, but unfortunately today he was spotted without any signs of life and after medical examinations we have nothing left but to determine his death."

JUNE 6, 2020ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, ALON BEN-DAVID/MAARIV
Rescue forces searching for 14-year-old Yehuda Bilog who went missing at the sea in Ashdod, June 4, 2020.

Israeli windsurfer wins silver at world championship

Spychakov, 20, got to the finish line third, but was able to pass the Dutch Lilian de Geus by two points, and beat her to the silver medal.

SEPTEMBER 28, 2019ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
ISRAELI WINDSURFER Katy Spychakov improved her chances of qualifying for the RS:X competition at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics with a bronze medal yesterday at the Ready Steady Tokyo – Sailing competition in Japan.

Israeli wind-surfer Katy Spychakov wins bronze in Enoshima

The Israeli athlete is now in excellent position ahead of the Tokyo 2020 games.

AUGUST 21, 2019ByURIEL STURM
ISRAELI WINDSURFER Katy Spychakov improved her chances of qualifying for the RS:X competition at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics with a bronze medal yesterday at the Ready Steady Tokyo – Sailing competition in Japan.

Former professional surfer: The power of waiting

"Doing nothing is more important than just doing."

MAY 16, 2019BySHAUN TOMSON
Waiting for a wave

Surf’s up! Israelis catching the wave to the 2020 Olympic Games

Israel’s boom in surfing has made the sport almost as popular as soccer, and is putting some young competitors on the path to the 2020 Olympic Games.

NOVEMBER 19, 2016ByALON MELAMED
Former Israeli surfing open division champion Yoni Klein

Riding waves isn’t just for the guys anymore

But most of all, Dauber dreams that women will realize surfing is for them too.

AUGUST 18, 2016ByINBAL AHARONI
Maya Surf students practice catching a wave

Israeli windsurfing delegation gives up hope of participating in world championships in Oman

"This is something that will have a big effect on my career," says Zubari.

OCTOBER 15, 2015ByALLON SINAI
Ma'ayan Davidovich

Hanging 10 with Israeli Surf Instructor Nitzan Benun

JULY 26, 2015BySARAH NADAV
The Jerusalem Post