The aptly titled "Future Classic" event this week at the Surf Ranch was the beginning of a new chapter in surfing. Now the real question becomes do we want an artificial surfing in our future? The latest "Split Peak," our editors debate the future of wave pool surfing is in our link in bio. Photo: @wsl. #SURFERphotos

"The love for surfing is universal," says Billy "Mystic" Wilmot, the godfather of Jamaican surfing. "Everybody loves to get shacked. It doesn't matter what language you speak, what religion you believe in or what your skin color is." To read more from our latest "Wisdom" column with @billywilmot, subscribe to our print edition today. #SURFERphotos

A quick change of plans in Indo landed SURFER Staff Photographer @chachfiles, along with @alexsmith_, @arpadleclere and @kayuvianna at Scar Reef, scoring offshore runners above razor-sharp fire coral. Here's Arpad on an absolute beauty, and making it look easy. Click the link in bio for the full gallery. #SURFERphotos

The Test was just the beginning. The @wsl will host at public event at the Surf Ranch in May of 2018. Full story in the link in bio. More information as it becomes available. Photo: @wsl. #SURFERphotos

Sometimes less is more. Check out our classic logo pocket tee, along with the rest of SURFER's @united_surf collection, by clicking the link in our bio. #SURFERgear

Those lucky enough to be in the Outer Banks during Hurricane Jose experienced one hell of a Summer send off. Photographer @mattlusk curated a gallery of the finest moments from the peak of the swell in OBX. Click the link in bio for the full gallery. #SURFERphotos

Topping our list of the "10 Best Surf Towns in America" is Haleiwa, Hawaii. Nestled at the end of the 7-mile miracle, Haleiwa offers an idyllic island lifestyle and some of the greatest, most iconic waves on the planet. Here local @joelcenteio tears the top off his local break. Click the link in bio for more on the winning surf town. Photo: @grantellis1. #SURFERphotos

Spat out of a Desert Point cannon, @rolstie sets his eyes on the next section. For more of Lombok's legendary left, check out SURFER Staff Photographer @chachfiles latest gallery on our site. #SURFERphotos

From Cape Hatteras to New York, it was an all-time day on the East Coast today. Photo: @danielpullen on the Outer Banks, NC. #SURFERphotos

Photo of the Day: @k_epic_mendia_ at The Boom. Shot by @meatballlifestyle. #SURFERphotos