New waves: make a break for the ‘crown jewel’ of India’s surf scene in Tamil Nadu

Tourism to Mahabalipuram once focused on its temples but visitors to this south-east Indian town now come to ride the waves – and it’s producing local surf champions of its own, too

Wales’ perfect new wave: Snowdonia’s inland surfing lake

What’s so great about surfing in the sea anyway? There’s waiting for waves, the tiring wading out bit and, well, sewage sometimes. Surf Snowdonia, which opens today, is offering a striking new inland alternative