The US Open of Surfing will feature music, motocross and of course, surfing on the south side of the Huntington Beach Pier.

A new beachside expo, SURFscape, will be held in Huntington Beach this weekend, bringing retailers together with surfing and outdoor enthusiasts during a festival-style event.

Our lesson began with a diagram in the sand. Using a seashell as his surfboard, Hasselschwert drew out how the waves would come in and how the rip current worked.

In Destin, Florida, on the Gulf of Mexico, the sand is silkier, but we missed Point Lookout's mobility mats that make access easier for beach carts. In Lincoln City, Oregon, we spotted whales, but ...