Thousands of surfers check out the waves with services like Surf Check and Surf Line, which monitor hundreds of beaches worldwide.

CNN: To surf the Web or surf the surf?

Costa Rica is an adventurer's paradise -- where else can you rappel waterfalls, hike volcanoes, zip-line through the forest and surf, all within miles of each other?

CNN: Costa Rica's oasis

Two years ago it launched Jennifer Lopez's JLO line of intimate apparel and also expanded into surf apparel with the Michael Kors swimwear license.

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