The dangerous world of big wave surfing is defined by a number of unique and remarkable waves around the globe, and arguably ...

Big wave surfing captures imaginations. And photographing giant waves is an animal all its own. A writer shares what she had ...

Forget the gentle waves of a sunny day at the beach. The ocean is a terrifying place, capable of displaying fantastical power. Now, a new analysis of the physics behind waves reveals they can reach ...

In November of 2020, a freak wave came out of the blue, lifting a lonesome buoy off the coast of British Columbia 17.6 meters high (58 feet). The four-story wall of water was finally confirmed in ...

A fierce and persistent storm 800 miles off the California coast is continuing to churn water to dangerous levels across the Pacific Ocean – generating surf that will ease on Christmas Day but return ...

Cortes Bank, a shallow seamount 100 miles into the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego, is a mystical place; a legendary, yet fabled spot in the world of big-wave surfing. But Cortes Bank is also ...

On Boxing Day 2004, an earthquake off northern Sumatra unleashed one of the worst disasters in human history, killing an ...

Bay Area beaches will face dangerous conditions through midweek, and low-lying shoreline neighborhoods could see flooding as king tides arrive, the National Weather Service said Monday. In a briefing ...

Navigating ocean waves when your main swimming experience has taken place in the calm waters of pools or lakes is a bit like charging over rocky terrain on a mountain bike as a neighborhood ...

Big waves are making waves on the big stage. The HBO hit series “100 Foot Wave” earned two Creative Arts Emmy awards this week – nabbing the nod for Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series award ...