Three people were swept into the ocean near Big Sur California on Saturday, as dangerous surf pounded the Central Coast for ...

A search and recovery operation is ongoing in Monterey County, California after a man was swept into the ocean by dangerous ...

U.S. Army Specialist Amanpreet Thind fell into the Pacific at Garrapata State Park, swept away by waves while on the rocks, prompting a challenging search effort by local authorities.

A father tragically lost his life at Garrapata State Park while trying to save his 7-year-old daughter. The girl was swept away by powerful waves. An off-duty park officer intervened, saving the ...

The father who was killed after trying to save his 5-year-old daughter from the surf near Big Sur on Friday has been ...

Forecasters issued a high surf advisory for beaches across Ventura and Santa Barbara counties warning of dangerous rip currents and waves reaching up to 10 to 15 feet Friday. Larger breaking waves of ...

Surfing legend Laird Hamilton makes daring rescue in 25-foot "Wedge" waves. — -- Thousands of spectators lined the beach as surfers, bodyboarders, and other brave athletes went headlong into ...

SAN DIEGO — Waves are getting bigger and surf at least 13 feet tall is becoming more common off California’s coast as the planet warms, according to innovative new research that tracked the increasing ...

There’s no shortage of beach towns in Southern California, but not many have just the right balance of surf culture and local ...

For years, the San Lorenzo River mouth surf break in Santa Cruz has been celebrated by local surfers and historians as the location where surfing was first introduced to the continental United ...

Hurricane Narda continues to churn in the Pacific Ocean, sending large swells towards Southern California shores. The National Weather Service has issued a Beach Hazards Statement for beaches from ...

Few people have the surf skills, or the guts, needed to paddle out into the world’s biggest, heaviest waves. But for people who have always dreamed of getting up close to the bombing barrels in Tahiti ...