The tradition continues as the 2026 Big Wave Awards celebrate the heaviest, most terrifying rides from the last lap around ...

Women surfers have often been marketed in a sexualized way, with images of girls in string bikinis or minimal clothing on beaches. This portrayal is far from the reality of big wave surfing. Out on ...

The National Weather Service says it’s monitoring whether Tropical Storm Elida, which is expected to become a hurricane on Friday off the southern tip of Baja California, will turn northwest and send ...

Hurricane Genevieve is generating huge waves that will create hazardous beach conditions in Southern California.

Two tropical systems are bringing big waves to the Southern California coastline, as well as dangers and warnings for people trying to beat the heat at the beach. Strong waves at south-facing beaches ...

California’s coastline is dotted with world-class surf breaks — from the iconic Malibu that helped fuel the culture and popularity of the sport to the monster waves at Mavericks in Northern California ...

For the first time since COVID a paddle-in Big Wave Alliance Championship is returning. And it’s not going to Jaws, or Nazaré, or Mavericks. It’s going to a wave most people have never heard of, Laje ...

Most high school juniors spend their days buried in SAT prep books, dreaming about college. At 17, Erin Brooks was studying the ocean, one wave at a time. “This is a boys’ league. How can a girl be ...