The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office said the search for the missing man has shifted to a recovery mission after a Coast Guard helicopter briefly spotted a body in the water before losing sight in ...

From a 15-year-old boy drowning in 1926, to the accidental creation of California’s manmade freak-of-nature wave.

When autumn cools the air but the ocean still hums with energy, surfers know exactly where to go. Across the U.S., fall marks the season of clean swells, fewer crowds, and water that’s still ...

A 48-chamber pneumatic surf lagoon near Palm Springs signals the next major leap in wave pool scale, tech, and surf-centric living.

Dangerous waves up to 20 feet high are expected to pound the coast Thursday night through Friday, spurring the National Weather Service to issue a high surf advisory with the warning, "do not turn ...

One of California’s most treasured pastimes isn’t just fun. It also generates big money for coastal communities. For Central California’s Santa Cruz, surfing the region’s waves can add up to nearly ...

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What makes a surf school the best in California? Is it the waves? The boards? The beach vibes? Maybe it’s all of that. But if you ask the students, the parents, and the surfers who keep coming back, ...

In the 1963 hit “Surfin’ USA,” the Beach Boys sang, “If everybody had an ocean/ Across the U.S.A./ Then everybody’d be surfin’/ Like Californ-i-a.” Brian Wilson didn’t know it, but he summed up ...

Three people were swept into the ocean near Big Sur California on Saturday, as dangerous surf pounded the Central Coast for the second weekend in a row. The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office said the ...

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