Oftentimes, in the big wave realm, massive surf is likened to double black diamond peaks. The analogy makes sense – both have ...

The National Weather Service has issued high surf advisories for beaches across Oregon, California and Washington.

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 ...

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 ...

On the Great Lakes, waves build without warning and water churns with a cold, erratic energy. Waves are steep and packed ...

Hazardous waves up to 16 feet in size are returning to the California coast this week, driven by the strong El Niño pattern in the Pacific Ocean. The latest event is unlikely to be as dramatic as the ...

A strong, one-day rainstorm brought flood warnings and dangerous conditions Saturday morning on roads and at beaches in Los Angeles and Orange counties. A high surf warning is in effect until 10 p.m.

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. The best perk of Alberto Maspero’s job, he says, is the view from his window. Situated on a hill above the ancient port city of Trieste, ...

Researchers manipulated water waves to move ping pong balls with a level of precision that seems straight out of a sci-fi movie. Reading time 3 minutes Imagine hopping onto a large floatie in a lake ...