Every summer thousands of people head to rivers, lakes and coastal areas in California — from San Diego to the Sierras, Shasta Lake to Monterey Bay — to enjoy the water as the weather warms. Video ...

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 ...

Santa Cruzans are reeling this week as a result of the immense damage caused by the gigantic wave event that hit our coast on Monday. Size estimates ranged from 20-30 foot waves, with some reports ...

A group of surfers in California have been called heroes for saving a family of six who were launched from their speedboat after it collided with a big wave. On February 6 off the coast of Santa Cruz, ...

HALF MOON BAY, Calif. (KGO) -- On the way out aboard the Queen of Hearts, we got a taste of why the boats couldn't go out on Monday. RELATED: 100 scary seconds: What it's like to wipe out on a 50-foot ...

In the last hours of daylight with thunderstorm-driven waves lapping at his boat, the Deep Thought, Richard Wells just wanted to make it to the slip he and his wife had rented for a two-night stay at ...

Getting a new surfboard for Christmas? This will not be the week to hit the waves to learn to surf – and even experienced surfers should use extreme caution in the water. Big waves are slamming the ...

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 ...

Santa Cruzans are reeling this week as a result of the immense damage caused by the gigantic wave event that hit our coast on Monday. Size estimates ranged from 20-30 foot waves, with some reports ...