"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." THE SURFER IS typically depicted as a solitary figure. One person flowing with the force of nature, ...

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 ...

Hundreds gathered at Waimea Bay on Friday for the opening ceremony of the Rip Curl Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational, marking the start of the three-month holding period for one of surfing’s most ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Three people have died, and 15 people were injured, as a result of large waves and what’s being called a “tidal surge” in the ...

Big waves are making waves on the big stage. The HBO hit series “100 Foot Wave” earned two Creative Arts Emmy awards this week – nabbing the nod for Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series award ...

For Big Wave rider Garrett McNamara and his wife and manager, Nicole, the HBO adventure series, 100 Foot Wave, began as a way to introduce big wave surfing to the world. What followed was just that ...

Hurricane Erin, a massive and dangerous Category 2 storm with winds of 105 mph, is making its closest approach to the United States after 10 days of churning across the Atlantic. The storm’s huge ...

Be warned, beaches will be packed and the waves will pack a punch for the holiday weekend. A strong south swell has prompted a beach hazard statement from the National Weather Service through late ...

In July, South African CT surfer Matt McGillivray performed a skydive at the J-Bay Open in his wetsuit and singlet, landed on the beach, and paddled straight into his heat. Even better, he progressed ...

What was once a category 4 hurricane, and has now been downgraded to a tropical storm, Kiko is on its way out from the Hawaiian Islands on a northerly path. As forecasted, with winds from Kiko ...