Multiple piers have come and gone along the Santa Cruz coast, and in the last two columns I have slowly meandered south from ...

Discover interesting facts about how big earthquakes can get, why earthquakes happen, and why they're so hard to predict.

The fact that Olivier Eustache is alive and able to thank his rescuers is nothing short of a Christmas miracle. Nearly 20 ...

One visit to the Venice Beach boardwalk and it's easy to understand the appeal of the Los Angeles coastline. The Pacific Ocean sparkles in the sunshine along stretches of white sand before dazzling ...

Tens of thousands of fish have died off northwestern Australia, as a large and long-lasting marine heat wave intensifies.

It looked and suddenly felt like a very bad place to be. The ocean swells made the ship’s stern lift high into the air five ...

This footage highlights the destruction that came from the combination of a volcanic eruption and tidal waves in areas in the Pacific Ocean, like Japan and Hawaii.

Slebir’s ride was captured on video and is under review by the World Surf League and Guinness World Records. The world record currently stands at 86 feet. Mavericks, the legendary Northern California ...

Former world bodyboard champion Damian King is preparing to take on Hawaii's Pipeline, more than a decade after he last competed at the famous break.

The small blue Lego flipper was lost when container ship Tokio Express was tipped by a huge wave in February 1997 ... the lost Lego to better understand ocean currents. A study of the pieces ...

On December 23 2024, 23-year-old Santa Cruz surfer Alo Slebir rode a wave at Mavericks ... the heart of the Pacific Ocean. Its hurricane-force fury manifested in huge swells that carried thousands ...

Massive wave surges occur when a large amount of water is displaced, either by something falling into the ocean or by displacing the land underneath. Tsunamis occur globally but are most frequent ...