The dangerous world of big wave surfing is defined by a number of unique and remarkable waves around the globe, and arguably none are more notable than Nazaré.

Along Portugal’s Atlantic rim, Nazaré has become shorthand for oceanic extremes, where 7‑story waves rise like moving ...

A 2020 satellite photo shows the immense power of 7-story waves crashing along the Portuguese coast. Later the same day, a ...

Poised on a surfboard and dwarfed by a tower of water some 10 times her size, fear is one of the first emotions that big wave surfer Laura Crane feels before she hurtles down a 60-foot behemoth. “From ...

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 ...

Energy from Hurricane Narda brought big, bombing waves to the Southern California area the past few days, with the strong surf continuing through the early part of the week. The wild waves kept ...

"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, ...

Big wave surfing captures imaginations. And photographing giant waves is an animal all its own. A writer shares what she had ...

Separate swells from the south and west will combine to produce fast-moving waves of 3 to 6 feet through Wednesday at San Diego County beaches and generate dangerous rip currents, the National Weather ...

Bay Area beaches will face dangerous conditions through midweek, and low-lying shoreline neighborhoods could see flooding as king tides arrive, the National Weather Service said Monday. In a briefing ...