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 ...

Big surf roared into Southern California as a winter swell built up through the day; it’s expected to stick around through Friday. Dec. 28, 2023 ...

The National Weather Service issued high surf advisories Thursday morning for large portions Northern California, with waves up to 30 feet high expected to hit portions of the coast until Sunday.

Thirty-foot waves could hit the Bay Area and water barriers were overrun in Pacifica as the atmospheric river contributed to high surf along California. California's coast hit with huge waves due ...

Offshore storms shoved waves toward communities along the California coast, bringing flooding, road closures and fright to nearly 20 people who were briefly swept away on a Ventura beach on Thursday.

The National Weather Service issued a Beach Hazard Statement through Sunday evening, warning that rip currents and strong ...

Even so, authorities issued high-surf and coastal flood warnings until 2 p.m. Saturday for Northern California from the North Bay coast to the Big Sur coast, where breaking waves of 30 to 40 feet ...

Waves between 10 and 20 feet and up to 25 feet high could strike parts of the central and Southern California coasts, and could flood vulnerable low-lying areas including beach parking lots and roads.

“The waves looked absolutely massive and it was everything that we expected,” said Miguel Blanco, who told KGO he flew in from Portugal to surf the waves. “It was really big, I’d say 40-60 ...

Boasting 840 miles of coastline, as the crow flies, California is littered with surf zones of all varieties. From monstrous big waves to high-performance small waves to literally everything in ...

Offshore storms shoved waves toward communities along the California coast, bringing flooding, road closures and fright to nearly 20 people who were briefly swept away on a Ventura beach on Thursday.

The National Weather Service issued high surf advisories Thursday morning for Northern California, with 20-to-30-foot waves expected through Sunday.