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

Powerful waves are expected to batter California again following a flurry of earlier storms that destroyed a portion of a ...

A sneaker wave is a wave that surges further up the beach than expected, running up the shore by at least 150 feet.

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 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.

Big waves are slamming the Southern California coast this week, with massive surf showing up on Sunday, Dec. 22, and strong swells continuing through the week. “It’s going to be a better time ...

Big waves are slamming the Southern California coast this week, with massive surf showing up on Sunday, Dec. 22, and strong swells continuing through the week. RELATED: Santa Cruz Wharf partially ...

The swell has not even peaked yet. You are risking your life and the lives of others by getting in or too close to the water," the NWS wrote with a video of waves pounding a boardwalk in Capitola.

The Weather Service has issued high surf warnings in California, Oregon and Washington State for much of this week because large swells in the Pacific Ocean have led to waves of 30 feet or higher.