This aerial view shows a surfer catching a wave at Mavericks Beach in Half Moon Bay, California, on December 30, 2023. Huge ...

On Christmas Eve, a surfer from Santa Cruz rode a wave at Mavericks that witnesses say was over 100 feet tall, which would set a world record. But how do you reliably measure a wave?

Big-wave surfers capitalized on a massive swell pummeling California’s coast by riding some of the biggest waves ever at ...

Incredible footage captured the impressive feat and showed Slebir fearlessly riding the enormous wave as it swelled to more ...

A Santa Cruz surfer rode a massive California wave last week that was estimated to be 108 feet tall, making it a potential ...

His "score" was a wave topping over 30 feet. Conditions in the winter can often lead to giant waves at Mavericks Beach north of Half Moon Bay. Surfers say the conditions need to be just right to ...

The recent winter storm brought strong and tall waves to the California coast. Conditions were perfect for professional ...

HITTING THEIR PEAK. A FEW WORDS CAN DESCRIBE WHAT IT’S LIKE IN THAT COLD AND CHOPPY WATER. ONLY A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF PEOPLE TRY TO CHASE WHAT’S FURTHER AWAY. WHAT ARE THEY CHASING? THE THRILL ...

Most notably, in terms of destruction on the west coast, a large chunk of the iconic Santa Cruz Wharf collapsed from the ...