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?

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

Potentially "life-threatening" waves will likely return to the Bay Area, bringing rip currents and dangerous surf conditions ...

Noah Mintz nearly lost his life when he was hit by a rogue wave, a wave over twice the size of those around it, while wading in knee-deep water in Mexico. He was eventually able to regain mobility, ...

At about 3:15 p.m. on Dec. 23, as a powerful winter swell raged on the California coast and left the Santa Cruz Wharf snapped ...

The best outdoor adventure links of the past seven days, from a first descent in Gabon to a documentary on mountaineering legend Walter Bonatti.

At least some members of the surfing community are confident there's a new world record for the largest wave ever surfed, ...

El Porto surfer Nic Lamb places fifth in a Hawaiian contest only held in 30-foot-plus waves by Kevin Cody Nic Lamb knew at 12 ...

Alessandro Slebir, a 23-year-old surfer from California, may have ridden his way into the history books by conquering what is ...