Waimea Bay continues to evolve. El Niño conditions in 1969 and 1983, for example, triggered massive winter swells that ...

Jan. 11—After swollen surf chewed the face from a 20-foot-tall sand berm on Ocean Shores' southern shoreline for the second time in two weeks, officials opted for a firmer tactic to hold off the ...

Surfing generates nearly $200 million a year for Santa Cruz, but a new report warns that climate change and coastal planning ...

While Oregon is known for its lush forests, high deserts, snow-capped mountains, and remote hot springs, its rugged Pacific Coast is perhaps its greatest outdoor asset. The Beaver State boasts miles ...

Strong winds and waves battered Nantucket and Martha’s Vineyard and dangerous rip currents threatened from the Carolinas to New England as Hurricane Erin made its way farther out to sea Friday. The ...

Water-related weather patterns in the Bay have been increasingly erratic over the last few years, vacillating between extreme drought and deluges of rain, culminating in last year’s series of ...

Most beaches have sand that’s pale, soft, and familiar. But some beaches stand out because of their sand color.

California is a place of magnificent tectonic forces that lift mountains only for them to be constantly eroded by glaciers, wind and rain, ground down to one of the most basic commodities on Earth: ...

Scientists have discovered giant mud waves buried deep below the Atlantic Ocean around 250 miles off the coast of Guinea-Bissau, a country in west Africa. Made of mud and sand, these massive ...

Navigating ocean waves when your main swimming experience has taken place in the calm waters of pools or lakes is a bit like charging over rocky terrain on a mountain bike as a neighborhood ...