One-hundred-foot-tall waves can be nightmarish ship-swallowing monsters — or seductive sirens that tempt the adventurous. But it wasn't until 15 years ago that scientists were even able to prove that ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Monster 25 to 30-foot waves are forecast for the Oregon and Southwest Washington coasts for the next three days. The National Weather Service has issued a high-surf advisory ...

As a friend on a jet ski towed Alo Slebir into a towering gray monster of a wave near Half Moon Bay on Dec. 23, the Santa Cruz surfer had no idea he might be riding into the record books. But a ...

American Garrett McNamara put this small Portuguese town on the surfing map after receiving an email from Portuguese Dino Casimiro in 2005. The big wave was surfed in 2011. When Dino Casimiro heard ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When compared to the oceans of the world, the Mediterranean Sea is not typically known for producing large surf. Not enough space, ...

Surfing legend Laird Hamilton makes daring rescue in 25-foot "Wedge" waves. — -- Thousands of spectators lined the beach as surfers, bodyboarders, and other brave athletes went headlong into ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Strong waves battered a lighthouse in Lake Michigan as powerful wind gusts whipped portions of Michigan and Indiana on December 19 ...

Big wave surfing – the phrase comes with a heavy reputation of intense training regimes, sheer dedication and just plain guts. And then there’s the actual situation, being in the presence of ...

It's one of the most treacherous stretches of water in the world, where 1 million cubic feet of water a second collides with 20- or 30-foot ocean swells over a four-mile stretch of shifting sand. A ...