The islands are also open to north swells originating from the north from November to February, which bring ideal surf conditions to the islands’ north coast zones. It is the northern storms that help ...

A high surf advisory has been issued for the north- and west-facing shores of smaller Hawaiian Islands through 6 p.m. Thursday.

A high surf warning is in effect until noon on Monday for the north- and west-facing shores of Oahu, Kauai, Molokai and ...

During the recent, XXL swell that hit the fabled Seven Mile Miracle, it was all systems go, big enough to ignite the rogue Outer Reefs that sit outside the typical surf spots. And both Jamie O’Brien ...

Learning to surf often includes a teacher gently pushing a rider’s board with the swell of a forming wave, which is kind of what Hawaii’s Legislature did this year to help expand surfing as a public ...

The mouth of the San Lorenzo river in Santa Cruz, Calif., isn't a great place to surf. Rocks, pollution and swift currents make it precarious almost year-round. But before the construction of a harbor ...

For centuries, Hawaii has been the spiritual home of surfing. On these volcanic islands, surfing isn't just a sport—it's embedded in the culture. That's likely because some of the greatest waves in ...

In 1885, royal Hawaiian siblings David Kawānanakoa, Jonah Kūhiō Kalanianaʻole and Edward Keliʻiahonui introduced surfing — then called "surfboard swimming" — to mainland U.S. when they took to the ...