“The Wedge” – the spectacular but dangerous body-surfing spot in Newport Beach – claimed a life this afternoon. A swimmer who challenged 20-foot waves was thrown into the jetty at “The Wedge.” ...

Most surfers will tell you that they love surfing small waves. They’re fun, the paddle out is easy, and the wipeouts aren’t ...

I am the guy out in the ocean, jumping, diving and riding waves without a surfboard. I am the guy who, just as a surfer has the wave measured and is ready to begin his ride, appears ten feet ahead, in ...

I wrote a short story one time called “The Body Surfer,” about a guy who drove to Stone Harbor, New Jersey, and tried body surfing in February, for reasons too boring to recount here. Here’s how I ...

Huntington Beach is known as a wave magnet, a surf spot that is rideable just about every day of the year. But a few days a year, the ocean can look more like a lake in the beach town dubbed “Surf ...