During the wintertime swells, behemoth waves (think up to 30 feet sometimes) can snap surfboards like twigs. Little's work has been on display at the Smithsonian National Museum, The New York ...

Beach closures, damage: What travelers can expect after the 'historic' Hawaii swells The state moved fast to mitigate damage after the record-breaking waves closed roads and beaches and flooded ...

Certain areas that the beach is a bit lower. If there's a road that's close to it, sometimes waves will surge, run up the ...

Fierce waves from the Pacific Ocean crash against lava rock at Wawaloli Beach Park during a high surf advisory on January 18 in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii.

National Weather Service (NWS) meteorologists urged people to stay off some beaches in Hawaii amid waves hitting heights of up to 40 feet on Friday.. Why It Matters. Large breaking waves could ...

Hawaii's Department of Land and Natural Resources, which closed multiple state beach parks along south-facing shores, said it was the largest swell in over a decade with waves up to 24 feet.

Professional Hawaii surfer Sheldon Paishon was getting ready to surf Thursday morning at Makaha, a world-famous surfing beach on Oahu's west side.

As an adventure journalist, I'm often at the behest of weather. After surviving 35-footers in Hawaii, it’s on to Nazare for waves double that size, weather cooperating.

Authorities in Hawaii are searching for two people whose belongings were found on a beach amid high surf, officials said. Photo from Honolulu Police Department and CrimeStoppers Rescuers will keep ...

Hawaii’s Landon McNamara, 28, won with a three-wave point total of 135.8 points. That included a perfect score of 50 on the highest-scoring wave of the contest. He won $50,000 and 350,000 miles ...

Two people are dead and a third was hospitalized after powerful surf swept three tourists into the ocean this week at a popular beach in Hawaii known for its powerful swells.. The incident ...