Enormous, spontaneous waves in the open ocean were once the tall tales of sailors.

The 10 biggest waves ever surfed As the heavy water community continues to train harder, go bigger and push limits, the list of big waves ridden upscales accordingly.

Monster waves, some up to 60-feet high, rolled into the famous Mavericks surf spot a half-mile offshore from Half Moon Bay Thursday. Forecasters for the Mavericks Challenge made the call days ago ...

Rain and dangerous high surf are battering Southern California, prompting urgent safety warnings in coastal areas after damaging waves hit earlier this week.

There's surfing, and then there's big-wave surfing -- also known as sheer madness. The documentary "Riding Giants" tracks riders who risk life and limb to hang ten on 20-, 30- and 40-foot waves ...

Cyclonic winds, rushing down from Alaska had nothing else to batter against, so they smacked into the water across miles of open ocean. The winds pushed and ground and heaved against the waves ...

Waves reached heights of 50 feet Sunday during the Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational in Hawaii that produced epic rides and big wipeouts.