Two swimmers were swept away from shore by dangerous rip currents near the Venice Pier on Saturday. Adam Rose, a witness, ...

Cousins Kizza, 12, and Subby, 10, were on a family day trip to Blackpool in the U.K. when the tide rapidly rose and they ...

The Pacific Ocean is wreaking havoc on a Northern California landmark. Pacifica Municipal Pier—an icon that has stood against decades of storms, swell events, and pounding surf—has been closed ...

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (AP) — A major storm pounded California’s central coast on Monday, bringing flooding and high surf that was blamed for fatally trapping a man beneath debris on a beach and later ...

An increasingly ferocious and volatile surf is raising questions about the future of the state’s piers, which have defined the coastline for generations. By Amy Qin and Kate Selig The towering waves ...

"[Strong] surf has caused further damage to the Ocean Beach Pier," city officials posted on social media this week. "The pier lost a second support bracket, or 'pile," [on Monday] to the rough ...

A pier collapsed into the ocean and floated away off the US state of California on December 23, 2024, weather authorities said, as the region was pounded by a powerful storm. Lifeguards rescued two ...