The tricky thing about surfing, especially in big waves, is that there’s a finite number of opportunities. At some spots, surfers might get one shot a year at a sizable swell. Some years, maybe even ...

Annie Reickert was 18 years old when she surfed in her first Jaws contest in 2019. This was the same cranking, upheaving swell that left Albee Layer concussed. Bill Kemper went ballistic. Twiggy ...

Everyone has seen the classic Hollywood blockbuster "Jaws," the 1975 Steven Spielberg classic movie about a terrifying, unpredictable, man-eating shark. And just when you thought it was safe to get ...

"Jaws" is 50 years old this week. In 1975, it launched the career of director Steven Spielberg and introduced the concept of the summer blockbuster. Hear Tom Shales' original review for NPR. It soon ...

Cliff Kapono, a professional surfer and scientist, is using his passion for both pursuits to create 3D maps of coral reefs and recruit citizen scientists to help protect the ocean.

Local Santa Cruz surfer Wilem Banks is heading to the 2025 Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational at Waimea Bay on the North Shore ...

HONOLULU, Hawaii -- A 16-year-old surfer narrowly escaped the jaws of a large shark. Max Keliikipi went out for one last wave Sunday night in Honolulu, Hawaii. The sun was setting when he noticed a ...