California’s coastline is dotted with world-class surf breaks — from the iconic Malibu that helped fuel the culture and popularity of the sport to the monster waves at Mavericks in Northern California ...

After eight months of uncertainty, the sight of brightly colored jerseys bobbing through muted green mountains of water will return to Northern California. Pending court approval, that is. The World ...

A couple months ago, when the WSL announced it was not going to hold the Mavericks Challenge, it seemed all-but-certain that there’d be no big-wave contest in Half Moon Bay this year. Which wasn’t ...

Flea, Skindog, Twiggy and the rest are on standby. So are the fans, the cops and the environmentalists. A VIP party is planned, licensed apparel is available and a television deal is in the works.