Newport Beach voters may have the chance to wipe out a surf park project if a petition submitted to City Hall this week qualifies for the November 2026 ballot. Steve Vickers, a referendum proponent, ...

Surfing legend Laird Hamilton makes daring rescue in 25-foot "Wedge" waves. — -- Thousands of spectators lined the beach as surfers, bodyboarders, and other brave athletes went headlong into ...

Several So Cal surfer made the list of competitors, including Newport’s Spencer Pirdy and San Clemente’s Greg Long.

Plans for a new surf park in Newport Beach have hit a snag this week after city officials walked back their prior approval of the controversial project. In October, the Newport Beach City Council gave ...

Responding to community pressure, the Newport Beach City Council decided to rescind its previous agreement to turn a large part of the Newport Beach Golf Course into a 60,000-square-foot surf park.

A Beach Hazard Statement is in effect for much of coastal Southern California amid a busy Independence Day weekend where hundreds of people were rescued in one community alone on Friday. That ...

This article was produced by National Geographic Traveller (UK). Set between long stretches of the Pacific Ocean and the rugged San Joaquin Hills, Newport Beach embraces the same laid-back lifestyle ...

Tensions are rising in ritzy Newport Beach, California. The conflict? A proposed wave pool, which would take over a portion of an existing golf course. As expected, the golf community is not happy, ...